COLOMBIA
STAGES OF THE PATENT PROSECUTION TO AMEND THE SET OF CLAIMS
The New Creations divisions of the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce allows that the set of claims to the claim chapter be amended in different stages of the patent prosecution
Thus, the applicant can amend the set of claims in the following stages: Prior to the study and issuance of the first official action, in response to the first official action, prior to the substantive examination or along with the request of the patentability examination, in response to the patentability examination and together with the filing of the reconsideration appeal or before that the office decides over the reconsideration appeal.
However, the applicant should takes into consideration that the voluntary amendments must to be paid, unless the office requires those amendments.
