Covid-19 procedural deadlines for intellectual property law in Chile

Court

Hearings, judicial actions and deadlines may be suspended as of March 27, 2020 until after the end of the state of catastrophe (June 19, 2020). No automatic extension of deadlines.

Tasks that can be completed online shall not be suspended (electronic filing) and/or urgent proceedings (remote means for hearings shall be used).

IPO (IP Office)

No automatic extension of deadlines.

Comments

All oral hearings before the IPO which require personal presence between March 27, 2020 until April 3, 2020 were cancelled (extension of that time frame is possible).