ISERN Patentes y Marcas

Main novelties of the new Spanish Trade Mark Act

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On 14 January 2019 comes into force the new Trade Marks Act in Spain according to Royal Decree Law 23/2018 approved by the Council of Ministers on 21 December. The objective of this legal reform is to harmonize and adapt the Spanish regulations to the Directive of the European Union, a transposition of the rules … Read more

Important changes in the Spanish Trade Mark Act, which will affect to all registrations granted on or before January 2014

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The new law will allow applicants to require evidence of use of the trade marks opposing their new applications, in order to guarantee their correct protection. The new Spanish Trade Mark Act will enter into force on 14 January 2019, and one of the main changes will affect the opposition procedure against Spanish trade marks. … Read more

Patent applications increase 4.7% in the first half of the year due to the upturn in March, just before the entry into force of the New Patent Law

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(Data from the SPTO on the first half of the year) In the period from 2009-2016, the total number of patent applications in Spain has decreased by 23% from 3,712 to 2,849. According to the data from the SPTO regarding the first half of the year, national patent applications have  now increased by 4.7% compared to the … Read more

Isern Patentes y Marcas awards the winners of the second Edition of the “Diseñ@” award of the Master in Packaging Design from ELISAVA with community level protection

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The competition, which consisted in redesigning the packaging of products in healthcare sector in Spain, was promoted by Isern Patentes y Marcas and the ELISAVA design school. Isern Patentes y Marcas, a Spanish leader in consultancy and registration for companies regarding trademarks, designs, domain names and legal defence, alongside the ELISAVA University, the prestigious design and … Read more