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.
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The design registration is awarded for five years from the application submission date, and can be renewed for one or more successive five year periods up to a maximum of 25 years.
If no content faults are detected in the application, the design is registered within three working days. If the application is suspended, in approximately three months.
Yes, you can present designs that include phrases or words, provided these words do not correspond to a registered trademark, e.g. Mustang, Osborne
A registration application can include various designs, up to a maximum of 50, provided they relate to products belonging to the same class in the International Classification of Industrial Models and diagrams (Locarno Classification)
If there are more than 50 designs, or some of the designs belong to different classes in the Locarno Classification, new applications must be filed.
In the case of two dimensional ornamentations, it is possible to include up to 50 designs which can be from different classes in the International Classification. This multiple application must include a graphic representation of each of the designs.
