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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.
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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.
Design is the external appearance of a product that makes it different from other products. It provides an added value, which is often the main reason for purchase, and is also an important commercial asset. Registering the design makes it possible to prevent third parties from using it without consent. Find out how here.
In this section, you will find out all you need to know about important topics such as what is a design, what can be registered and what types of protection there are.
A design registration allows its owner to use it exclusively and prevent third parties from using it without consent.
Consult the applicable design regulations, guidelines and common practices applied by the office when reviewing applications.
If you have any doubts, contact the SPTO information service, which can put you in touch with someone from the Designs service, if necessary. If you want advice, you can consult an industrial property agent.
Our PDF information brochures help you to protect your design in Spain and other countries.
You will have to pay different fees when submitting the application and during the registration procedure. You can use the instalment calculators to help you pay your fees on time.
Before applying for registration of your design, it is advisable to check whether there are other prior designs that may oppose registration.
We explain step by step the procedure from applying for the registration to granting or refusal.
If you want your creation to be protected outside Spain, consult this section.
The registration of an industrial design has a legal duration of 5 years, which is renewable for successive periods of 5 years up to a maximum of 25 years. In addition, the industrial design application and registration allow you to oppose the registration of subsequent designs that are the same or similar to yours.
Industrial designs are industrial property (IP) titles that you can license or assign. Find out more here.
Find out in which cases a registered design expires and enters the public domain.
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If you still have any doubts, in this section we answer a series of common questions on designs.
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