The SPTO signs an agreement with Navantia to promote IP

On January 24, the Undersecretary of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, and the President of the SPTO, Amparo Fernandez, along with the president of Navantia, Aurelio Martínez, signed a cooperation agreement to promote the culture of Industrial Property (IP) in an effort to increase the number of patent applications and, therefore, greater protection of technological innovations developed within a field so rich in tradition in Spain as that of the naval industry.  

The agreement forms part of a framework for measures to support businesses in the area of IP (patents, trademarks and designs) of the SPTO, and aims at promoting the culture of Navantia, a company very active in research, development and innovation (R&D+i). Therefore, these planned initiatives will further deepen the knowledge and methodology of Industrial Property, resulting in an increase in patents that effectively protect the company’s R&D+i results.

Strong technological activity
Navantia is the leading Spanish company in the field of military shipbuilding and the main contractor for the Spanish Navy. Its activities, among others, include the construction of naval ships of the latest generation and technological level, as well as combat systems and platform controls.

This technological activity requires a complex level of protection which increases along with the level of external collaborations that occur in these types of organizations, which is embodied in a strong and ever-increasing patent portfolio.

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