2015 subsidies for applications for Patents and Utility Models
The Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO)continues to promote the use of Industrial Property among Spanish companies as a tool for gaining access to international markets. It is therefore offering subsidies to encourage applications for Patents and Utility Models in Spain and abroad.
The aims of this aid are:
• To encourage international protection of technology by means of Patents and Utility Models, and to help improve the competitiveness of private entities that are searching for markets outside Spain.
• To promote the protection of national inventions by SMEs and individuals by means of Patents or Utility Models.
Types of subsidy
• Subsidies for filing applications with national offices in third countries or regions, in the framework of procedures for granting national or regional Patents or Utility Models. Among other aspects covered are application formalities, search, examination or grant reports, annual EPO fees and validation of European Patents.
• Subsidies for activities falling within the international PCT procedure (application formalities, international search or preliminary exam).
• Subsidies for applications for Spanish Patents and Utility Models (application formalities and/or search report (IET)).
Applications for subsidies must be submitted via the e-Office of the SPTO from 24 March to 23 April 2015.
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