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"Protecting Innovations in Spain: the new Patent Law"

Since 2006, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO), in collaboration with the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP), has been organising a Summer Course on the latest trends and future challenges in Industrial Property. This year, the eleventh, the course will be entitled “Protecting Innovations in Spain: the new Patent Law” and will cover the changes introduced by the new legislation, Law 24/2015 of 24 July on Patents, which will enter into force on 1 April 2017.

The course, which amounts to a strategic forum that brings together both Spanish and foreign leaders in the field of Industrial Property, is designed for students, SMEs, professionals and, in general, anyone interested in Industrial Property or wishing to learn more about specific aspects of this topic.

Dates and registration
The course will be held from 11 to 15 July in the Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander. Participants during the first day will include the Under-Secretary for Industry, Energy and Tourism and President of the SPTO, the President of the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

Registration is already open. Applications for grants must be sent in by 13 June. Please contact the UIMP directly to register.