On June 10, on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union, the second meeting of the European Observatory for the fight against piracy was held at the Palacio de Congresos in Madrid, being the first meeting attended by both the public and private sector.
The Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) completes its level of excellence with a new Certificate of Quality
The SPTO has maintained an ongoing commitment to Quality, incorporating it into all its strategic action plans as reflected in the Plan PI: Plan for Promoting Industrial Property in Spain (2010-2012) adopted last May by the Council of Ministers.
Creation of Electronic Filing for the SPTO
On July 6, the Resolution establishing Electronic Filing for the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office was published in the Official Trade Bulletin, thus fulfilling the provisions in the Law for access by citizens to public services, as well the rules for carrying it out.
The 'Program of consulting and management assessment activities for Industrial Property and Technology Surveillance aimed at SMEs' receives financing from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Directorate General of Small and Medium Enterprises (DGPYME) and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO).
In October 2009, within the actions set out in its Plan of Support for SMEs, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office made the Spanish version of IPscore accessible on its website, a free tool for managing intangible company assets.
Requests realized during June
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