If you want to distinguish your goods, services or both from those of another company, you may need a trademark or trade name. Find out what they are, what their registration procedure is and what it involves.
Information on the deadlines for filing applications for transformation of European Union trademarks into Spanish national trademarks. See more
If you have a new device, product or procedure that solves a technical problem or has a practical advantage, there are different ways to protect it in Spain and other countries. Find out how.
Does your innovation lie in the aesthetics, ornamentation or appearance of your product? Protect it through industrial design. Find out what rights registration confers and how to proceed.
Patents published worldwide are a valuable source of scientific, technical and commercial information.
El Bono 3 del Fondo para PYMEs 2025, que cubre la elaboración de Informes Tecnológicos de Patentes (ITP) y Búsquedas Retrospectivas se cerrará el lunes 10 de febrero de 2025 al cierre de la jornada laboral. Próximamente se informará sobre su reapertura. Puede consultar más información aquí.
If you are an entrepreneur or a company and you want to boost and improve the profitability of your business by adequately protecting the intangible assets of your organisation, in this space you will find what you need.
These matters are not under the authority of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office.
The respective industrial property laws for patents, distinctive signs and industrial design establish the scope of protection that these rights grant to their holder and the legal actions the holder can undertake against anyone who violates these rights (see http://www.oepm.es/en/propiedad_industrial/Normativa/).
Given that it is the courts or the agreement between the parties that must decide these disputes, we suggest you consult an industrial property agent or an attorney specialising in this field.
Not finding the trademark, patent or design in the SPTO databases is no guarantee that nothing similar exists; it is always possible that the query was performed incorrectly.
Moreover, the granting of an industrial property right is contingent on the application meeting legal requirements, and therefore in no case is it possible to ensure the granting of an industrial property right a priori.
Before submitting an application, it is advisable to conduct a search to verify that the creation you want to register is not already protected.
Searches can be performed using the databases provided free of charge by the SPTO, or using the Office's fee-based services.
To obtain information about these services, contact the SPTO or visit its website.
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