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• 1). Submit the application with the required documentation to the Panamanian patent office (DIGERPI)
  
  
• 2). Wait for the Preliminary Examination result.
  
  
• 3). Request the result of the Preliminary Examination and Technical Examination Report after 14 months.
  
  
• 4). Review the publication in the Intellectual Property Bulletin (usually when the preliminary examination and the technical examination are finished).
  
  
• 5). Oppose the publication (if applicable) within 60 days.
  
  
• 6). Receive the final acceptance or rejection.
  
  
• 7). Pay the final fees.
  
  
• 8). Pay maintenance fees every 5 years.