Spain: Business Environment
Intellectual property in Spain
Intellectual Property
- National Organisations
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Oficina Espanola de Patentes y Marcas for patents and trademark registrations.
Intellectual Property Central Registry
The competencies related to intellectual property were transferred to the Autonomous Communities which have their own registry, in coordination with the Intellectual Property Central Registry.
- Regional Organisations
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OEB, European Patent's Office,
EUIPO European Union Intellectual Property Office - International Membership
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Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
National Regulation and International Agreements
Type of property and law | Validity | International Agreements Signed |
Patent « Ley de patentes » (11/1986 of March 20) |
20 years | |
Trademark « Ley de marcas » (17/2001 of December 7) |
10 year protection, renewable by 10 year periods. |
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks |
Design « Ley de protección Jurídica del Diseño Industrial » 20/2003 of July 7) |
5 year protection, renewable for 5 year periods, up to 25 years maximum. | |
Copyright Royal Legislative Order 1/1995 of April 12 |
lifetime of the author plus 70 years after his death. |
WIPO Copyright Treaty |
Industrial Models Royal Law-Order of July 26, 1929 |
20 years |
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