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.
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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.
With the international PCT application, by filing a single application, you can protect your invention in all countries that are party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), without having to file several separate national or regional patent applications.
The granting of patents is the responsibility of national or regional patent offices during what is called the "national phase". Therefore, in order for your invention to be protected in Spain and in the countries in which you are interested in obtaining protection, it is necessary to file a PCT national phase application in each country within 30 months from the international filing date or priority date, as the case may be.
Applicants can carry out all actions relating to PCT procedures in Spanish because the SPTO acts as:
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Learn about the main milestones in the application process, the documents you need to submit, the fees you have to pay and how you can start the process.
By consulting the databases, you can follow the processing of your application, search for publications in the PCT Gazette and in the Official Industrial Property Gazette (BOPI) and download the brochures published by the International Bureau and by the SPTO.
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