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- 1Spain: An attractive country for investment
- 2Setting up a business in Spain
- 3 Tax System
- 4 Investment aid and incentives in Spain
- 5 Labor and social security regulations
- 6 Intellectual property law
- 7Legal framework and tax implications of e-commerce in Spain
- AI Annex I Company and Commercial Law
- AIIAnnex II The Spanish financial system
- AIIIAnnex IIIAccounting and audit issues
- Introduction
- Trademarks
- What is a trademark?
- What factors need to be borne in mind to register a trademark in Spain?
- What are the ways of registering a mark in Spain?
- How do you obtain a Spanish trademark?
- What checks does the SPTO conduct when it receives the application?
- How long does Spanish trademark registration last?
- What are the main amendments of the Spanish Trademark Law?
- What are the main amendments of the Spanish Trademark Law?
- How to obtain an international trademark?
- Who can file an international trademark?
- What is an EU trademark?
- Who can file an EU trademark?
- How to obtain an EU trademark?
- What checks does the EUIPO conduct when it receives the application?
- EU… and international trademark?
- How long does an EU trademark last?
- What changes has the EU trademark reform brought?
- Brexit
- Protection of inventions in Spain
- Plant varieties
- Industrial designs
- What are industrial designs?
- What is novelty and individual character?
- How can you obtain protection in a design?
- How do you obtain a Spanish design?
- How long does a Spanish design last?
- How do you obtain a Community design?
- How long does a Community design last?
- What does an unregistered Community design consist of?
- BREXIT
- How do you obtain an international design?
- Topographies of semiconductor products
- Copyright
- Unfair competition
- Trade secrets
- Action against infringement of intellectual property rights
- Appendix I – Reference to official fees for 2021
- Appendix II – Intellectual property conventions
Appendix II - Intellectual property conventions
IP | Trademarks | Patents | Designs | Copyright | |||||
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Country | Paris Convention | WTO1 (Trip's)2 | Madrid Agreement | Madrid Protocol | EUTM3 | PCT4 | EPC5 | Hague Agreement | Berne Agreement |
Afghanistan | X | X | X | ||||||
African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI) | X | X | |||||||
Albania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Algeria | X | O | X | X | X | X | |||
Andorra | X | O | X | ||||||
Angola | X | X | X | ||||||
Antigua and Barbuda | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Argentina | X | X | X | ||||||
Armenia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Australia | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Austria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Azerbaijan | X | O | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Bahamas | X | O | X | ||||||
Bahrain | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Bangladesh | X | X | X | ||||||
Barbados | X | X | X | X | |||||
Belarus | X | O | X | X | X | X | |||
Belgium | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Belize | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Benin | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Bhutan | X | O | X | X | X | ||||
Bolivia | X | X | X | ||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | X | O | X | X | X | E | X | X | |
Botswana | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Brazil | X | X | X | X | |||||
Brunei | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Bulgaria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Burkina Faso | X | X | X | X | |||||
Burundi | X | X | X | ||||||
Cambodia | X | X | X | X | V | X | |||
Cameroon | X | X | X | X | |||||
Canada | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Cape Verde | X | X | |||||||
Central African Republic | X | X | X | X | |||||
Chad | X | X | X | X | |||||
Chile | X | X | X | X | |||||
China | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Colombia | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Comoros | X | O | X | X | |||||
Congo | X | X | X | X | |||||
Cook Islands | X | ||||||||
Costa Rica | X | X | X | X | |||||
Côte d’Ivoire | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Croatia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Cuba | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Curaçao | O | ||||||||
Cyprus | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Czech Republic | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | X | X | X | ||||||
Denmark | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Djibouti | X | X | X | X | |||||
Dominica | X | X | X | X | |||||
Dominican Republic | X | X | X | X | |||||
Ecuador | X | X | X | X | |||||
Equatorial Guinea | X | O | X | X | |||||
Egypt | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
El Salvador | X | X | X | X | |||||
Estonia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Ethiopia | O | ||||||||
European Communities | X | X | X | ||||||
Fiji | X | X | |||||||
Finland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
France | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Gabon | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Gambia | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Georgia | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Ghana | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Greece | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Grenada | X | X | X | X | |||||
Guatemala | X | X | X | X | |||||
Guinea | X | X | X | X | |||||
Guinea-Bissau | X | X | X | X | |||||
Guyana | X | X | X | ||||||
Haiti | X | X | X | ||||||
Honduras | X | X | X | X | |||||
Hong Kong | X | ||||||||
Hungary | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Holy See | X | O | X | ||||||
Iceland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
India | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Indonesia | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Iran, (Islamic Republic of) | X | O | X | X | X | ||||
Iraq | X | O | |||||||
Ireland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Israel | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Italy | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Jamaica | X | X | X | ||||||
Japan | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Jordan | X | X | X | X | |||||
Kazakhstan | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Kenya | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Kiribati | X | ||||||||
Kuwait | X | X | X | X | |||||
Kyrgyzstan | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Laos | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Latvia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Lebanon | X | O | X | ||||||
Lesotho | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Liberia | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Libya | X | O | X | X | |||||
Liechtenstein | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Lithuania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Luxembourg | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Macao | X | ||||||||
Madagascar | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Malawi | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Malaysia | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Maldives | X | ||||||||
Mali | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Malta | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Mauritania | X | X | X | X | |||||
Mauritius | X | X | X | ||||||
Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Micronesia | X | ||||||||
Monaco | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Mongolia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Montenegro | X | X | X | X | X | E | X | X | |
Morocco | X | X | X | X | X | V | X | X | |
Mozambique | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Myanmar | X | ||||||||
Namibia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Nauru | X | ||||||||
Nepal | X | X | X | ||||||
New Zealand | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Nicaragua | X | X | X | X | |||||
Niger | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Nigeria | X | X | X | X | |||||
Niue | X | ||||||||
Norway | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Oman | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Pakistan | X | X | X | ||||||
Panama | X | X | X | X | |||||
Papua New Guinea | X | X | X | ||||||
Paraguay | X | X | X | ||||||
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Customs Territory other than Taiwan) | X | ||||||||
Peru | X | X | X | X | |||||
Philippines | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Poland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Portugal | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Qatar | X | X | X | X | |||||
Republic of Korea | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Republic of Macedonia (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Republic of Moldova | X | X | X | X | X | V | X | X | |
Romania | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Russian Federation | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Rwanda | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | X | X | X | X | |||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | X | X | X | X | |||||
Saint Lucia | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Samoa | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
San Marino | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Sao Tome and Prince | X | O | X | X | X | X | |||
Saudi Arabia | X | X | X | X | |||||
Senegal | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Serbia | X | O | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Seychelles | X | X | X | ||||||
Sierra Leone | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Singapore | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Solomon Islands | X | X | |||||||
Somalia | O | ||||||||
Slovakia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Slovenia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
South Africa | X | X | X | X | |||||
South Sudan | O | ||||||||
Spain | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Sri Lanka | X | X | X | X | |||||
Sudan | X | O | X | X | X | X | |||
Suriname | X | X | X | X | |||||
Swaziland | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Sweden | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Switzerland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
Syria | X | O | X | X | X | X | |||
Tajikistan | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Thailand | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
The Netherlands | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Timor-Leste | O | ||||||||
Togo | X | X | X | X | |||||
Tonga | X | X | X | ||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Tunisia | X | X | X | X | V | X | X | ||
Turkey | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Turkmenistan | X | O | X | X | X | X | |||
Tuvalu | X | ||||||||
Uganda | X | X | X | ||||||
Ukraine | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
United Arab Emirates | X | X | X | X | |||||
United Kingdom | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
United Republic of Tanzania | X | X | X | X | |||||
United States of America | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Uruguay | X | X | X | ||||||
Uzbekistan | X | O | X | X | X | ||||
Vanuatu | X | X | |||||||
Venezuela | X | X | X | ||||||
Viet Nam | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
Yemen | X | X | X | ||||||
Zambia | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Zimbabwe | X | X | X | X | X |
1WTO: World Trade Organization
2TRIP’S: Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
3EUTM: European Union Trademark (formerly Community trademark)
4PCT: Patent Cooperation Treaty
5EPC: European Patent Convention
6E: Non-Member States that have executed extension agreements with the European Patent Organization
7O: Observer Governments which should commence negotiations for adhesion within 5 years of becoming observers.
8V: Non-Member States in which a European patent may be validated.