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Patent applications submitted by Spanish universities and the CSIC One of the main tasks of the Statistics and Studies Service of the SPTO is the annual monitoring of the IP rights application and granting. This article is focused on those patent applications linked to academic and research centres, specifically to the Spanish universities and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), submitted by national or international processes in 2017. Read more

New IP supporting materials   Technical terminology is a double-edged sword, it allows us to define every aspect of our professional activity but it is abstract for common user, who ignores its nuances. Who has never felt lost in the undecipherable jargon of a techie or a jurist? Industrial and intellectual property world is not an exception, but keep calm, the SPTO is resolved to make it more accessible each day. Read more

INPI-SPTO meeting on IP and green technologies training The ancient bonds between Spain and Latin America are still perfectly alive nowadays, as illustrates the creation of various cooperation projects with this region in the context of the IP Strategic Plan for 2017-2020. The purpose of this Plan is to promote the strategic use of IP as a development and integration tool, and to encourage the exchange of good practices on IP systems use. Read more

The SPTO at fairs   ‘Spring has sprung’ and this colourful season brings so many interesting fairs that it is hard to keep the time. Do not worry, here you can find a summary of the most outstanding meetings in which the SPTO has taken part recently. Read more

Blog - Highlighted entry

Vizcaya Bridge was patented On a recent visit to Bilbao I decided to visit Portugalete, whose old town had been highly recommended to me. After leaving the underground station and following the signs that guided me to the historic centre, I arrived at a viewpoint located beside the Torre de Salazar, from where I saw the breathtaking suspension bridge of Vizcaya. It was love at first sight. Go to blog

Requests made during May 2018

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