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.
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.
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 are signs that serve to distinguish the goods, services or activities of one undertaking from those of other undertakings. If you have a business, find out what trademarks and trade names are and what the application and management process involves.
El registro de una marca o de un nombre comercial permite a su titular usarlo en exclusiva e impedir que terceras personas lo usen sin su consentimiento.
Si quieres asesoramiento especializado puedes consultar con un profesional.
Before applying for your trademark or trade name, it is advisable to check whether there are any other prior parties who may oppose the registration.
We explain step by step the procedure from applying for the registration to granting or refusal.
If you want your trademark to be protected outside Spain, please consult this section.
The registration of the trademark or trade name has a legal duration of 10 years, which is renewable for successive periods of 10 years. In addition, the application and registration of the trademark or trade name allows you to oppose the registration of subsequent signs that may be confused with yours.
Administrative invalidity and revocation proceedings are processed before the SPTO. These can be used to obtain a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a registered trademark or trade name.
Information on the quality initiatives that the SPTO applies in its daily activities, in order to achieve the satisfaction of the users of its services.
If you still have any doubts, in this section we answer a number of common questions on trademarks and trade names.
30/06/2023
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