Spain (ES)

Spain is a country in Southwestern Europe with some pockets of territory across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean. Its continental European territory is situated on the Iberian Peninsula. Its territory also includes two archipelagos: the Canary Islands off the coast of North Africa, and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The African exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country (Morocco). Several small islands in the Alboran Sea are also part of Spanish territory. The country’s mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean respectively.

Intellectual property protection in the Spain

Intellectual property office Spanish Patent and Trademark Office O.A. Ministry of industry, trade and tourism (OEPM)
Website http://www.oepm.es
Contact details Paseo de la Castellana 75
28046 Madrid
(34) 902 15 75 30

Patent

Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase 30 months from the priority date
Time limits applicable for filing Conventional application 12 months from the priority date
Language Spanish
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Spanish Patent Attorney
Power of Attorney Power of Attorney can be filed at the time of filing or upon request of office to do so

Trademark

Filing requirements
  • An application requesting to grant with applicant(s) details
  • Representation of the mark
  • A list of goods and services
    • Multiple-class applications Yes
    Power of Attorney Power of Attorney can be filed at the time of filing or upon request of office to do so
    Opposition period Within two months from publication of the application
    Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Spanish Trademark Attorney

    Industrial Design

    Filing requirements
  • An application requesting to grant with applicant(s) details
  • Representation of the design(s)
  • Description of the design(s), if required
    		•
    Multiple design applications Yes
    Power of Attorney Power of Attorney can be filed at the time of filing or upon request of office to do so
    Examination Formal examination
    Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Spanish Design Attorney

    Source: WIPO and Wikipedia