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November 2018 | Bulletin num.105 | Subscribe
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Annual meeting of Regional Centres

The SPTO counts on the support of the Regional Centres of Industrial Property in its task of informing, guiding, awareness-raising, spreading and using and registering the different IP modalities. These Centres, which are located in the different Spanish Regions (Comunidades Autónomas, by their Spanish name), are aimed to bring the IP world and the different services offered by the SPTO closer to users.

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Country Brand Seminar

In the incessant race to become more competitive at a global economy, the nations of the world have realized that they need a brand as it happens with any product. The term Country Brand meets the demand of creating their own identity in the context of international markets expressed by governments and economic, cultural, social and sports sectors. In short, it can be considered a strategy for capitalizing countries reputation.

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The exhibition 'Mujeres inventoras' travels to Salamanca

The World Intellectual and Industrial Property day was celebrated past April under the motto 'Powering change: Women in innovation and creativity'. Joining the WIPO initiative, the SPTO created the itinerant exhibition 'Mujeres inventoras' (Women inventors) with the intention of highlighting the vital journey of 23 women inventors, paying tribute to their creative talent and emphasizing the vital role that patents have on the protection of scientific and innovative work.

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PCT Seminar at the SPTO
 
 

The PCT acts as a powerful tool to simplify the application for protecting inventions in various countries simultaneously, using a single application process that has the same effects as the submission of individual applications in each country signatory of the PCT Treaty.

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Possibility of performing image-based searches of Spanish trademarks

The correct previous investigation of a trademark is vital to succeed in an application. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) offers various free consultation tools that simplify the task. In particular, in the world of trademarks there are two essential databases: TMView and eSearch plus

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2018 Award ceremony of the V Innovation Prize of the Alberto Elzaburu Foundation

The Alberto Elzaburu Foundation purpose is to protect and promote innovation and industrial and intellectual property, as progress axes and key factors for entrepreneurship, employment, investment, development and business activity. The foundation organizes each year a prize to reward the effort of young entrepreneurs and researchers as well as to highlight the value of the research work developed in Spain.

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Take me to football today

Today, the extent and importance of the trademarks system has reached all the nooks and crannies of society. Therefore, a lawsuit related to trademark rights can be found in any corner… even in a football pitch.

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