Subject: RE: Venezuela - New Trademark Application for ‘PLEOS’ in class 12
From: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]>
To: BARUN IP & LAW <[email-masked]>
Cc: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]>, Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]>, Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]>, Jose Bueno <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:31:55 +0000

Dear Ho-Hyun,

Following your instructions, we have filed before the Venezuelan Patent and Trademark Office (VPTO), the following trademark application:

Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KIA CORPORATION
Trademark
Class
Application no.
Date
Your reference
1.-
PLEOS
12 int'l
2026-007012
Jun. 09, 2026
Products list: Vehicles for locomotion by land, air, water or rail; electric vehicles; airplanes; air vehicles; robotic cars; parts and fittings for automobiles; mobility scooters; coach vans; motor trucks; automatic transport vehicles; driverless cars [autonomous cars]; buses; self-driving cars; motor scooters; electric bicycles; motorized bicycles; automobiles; brakes for land vehicles; motors and engines for land vehicles; electric drives for vehicles; couplings for land vehicles; self-driving robots for delivery; electric cars; hybrid cars; tires [for automobiles]; suspension shock absorbers for vehicles.

We have enclosed a scanned copy of the trademark application filing sheet, which has been duly stamped by the VPTO, for your records, and we will provide you with further updates as soon as they become available.

Please note that we are awaiting the two Power of Attorney to confirm our representation. As you already know, when applications are filed without original documents, the VPTO permits delayed submission within the 60 days following the filing date. Timely submission will help prevent an office action, we recommend filing the documents before August 09, 2026.

Finally, you will receive the corresponding invoice in a separate email.

If you require further information or have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are always available to assist you.

Best regards,
<https://byt.com.ve/es/inicio/>

De: Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]>
Enviado el: viernes, 5 de junio de 2026 10:12 a. m.
Para: BARUN IP & LAW <[email-masked]>
CC: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]>; Jose Bueno <[email-masked]>; Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]>; Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]>; [email-masked]
Asunto: Re: Venezuela - New Trademark Application for ‘PLEOS’ in class 12

Dear Ho-Hyun,

Thank you for your email.

We confirm safe receipt of your instructions and will proceed with the filing of the application without the Powers of Attorney at this stage.

Please feel free to send us the executed and apostilled Powers of Attorney once available. In the meantime, we will proceed accordingly and revert with the filing receipts as soon as they become available.

Best regards,
Guillermo

Guillermo A. López Z.
Attorney at Law
Bolet & Terrero | Caracas, Venezuela
Tel +58 212 750 3000 | [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> | www.byt.com.ve<http://www.byt.com.ve>

From: BARUN IP & LAW <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Reply-To: BARUN IP & LAW <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 9:18 PM
To: Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Jose Bueno <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, ""BARUN IP & LAW"" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: Venezuela - New Trademark Application for ‘PLEOS’ in class 12

Dear Guillermo,

Thank you for your email and for your kind confirmation.

We sincerely appreciate your courtesy in handling the subsequent filing of the Powers of Attorney without any additional costs.

Please proceed with filing the application without the Powers of Attorney at this stage.

For your reference, we have not yet received the executed Powers of Attorney from the client. Once we receive them, we will proceed with the apostille and send them to you accordingly.

We look forward to receiving the filing receipts in due course.

Best regards,
Ho-Hyun Nahm

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From: Guillermo Lopez
Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2026 10:51 PM
To: BARUN IP & LAW
Cc: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero ; Jose Bueno ; Luis Henriquez ; Hillmer Vallenilla ; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Venezuela - New Trademark Application for ‘PLEOS’ in class 12

Dear Ho-Hyun,

Thank you for your email.

We confirm that no additional costs will be charged for the subsequent filing of the Powers of Attorney. We will handle the late filing of the documents on a courtesy basis, taking into consideration our good and long-standing relationship.

Regarding timing, please note that the two-month period is an approximate timeframe within which the Venezuelan Trademark Office usually conducts the formal examination and issues an office action requesting the missing POA.

Once the office action is issued, the applicant is granted 30 working days to comply with the requirement. If needed, it is also possible to request an extension. However, if the client is already close to completing the POA legalization process, an extension should likely not be necessary.

We will proceed accordingly and revert with the filing receipts as soon as they become available.
B
est regards,
Guillermo

Guillermo A. López Z.
Attorney at Law
Bolet & Terrero | Caracas, Venezuela
Tel +58 212 750 3000 | [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> | www.byt.com.ve<http://www.byt.com.ve>

From: BARUN IP & LAW <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Reply-To: BARUN IP & LAW <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 1:40 AM
To: Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Jose Bueno <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, ""BARUN IP & LAW"" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: Venezuela - New Trademark Application for ‘PLEOS’ in class 12

Dear Guillermo,

Further to our previous email, we have now re-checked your email of May 8, 2026, in which you kindly advised that the application may be filed without the Powers of Attorney at this stage, and that the Powers of Attorney may be submitted within approximately two (2) months, which is around the time it takes for the authority to request them.

In this regard, could you kindly confirm whether any additional official fees and/or professional fees would be incurred for the subsequent submission of the Powers of Attorney?

In addition, if the deadline for submitting the Powers of Attorney is two (2) months, could you please let us know whether an extension of this deadline would be available?

Thank you for your kind assistance, and we look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,
Ho-Hyun Nahm

HHN/SDN/MSJ/yh
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From: BARUN IP & LAW
Sent: Thursday, June 4, 2026 11:13 AM
To: Guillermo Lopez
Cc: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero ; Jose Bueno ; Luis Henriquez ; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> ; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> ; "BARUN IP & LAW"
Subject: Re: Venezuela - New Trademark Application for ‘PLEOS’ in class 12

Dear Guillermo,

Thank you for your kind follow-up.

Our client is currently proceeding with trademark filings in multiple jurisdictions at the same time, and therefore it may take some time for them to arrange execution of the Power of Attorney. Once we receive the executed Power of Attorney from the client, we will proceed with the apostille and send you a scanned copy first.

In the meantime, could you kindly let us know whether it would be possible to file the application without the Power of Attorney at this stage?

If so, please also advise whether any additional official fees and/or professional fees would be incurred for the late submission of the Power of Attorney. In addition, we would appreciate it if you could let us know the applicable deadline for submitting the Power of Attorney after filing, for example, whether it would be one month, two months, or another period from the filing date.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,
Ho-Hyun Nahm

HHN/SDN/MSJ/yh
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27th Fl., Trade Tower, 511 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06164, Republic of Korea

tel.(82-2) 3479-7000     fax.(82-2) 3479-7070

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From: Guillermo Lopez
Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 12:00 AM
To: BARUN IP & LAW ; Hillmer Vallenilla
Cc: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero ; Jose Bueno ; Luis Henriquez ; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Venezuela - New Trademark Application for ‘PLEOS’ in class 12

Dear Sungdoo and Ho-Hyun,

I hope you are doing well.

I am writing to kindly follow up, as we have not heard back from you.

Please let us know if you require any further information from our side.

Best regards,
Guillermo

Guillermo A. López Z.
Attorney at Law
Bolet & Terrero | Caracas, Venezuela
Tel +58 212 750 3000 | [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> | www.byt.com.ve<http://www.byt.com.ve>

From: BARUN IP & LAW <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Reply-To: BARUN IP & LAW <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
To: Hillmer Vallenilla <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Jose Bueno <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, Luis Henriquez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, "[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>, ""BARUN IP & LAW"" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: Re: Venezuela - New Trademark Application for ‘PLEOS’ in class 12

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you for providing the draft Power of Attorney.

We note that the draft does not include the full address of BOLET & TERRERO. If it is acceptable and advisable under local practice, could you kindly insert your firm’s full address into the Power of Attorney and send us the revised version?

However, if including the firm’s address is not possible or not recommended under Venezuelan practice, please feel free to leave the form as it is and kindly let us know.

In addition, as it may take some time for the client to arrange notarization of the Power of Attorney, we would appreciate it if you could kindly hold off on filing the application until we provide you with the duly executed Power of Attorney.

Thank you for your kind assistance.

Best regards,
Ho-Hyun Nahm

HHN/SDN/MSJ/yh
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From: Hillmer Vallenilla
Sent: Friday, May 8, 2026 2:45 AM
To: Guillermo Lopez ; BARUN IP & LAW
Cc: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero ; NAHMSUNGDOO ; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> ; Jose Bueno ; Luis Henriquez
Subject: RE: Venezuela - New Trademark Application for ‘PLEOS’ in class 12

Dear colleagues,

We acknowledge receipt of your instructions to apply for the word mark PLEOS in Class 12 in the name of Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation.

We require Powers of Attorney from both entities. Attached please find the duly completed POA forms, to which we have made certain additions to adapt them to the criteria of our Trademark Office. These POA must be signed before a notary and legalized by apostille.

We require the original documents; therefore, we advise that the originals be sent by courier (DHL, UPS, or other) to our street address in Venezuela, and not by regular mail, in order to avoid any loss or damage.

BOLET & TERRERO
Avenida Francisco de Miranda
Edificio Cavendes, Piso 12, Oficina 1201
Los Palos Grandes
Caracas 1060
Venezuela

We can file the application at this time without the Powers of Attorney and submit them within a period of two (2) months (this is approximately the time it takes for the authority to request them). Alternatively, we can wait for the Powers of Attorney to arrive before filing the applications. Please let us know your instructions and confirmation in this regard.
We remain at your disposal and look forward to your response.

Kind regards,

________________________________
De: BARUN IP & LAW <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Enviado: jueves, 7 de mayo de 2026 07:29
Para: Guillermo Lopez <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Cc: Trademarks Bolet & Terrero <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; NAHMSUNGDOO <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>; "BARUN IP & LAW" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Asunto: Venezuela - New Trademark Application for ‘PLEOS’ in class 12

Re: Venezuela

New Trademark Application for ‘PLEOS’ in class 12

      Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company & Kia Corporation

      Our Ref.: 2026-F-212

Dear Guillermo,

We hope this e-mail finds you well.

We would like you to prepare and file a trademark application for the subject mark in Venezuela.

•  Trademark    :   (in plain letters)

(* Please see the attached specimens)

•  Remark: We confirm that the subject mark should be filed as a word mark, not a stylized mark. In other words, the mark consists of standard characters without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.

•  Joint Applicants :

1)      Hyundai Motor Company

•  Address: 12, Heolleung-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06797, Republic of Korea

•  Nationality: Republic of Korea

•  Representative Director: YEONG IL CHOI

•  Type of legal entity: Corporation

2)      Kia Corporation

•  Address: 12, Heolleung-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06797, Republic of Korea

•  Nationality: Republic of Korea

•  Representative Director: HO SUNG SONG

•  Type of legal entity: Corporation

•  Class & Goods:

Class 12

Vehicles for locomotion by land, air, water or rail; electric vehicles; airplanes; air vehicles; robotic cars; parts and fittings for automobiles; mobility scooters; coach vans; motor trucks; automatic transport vehicles; driverless cars [autonomous cars]; buses; self-driving cars; motor scooters; electric bicycles; motorized bicycles; automobiles; brakes for land vehicles; motors and engines for land vehicles; electric drives for vehicles; couplings for land vehicles; self-driving robots for delivery; electric cars; hybrid cars; tires [for automobiles]; suspension shock absorbers for vehicles.

[IMPORTANT]

1. Address: If entering the postal code ‘06797’ is not mandatory and/or if the client's other/prior applications/registrations do not include the postal code, please delete the postal code from the address. The point is that the client does not want to draw an issue (i.e., Office Action) regarding the address.

2. Requirement: If a Power of Attorney is required for filing a new trademark application, please note that we attach herewith the General Power of Attorney forms provided by Hyundai Motor Company (“HMC”) and Kia Corporation (“KIA”), respectively.

Please kindly review the attached forms and advise whether they would be acceptable to the Trademark Office in your jurisdiction.

If the GPOA forms provided by HMC/KIA are not acceptable to the Trademark Office in your jurisdiction, we would appreciate it if you could prepare your own General Power of Attorney templates, reflecting, to the extent possible, the attached HMC/KIA GPOA form.

For your reference, when preparing the GPOA templates, we would appreciate it if the scope of authority could, as far as practicable, be aligned with our clients’ standard practice, namely:

  *   limiting the authorization to trademark matters only;
  *   specifying the validity period until March 31, 2031, if acceptable under local practice; if not, specifying a validity period of five (5) years;
  *   restricting the authority to proceedings before administrative authorities; and
  *   excluding court proceedings.

In the meantime, if your firm already holds valid GPOAs previously executed by HMC/KIA and the present application(s) can be filed based on such existing GPOA without requiring new ones at this stage, please kindly provide us with copies of the same for our records.

Please also note that it is HMC/KIA’s current policy not to use old-form GPOAs that do not comply with the above requirements, namely, GPOAs that are not limited to trademark matters, do not specify a five-year validity period, are not restricted to proceedings before administrative authorities, or include court proceedings.

3. Document: Originals of any documents, i.e., filing receipt, certificate of registration, etc. are NOT required by the clients. Please forward all such documents by email only in the color-scanned formats.

When reporting the filing date and number to us, you are asked to please send us the scanned copies of the application(s) including the English translations of the goods and the official filing receipts.

4. Invoice: Please refer to “Invoicing guidelines in compliance with the request made by Hyundai Motor Company” attached hereto.

5. Important Notice:

Hyundai Motor Company has recently implemented a stricter invoicing policy for its agents.

In order to facilitate smooth payment by Hyundai Motor Company, we issue our invoices within two (2) months from the actual date of work.

Accordingly, it is essential that overseas associates send their invoices to us within at least one (1) month from the actual date of work, so that we can first arrange payment to you and simultaneously prepare and forward our invoice to Hyundai Motor Company.

We respectfully ask for your kind understanding of this matter and your cooperation.

Please keep the application in force in the absence of our express instructions.

We appreciate your support and look forward to hearing from you.

Please acknowledge receipt of this email by return email.

Best regards,

Sungdoo Nahm

V.P. of Operations

HHN/SDN/MSJ/yh

Encls.

1.      Specimen

2.      Invoicing guidelines

3.      HMC General Power of Attorney Form

4.      KIA General Power of Attorney Form
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