COLOMBIA
THE FASTEST PATENT OFFICE TO DECIDE PATENT APPLICATIONS
The Patent Office in Colombia – the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce – has the shortest time in deciding applications for patents for invention and utility model
The Patent Office takes an average of 11.52 months (less than a year) to decide an application of utility model patent application, and 21.28 months (less than two years) to decide a patent for invention.
The above, together with the percentage of granting applications, which is greater than 50% in almost all technological sectors.