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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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Who is eligible to apply for the registration of a geographical indication?

In accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products, the following may apply for the registration of a geographical indication:

  • Producer groups.
  • A single producer, provided that the geographical area concerned is defined by a particular part of a territory without reference to property boundaries and has characteristics that differ appreciably from those of neighbouring geographical areas, or the characteristics of the product are different from the characteristics of products produced in neighbouring geographical areas.
  • Local or regional authorities, provided that they are not the competent authorities for the registration of geographical indications and have been designated by the Member State.

 

Furthermore, in the case of a product that originates in a cross-border geographical area, several applicants from different Member States, from Member States and third countries, or from third countries may lodge a joint application for the registration of a geographical indication for such a product.