Uruguay: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$890 for one class, plus US$480 for each further class. Uruguay is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office. Uruguay is a leading import market for games, toys and sports goods (class 28) and furniture (class 20).
Figures by trademark class count branded goods only: raw commodities that are traded mostly without brands - such as gold bars, fuel, bulk chemicals, grain and fabric by the metre - are left out. Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are left out of the rankings, as much of their trade is re-exported.
Our estimate is about US$890 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$185 in official fees and about US$705 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$480. Responses to office actions and oppositions are not included. These are estimates only: the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.
Uruguay is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office.
Uruguay's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are vehicles (class 12, US$1.8bn), electronics and software (class 9, US$1.1bn), machines (class 7, US$1.1bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$461m), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$458m), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$296m), furniture (class 20, US$270m), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$242m), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$218m) and meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$213m). Within its region, it stands out for games, toys and sports goods (#9 in Latin America and the Caribbean). Imports are growing fastest for games, toys and sports goods (36% a year), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (17% a year) and medical apparatus (13% a year). Foreign applicants filed 5,681 trademark classes in Uruguay in 2024 - #12 in Latin America and the Caribbean - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Uruguay's exports of goods came to US$12.3bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were wood pulp (US$2.8bn, 23% of its exports, #7 in the world), frozen beef (US$1.5bn, 13% of its exports, #7 in the world), milk powder and condensed milk (US$606m, 5% of its exports, #8 in the world), rice (US$583m, 5% of its exports, #11 in the world), meat of bovine animals (US$467m, 4% of its exports, #17 in the world), soya beans (US$459m, 4% of its exports, #7 in the world), trucks (US$440m, 4% of its exports, #28 in the world), wheat (US$345m, 3% of its exports, #20 in the world), malt (US$290m, 2% of its exports, #8 in the world) and bovine animals (US$258m, 2% of its exports, #13 in the world). By trademark class, its 9 largest exports were vehicles (class 12, US$523m, #53 in the world), meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$302m, #63 in the world), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$235m, #68 in the world), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$235m, #55 in the world), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$208m, #62 in the world), electronics and software (class 9, US$123m, #91 in the world), building materials (class 19, US$105m, #67 in the world), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$81m, #72 in the world) and medical apparatus (class 10, US$69m, #56 in the world). Where goods are made and exported, copies are often made too: a registered trademark there lets you act against counterfeits at the source, including with the help of customs.
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