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.
Información sobre los plazos de presentación de solicitudes de transformación de marcas de la Unión Europea en marca nacional española. Más información
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.
reembolso del 75% del coste de Búsquedas e Informes Tecnológicos de Patentes. Más información*
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.
For most procedures, it is necessary to pay a fee and submit documentation through the SPTO e-Office or in paper format. For other procedures, only the fee is required, e.g. patent annuities.
Depending on the chosen filing method (electronic or hard copy), there are a number of payment methods available.
Types of electronic payment:
CaixaBank gateway (electronic banking of the entity collaborating with the SPTO): it is necessary to have a current account with CaixaBank and a "Línea Abierta" contract.
Spanish State Tax Administration Agency (AEAT) gateway. you must have a digital certificate or electronic ID, the holder of which must be the same as the holder of the current account you wish to make the payment from. You can use a number of banks that collaborate with the AEAT.
Credit/debit card: can be used for all processing fees, except for patent and utility model annuity fees, supplementary protection certificate maintenance fees and international PCT application fees.
In-person payment
Fill in and print the document for in-person payment
Pay the fee at any CaixaBank branch
All fee payments are associated with a barcode that is unique to each fee. Therefore, you need to complete a payment form for every fee to be paid.
Example: To apply for more than one trademark, it is necessary to generate a payment form for each trademark.
How can you pay the fee for an online procedure?
Credit card payment
La Caixa payment gateway
Tax Agency payment gateway
In-person payment is not available
How can you pay the fee for a paper-based procedure?
Credit card payment
La Caixa payment gateway
Tax Agency payment gateway
Payment in person
How can you pay the fee for a procedure that does not require documentation, for example annual fees for patents?
Credit card payment
La Caixa payment gateway
Tax Agency payment gateway
Payment in person
How can you make bulk payments via files? (Maximum 400 fees per file)
Credit card payment
La Caixa payment gateway
Tax Agency payment gateway
Payment in person
How can massive payments be made through files? (no limit of records per file)
BOPI
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