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.
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.
Patents published worldwide are a valuable source of scientific, technical and commercial information.
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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.
No. All applications are processed under the strictest confidentiality until they are published.
The right to obtain protection belongs to the party who submitted the application first, provided that this application is successful.
This is why, when an industrial property right is requested, it is assigned a submission date and time, including the hour and minute.
In response to an application for Industrial Property Rights, whether for a Patent, a Trademark or a Design, it is possible for third parties to “oppose” granting.
To do this, the corresponding document must be submitted to the SPTO, and this will be sent to the applicant affected by the opposition. The applicant will have the opportunity to respond to same.
In view of the oppositions submitted by third parties and the corresponding allegations provided by the applicant, the SPTO will issue a written determination.
After the deadline for responding to the failure notification of the corresponding procedure, whether or not the applicant replies, the SPTO resolves the matter through a written determination, and the application may be denied wholly or partially, depending on the nature of the defect.
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