Nicaragua Industrial Property Office website
Nicaragua Industrial Property Office website: https://www.mific.gob.ni/
The industrial property affairs of Nicaragua are administered by the **Registry of Intellectual Property (RPI)**, subordinate to the Ministry of Fomento, Industry and Commerce (MIFIC). It is Nicaragua’s official authority enforcing industrial‑property and intellectual‑property legislation, headquartered in Managua. The registry consists of four divisions: Patents and New Technologies, Trademarks and Distinctive Signs, Copyright and Related Rights, and Plant Variety Protection. It accepts, examines and grants registrations for patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, copyrights and new plant varieties.
Operating under national laws on patents and trademarks, the office cooperates with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and processes national‑phase entry of PCT international patent applications in Nicaragua. Its official portal [https://www.mific.gob.ni/](https://www.mific.gob.ni/) serves as a public online gateway, publishing procedural guidelines, legal texts and service access for local and foreign applicants. Natural persons and enterprises may consult formalities and file IP registration applications via this website. The institution safeguards national intellectual‑property order, protects legitimate rights of domestic and overseas right‑holders, and supports local innovation, industrial growth and export‑oriented economic development of Nicaragua。
