{"id":29334,"date":"2023-07-27T15:44:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T13:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/?p=29334"},"modified":"2023-08-08T18:50:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T16:50:41","slug":"trademark-registration-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/trade\/trademark-registration-in-spain","title":{"rendered":"How to register your trademark in Spain, online?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you are creating a new project you must be thinking about that unique, attractive, and differentiating name<\/strong> for your masterpiece. I know! You would love that just by mentioning a word, everyone knows that they are talking about your creation and the best thing is that only you can use this name in the market.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out with this blog how to start the process of trademark registration in Spain online!<\/strong> And if you have any other questions, you can contact the expert team of Entre Tr\u00e1mites<\/a> <\/strong>to resolve your concern, how to register the name of your project.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a brand?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is a badge or distinctive sign<\/strong>, which creates a commercial identity of the services or products<\/strong> that are launched on the market and generates recognition by consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To take into account, the brands can be only words or a joint composition of several words, symbols, images, three-dimensional drawings, and letters, among others. It is recommended to create a short, sound title<\/strong> that is easy to remember and pronounce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to differentiate between a brand and a trade name<\/strong>, the former identifies the product or service and the latter represents the entrepreneur who produces or markets them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is trademark registration important?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once you have launched services or products accompanied by a name (brand), they begin to generate a trajectory that later positions them and brings with them prestige<\/strong>; that is, the commercial value that has been achieved, the recognition, and a level of consumer confidence. Well, in that future moment, just by mentioning the brand they will know what is being talked about or, in fact,<\/strong> in the case of promoting new products of that brand, they guarantee their commercialization and quick sale.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is essential to carry out a prior registration of the brand<\/strong> to obtain the right of ownership and exclusivity<\/strong> of commercial use or exploitation, by becoming sole holders of that denomination. And thus, prevent third parties from making imitations or offers<\/strong> on our behalf, thus protecting our original creation or intangible good. Well, if you are not registered, there is a risk that others can use it without having legal complications.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember that registering the name of the company in the commercial register <\/strong>only gives you the right to carry out the activity<\/strong>, but the right of trademark ownership is granted by the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to start the process of trademark registration in Spain?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Check if your brand is available or if it exists<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Check if there is already a similar or equal trademark to the one you want to register<\/strong>. To do this, we recommend doing it on the SPTO<\/strong><\/a> website, doing the following step-by-step:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Home \u00bbDatabase (Trademarks and Trade Names) \/ Base de datos (Marcas y Nombre Comerciales) \u00bbTrademark locator \/ Localizador de marcas \u00bbSearch by denomination or figurative elements \/ B\u00fasqueda por denominaci\u00f3n o por elementos figurativos \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides, it would not be bad at all to also review <\/strong>the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)<\/a><\/strong> and TMVIEW<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"SPTO<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NICE Classification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It refers to categories of services and products created to function as groups with similar characteristics<\/strong> for trademark registration. More details here<\/a>.<\/strong>
Once you know this, enter the Database <\/a><\/strong>where you will see the list of different classes<\/strong> and some explanatory notes that can help you choose the class<\/strong> for your brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Enter the Electronic Office<\/strong> of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO)<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Electronic<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then, we click <\/strong>on “Trademark Request \/ Solicitud de Marcas<\/strong>“<\/strong> -> “Accept \/ Aceptar” -> “New submission \/ Nueva presentaci\u00f3n” -> “Accept \/ Aceptar”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Trademark<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Complete the application form<\/strong> with the data that will identify the brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there is more than one interested party in this record<\/strong>, you must use the option “Add Applicant \/ A\u00f1adir Solicitante<\/strong>” <\/strong>-> “Supply data \/ Suministrar datos” and click “Continue \/ Continuar”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose a modality <\/strong>according to the brand that we are going to register and select the type of distinctive.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example: if the brand <\/strong>is only made up of a word<\/strong>, it will be \u00abDenominative\u00bb<\/strong>. But, if it is accompanied by words and a logo, it will be “Figurative”<\/strong>. Then, fill in and upload the corresponding information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Type<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Besides, choose the NIZA class<\/strong>, which we have previously consulted in point 2<\/strong>. It is possible to add all the classes that are considered necessary (an additional value must be paid for each class).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to the CLINMAR<\/a><\/strong> search engine of the SPTO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subsequently, complete what applies<\/strong> to you. Click \u201cContinue \/ Continuar\u201d -> \u201cSave Draft \/ Guardar Borrador<\/strong>\u201d<\/strong> -> \u201cContinue \/ Continuar\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"CLINMAR<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Trademark<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Click on “View \/ Ver<\/strong>“<\/strong> and download the pdf with the request made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Guide<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pay Fees<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The value to be paid appears<\/strong>, the payment method is chosen, and click on \u00abPay \/ Pagar<\/strong>\u00bb <\/strong>-> \u00abAccept \/ Aceptar\u00bb. There, we provide the data to make the payment. In addition, you can download the trademark application receipt.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Fee<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The SPTO will review the application<\/strong> and if there is a failure they will tell you. If approved, this trademark will appear published in the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property <\/strong>and at that time a period of two months will be enabled for third parties to have the opportunity to oppose the trademark registration<\/strong> if this process affects their rights to grant the trademark<\/strong>. If there is no opposition, in subsequent months (6 to 12 months) you will obtain the National Registration Certificate<\/strong> valid for ten years<\/strong> with an indefinite possibility to renew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This process can be done in person<\/strong>, but it may take longer and be cheaper. As we have seen, you can do it through the SPTO if the registration<\/strong> is in Spain<\/strong>; but if your purpose is to do it in the European Union, you must do the registration process at the EUIPO<\/strong> but the fees are higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But relax! You don’t have to do everything yourself!<\/strong> At Entre Tr\u00e1mites<\/a><\/strong> we can help you register your brand <\/strong>and with various bureaucratic procedures<\/strong> that you need to solve. If you need a hand, we can give it to you in a free consultation!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact us!<\/strong> You can go to the contact form<\/a> <\/strong>and leave your information so that we can call you, schedule a free consultation<\/strong><\/a> with us, or write to our WhatsApp<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You will start in the market with that long-awaited product or service project, however, to make it completely yours you must register. Find out here the step by step to register your brand online!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29334"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30084,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29334\/revisions\/30084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entretramites.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}