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.
El término suspenso se relaciona con la existencia de deficiencias en la solicitud, que obligan a paralizar el proceso de concesión hasta que éstas se subsanen.
En lo referente a Signos Distintivos (Marcas y Nombres Comerciales) el término suspenso se relaciona con dos posibles situaciones que pueden afectar a una solicitud de un derecho de Propiedad Industrial:
En lo referente a Diseños, ejemplos de suspensos que se producen con frecuencia son errores en la numeración de los diseños o no mencionar claramente el tipo de producto al que se aplica el diseño.
En lo referente a Patentes y Modelos de Utilidad, ejemplos de suspenso que se producen con frecuencia son una redacción incorrecta de las reivindicaciones o la inclusión de texto en los dibujos.
Para que el proceso se reanude el solicitante debe responder al suspenso en los términos y plazos que indica la legislación.
The two means of communication used are postal mail and email. The applicant can choose which mean of communication they prefer for receiving notification of suspensions. If they do not choose a preferred method, notifications will be sent by postal mail. Notifications sent by post tend to be sent without recorded delivery with a few exceptions (including faults preventing acceptance for processing).
In addition to the personal notifications, the SPTO publishes information daily in the BOPI.
The SPTO does not have a centralised communication service, and therefore you should contact the corresponding department (Distinctive Signs, Patents) and indicate the number of the case file so that they can give you information about this communication.
All the forms required to carry out procedures with the SPTO can be downloaded from the SPTO web page www.oepm.es (Forms section on the homepage). If you need any help, you can send an email to:
BOPI
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