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Trademarks and Trade Names

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

Information on the deadlines for filing applications for transformation of European Union trademarks into Spanish national trademarks. See more

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Inventions

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.

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Designs

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.

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Geographical indications

Geographical indications protect the name of a product that has a specific geographical origin and owes its qualities, characteristics or reputation to its particular origin. Find out what they are, how the registration process works and what benefits they provide.

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Technological information

Patents published worldwide are a valuable source of scientific, technical and commercial information.

Información

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.

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SMES

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.

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Benefits of geographical indication protection

The aim of geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products is to preserve and develop cultural heritage, boost profitability and increase the appeal of traditional craft professions.

 

For consumers, geographical indication protection guarantees the quality and authenticity of a product, including its production methods and/or the traditions associated with its geographical origin.

 

For producers, it provides a way to enhance the value of their products and craftsmanship, as well as serving as an effective tool against unfair competition and counterfeiting. This protection will thus incentivise the production of quality products and have an overall positive impact on the regions where these products are made. It will contribute to job creation and strengthen the competitiveness of manufacturers and SMEs in these areas. It will also have a positive impact on national and regional tourism.

 

Geographical indications shall be protected against:

  • any direct or indirect commercial use of the geographical indication in respect of products not covered by the registration, where those products are comparable to the products covered by the registration or where the use of the name exploits, weakens, dilutes or is detrimental to, the reputation of the protected geographical indication;
  • any misuse, imitation or evocation of the name protected as a geographical indication, even if the true origin of the products or services is indicated or if the protected geographical indication is translated or accompanied by an expression such as ‘style’, ‘type’, ‘method’, ‘as produced in’, ‘imitation’, ‘flavour’, ‘fragrance’, ‘like’ or similar;
  • any other false or misleading indication as to the provenance, origin, nature or essential qualities of the product that is used on the inner or outer packaging, on advertising materials, in documents or information provided on online interfaces relating to the product, as well as the packing of the product in a container liable to convey a false impression as to its origin;
  • any other practice liable to mislead the consumer as to the true origin of the product.

 

Producers who meet the requirements of the product specification may use the protected name, the Union symbol established for protected geographical indications, the mention 'Protected Geographical Indication' and the abbreviation 'PGI' on the designated products.

 

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Additionally, any producer of a product covered by a protected geographical indication may join the producer group that applied for the geographical indication registration at any time, provided they comply with the product specification.