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Constitution/Basic Law (2 texts)

Type of Text	Year of Version	Title	Subject Matter
Constitution/Basic Law	2011	Spanish Constitution of 1978 (as amended up to September 29, 2011)	Other
Constitution/Basic Law	1992	Spanish Constitution of 1978 (as amended on August 28, 1992)	Other

Type of Text

Year of Version

Title

Subject Matter

Constitution/Basic Law

2011

Spanish Constitution of 1978 (as amended up to September 29, 2011)

Other

Constitution/Basic Law

1992

Spanish Constitution of 1978 (as amended on August 28, 1992)

Other

Laws/Regulations (223 texts)

Type of Text	Year of Version	Title	Subject Matter
Main IP Laws	2022	Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 6/2022 of March 29, 2022)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Main IP Laws	2021	Law No. 3/2000 of January 7, 2000, on the Protection of Plant Varieties (as amended up to Law No. 11/2020 of December 30, 2020)	Plant Variety Protection
Main IP Laws	2020	Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 26/2020 of July 7, 2020)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	2020	Law No. 29/1998 of July 13, 1998, on the Contentious-Administrative Jurisdiction (as amended up to Law No. 3/2020 of September 18, 2020)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	2020	Law No. 34/2002 of July 11, 2002, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (as amended up to Law No. 6/2020 of November 11, 2020)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Domain Names Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	2020	Law No. 6/2020 of November 11, 2020, on Certain Legal Aspects of Trust Services for Electronic Transactions	Other
IP-related Laws	2020	Royal Decree-Law No. 17/2020 of May 5, 2020, on Support Measures for the Cultural Sector and Tax Measures in face of the Economic and Social Impact of COVID-2019	IP Regulatory Body Other Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	2020	Royal Decree-Law No. 26/2020 of July 7, 2020, on Economic Recovery Measures in face of the Impact of COVID-19 in the fields of Transport and Housing	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Main IP Laws	2019	Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 2/2019 of March 1, 2019)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	2019	Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure (version published on April 15, 2019)	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Main IP Laws	2019	Law No. 1/2019 of February 20, 2019, on Trade Secrets	Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
IP-related Laws	2019	Law No. 3/1991 of January 10, 1991, on Unfair Competition (as amended up to Law No. 1/2019 of February 20, 2019)	Trademarks Trade Names Competition Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
IP-related Laws	2019	Law No. 40/2015 of October 1, 2015, on the Legal Regime of the Public Sector (as amended up to Decision No. 132/2018 of December 13, 2018 of the Constitutional Court)	IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	2019	Organic Law No. 6/1985 of July 1, 1985, on the Judicial Power (as amended up to Organic Law No. 4/2018 of December 28, 2018)	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	2019	Penal Code (Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995, as amended up to Organic Law No. 2/2019 of March 1, 2019)	Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2019	Regulation on the Implementation of Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (approved by Royal Decree No. 687/2002 of July 12, 2002, and amended up to Royal Decree No. 306/2019 of April 26, 2019)	Trademarks Trade Names
Main IP Laws	2018	Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended to Royal Decree-Law No. 2/2018 of April 13, 2018)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Main IP Laws	2018	Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (as amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 23/2018 of December 21, 2018)	Trademarks Trade Names
IP-related Laws	2018	Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011, on Sustainable Economy (as amended up to Law No. 1/2018 of March 6, 2018)	Industrial Property Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Main IP Laws	2018	Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (as amended up to Law No. 6/2018 of July 3, 2018)	Industrial Designs
Main IP Laws	2018	Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents (as amended by Law No. 6/2018 of July 3, 2018)	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models
IP-related Laws	2018	Royal Decree-Law No. 23/2018 of December 21, 2018, on the Transposition of Directives in the field of Trademarks, Rail Transport and Package Travel and Related Travel Services	Trademarks Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body Other
Main IP Laws	2018	Royal Decree-Law No. 2/2018 of April 13, 2018, on Amendments to the Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and Incorporating into Spanish Law Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of February 26, 2014, and Directive (EU) 2017/1564 of the European Parliament and of the Council of September 13, 2017	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2017	Order ETU/296/2017 of March 31, 2017, on the Establishment of the Maximum Term for Resolution of the Procedures Regulated by Law No. 24/2015 of July 24 of 2015, on Patents	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2016	Decision No. 2394/2016 of November 10, 2016, of the Contentious Chamber of the Supreme Court, on the Annulment of Royal Decree No. 1657/2012 of December 7, 2012	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	2018	Law No. 39/2015 of October 1, 2015, on the Common Administrative Procedure of the Public Administrations (as amended up to Organic Law No. 3/2018 of December 5, 2018)	Other
IP-related Laws	2019	Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure (as amended up to Law No. 5/2019 of March 15, 2019)	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Main IP Laws	2017	Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended up to Law No. 12/2017 of 3 July, 2017)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	2017	Law No. 15/2007 of July 3, 2007, on the Protection of Competition (as amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 9/2017 of May 26, 2017)	Competition Other Industrial Property
Main IP Laws	2017	Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (as amended up to Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents)	Trademarks Trade Names
Main IP Laws	2017	Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2017	Royal Decree No. 267/2017 of March 17, 2017, on Development of Law No. 6/2015 of May 12, 2015, on Protected Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications of of Supraautonomic Territory, and Law No. 12/2013 of August 2, 2013, on the Measures for Improving the Functioning of the Food Chain	Trademarks Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2017	Royal Decree No. 316/2017 of March 31, 2017, on Approval of the Regulation for the Implementation of Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2016	Royal Decree No. 224/2016 of May 27, 2016, Setting Forth the Legal Regime of Orphan Works	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	2015	Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended up to Law No. 21/2014 of 4 November, 2014)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Main IP Laws	2015	Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on Patents (repealed by Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015)	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2015	Order ECD/2574/2015 of December 2, 2015, on Approval of the Methodology for Fixing General Tariffs relating to the Remuneration due for the Use of Repertoires of Intellectual Property Collective Rights Management Societies	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2015	Royal Decree No. 635/2015 of July 10, 2015, on the Legal Deposit of Online Publications	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
IP-related Laws	2015	Law No. 18/2015 of July 9, 2015, on Amendments to Law No. 37/2007 of November 16, 2007, on the Reuse of Public Sector Information	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2015	Order IET/1186/2015, of June 16, 2015, on the Establishment of the Public Prices of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	2015	Law No. 6/2015 of May 12, 2015, on Protected Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications of Supra-autonomic Territory	Geographical Indications
Main IP Laws	2015	Law No. 6/2015 of May 12, 2015, on Protected Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications of Supra-autonomic Territory	Geographical Indications
IP-related Laws	2015	Law No. 7/2010 of March 31, 2010, on General of Audiovisual Communication (as amended up to Royal Decree No. 5/2015 of April 30, 2015)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	2014	Law No. 9/2014, of May 9, 2014, on Telecommunications	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
IP-related Laws	2015	Organic Law No. 1/2015 of March 30, 2015, on Amendments to the Penal Code (Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	2015	Law No. 39/2010 of December 22, 2010, on the General State Budget for 2011 (as amended up to Royal Legislative Decree N° 5/2015 of October 30, 2015)	Industrial Designs Trademarks Other
IP-related Laws	2015	Law No. 37/2007 of November 16, 2007, on the Reuse of Public Sector Information (as amended by Law No. 18/2015 of July 9, 2015)	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2015	Royal Decree No. 1023/2015 of November 13, 2015, Setting Forth the Regulations Governing the Composition, Organization and Functioning of the First Division of the Intellectual Property Commission	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	2014	Instrument of Ratification of Spain to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity, adopted in October 29, 2010	Genetic Resources Traditional Knowledge (TK) Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2014	Order ECD/2166/2014 of November 14, 2014, on the Establishment of the Amount of the Fair Compensation for Private Copying Corresponding to the 2013 Financial Year, financed by the General State Budget and the Distribution of the same among the Three Types of Reproduction referred to by Law	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2014	Royal Decree No. 624/2014 of July 18, 2014, developing the Remuneration to the Authors for Lending their Works in Certain Publicly Accessible Establishments	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2014	Royal Decree No. 54/2014 of January 31, 2014, Establishing and Regulating the Intersectoral Commission for Actions against Activities that Infringe Industrial Property rights	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2015	Royal Decree No. 1889/2011, of December 30, 2011, on the Operation of the Intellectual Property Commission (as amended up to Royal Decree No. 1023/2015 of November 13, 2015)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
IP-related Laws	2014	Law No. 10/2007 of June 22, 2007, on Reading, Books and Libraries (as amended by Law No. 21/2014 of November 4, 2014, on Amendments to the Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2014	Regulation on the Protection of Plant Varieties (approved by Royal Decree No. 1261/2005 of October 21, 2005, and amended by Royal Decree No. 593/2014 of July 11, 2014)	Plant Variety Protection IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	2012	Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011, on Sustainable Economy (as amended by Law No. 2/2012 of June 29, 2012)	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property Other Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2012	Royal Decree No. 1657/2012 of December 7, 2012, Regulating the Procedure for Paying Fair Compensation in respect of Private Copying from the General State Budget	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2012	Royal Decree No. 1889/2011 of December 30, 2011, on the Operation of the Intellectual Property Commission	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Main IP Laws	2011	Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended up to Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011, on the Sustainable Economy)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Main IP Laws	2011	Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 20/2011 of December 30, 2011)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Main IP Laws	2011	Law No. 11/1988 of May 3, 1988, on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (as amended up to Law No. 39/2010 of December 22, 2010)	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Main IP Laws	2011	Law No. 20/2003 of 7 July, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (as amended up to Law No. 39/2010 of 22 December, 2010, on the General State Budget for 2011)	Industrial Designs
IP-related Laws	2011	Law No. 4/2011 of March 11, 2011, Complementing the Law on Sustainable Economy Amending the Organic Law No. 5/2002 of June 19, 2002, on Qualifications and Vocational Training; Law No. 2/2006 May 3, 2006, on Education; and Law No. 6/1985 of July 1, 1985, on the Judiciary	Other
IP-related Laws	2011	Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011, on Sustainable Economy	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2011	Order of February 20, 1997, on the Extension of the Provisional Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products to Persons from the Isle of Man	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	2011	Organic Law No. 6/1985 of July 1, 1985, on the Judiciary (as amended up to Organic Law No. 8/2011 of July 21, 2011)	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	2011	Royal Decree-Law No. 20/2011 of December 30, 2011, on Urgent Budgetary, Tax and Financial Measures for the Correction of Public Deficit	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2011	Royal Decree No. 1495/2011 of October 24, 2011, on the Implementation of Law No. 37/2007, of November 16, 2007, on the Reuse of Public Sector Information, for the Scope of the State Public Sector	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	2010	Organic Law No. 5/2010 of June 22, 2010, on Amendments to the Penal Code, also called Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	2010	Law No. 29/2009 of December 30, 2009, on Amendments to the Legal Regime Governing Unfair Competition and Advertising for the Improvement of Consumer and User Protection	Trademarks Geographical Indications Competition Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	2010	Law No. 34/2002 of July 11, 2002, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (as amended up to Law No. 7/2010 of March 31, 2010)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Domain Names Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	2009	Law No. 25/2009 of December 22, 2009, on Amendments to Various Laws for the Adaptation thereof to Law No. 17/2009 of November 23, 2009 on Freedom of Access to Service Activities and the Exercise thereof	Patents (Inventions) Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	2009	Law No. 3/1991 of January 10, 1991, on Unfair Competition	Trademarks Geographical Indications Trade Names Competition Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Main IP Laws	2009	Law No. 3/2008, of December 20, 2008, on the Resale Right for the Benefit of the Author of an Original Art Work	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2008	Royal Decree No. 2063/2008 of December 12, 2008, implementing Law No. 10/2007 of June 22, 2007, on Reading, Books and Libraries in relation to the ISBN (International Standard Book Number)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2008	Royal Decree No. 1431/2008 of August 29, 2008, on Amendments to Certain Regulations on Industrial Property	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2008	Order PRE/1743/2008 of June 18, 2008 establishing the List of Equipment, Apparatus and Materials subject to Payment of Fair Compensation for Private Copying, the Amounts Applied to Each of Them and the Distribution between Different Modes of Reproduction	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2007	Royal Decree No. 1069/2007 of July 27, 2007 regulating the Procedure for the Applications of Registration in the Community Register for the Protected Denominations of Origin and Geographic Indications and the Opposition to them	Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	2011	Law No. 15/2007 of July 3, 2007, on the Protection of Competition (as amended up to Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011)	Competition Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	2007	Law No. 15/2007 of July 3, 2007, on the Protection of Competition	Competition Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2007	Order CUL/1523/2007 of May 24, 2007 establishing the Administrative Committee of Relief Fund for Fine Arts.	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2006	Order EHA/2343/2006 of July 3, 2006 on the Intervention of the Customs Authorities in cases of Declaration of Goods Suspected of Infringing Intellectual Property Rights	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks Geographical Indications Trade Names Competition Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	2006	Law No. 19/2006 of June 5, 2006, on the Extension of the Means of Protection of Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights and Laying Down Procedural Rules for the Facilitation of the Application of Various Community Regulations	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2006	Royal Decree No. 397/2006 of March 31, 2006, on Amendments to Royal Decree No. 1270/1997 of July 24, 1997, on the Establishment of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2005	Regulation on the Protection of Plant Varieties (approved by Royal Decree No. 1261/2005 of October 21, 2005)	Plant Variety Protection IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2005	Royal Decree No. 1228/2005 of October 13, 2005 creating and regulating Inter-sectoral Commission for Action Against Activities which Infringe Intellectual Property Rights	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2005	Order CUL/1079/2005 of April 21, 2005, providing for the publication of the Agreement of the Council of Ministers on April 8, 2005 on the approval of the Government's Integral Plan for the Reduction and Elimination of Activities that Violate Intellectual Property Rights	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	2004	Law No. 15/2003 of November 25, 2003, on Amendments to the Penal Code, also called Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2017	Regulation for the Implementation of Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (approved by Royal Decree No. 1937/2004 of September 27, 2004, and amended up to Royal Decree No. 316/2017 of March 31, 2017)	Industrial Designs IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2008	Regulation for the Implementation of Law No. 20/2003 on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (approved by Royal Decree No. 1937/2004 of September 27, 2004, and amended by Royal Decree No. 1431/2008 of August 29, 2008)	Industrial Designs IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2004	Regulation implementing Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (approved by Royal Decree No. 1937/2004 of September 27, 2004)	Industrial Designs IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	2003	Law No. 24/2003 of July 10, 2003, on Vineyards and Wine	Trademarks Geographical Indications Trade Names Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Main IP Laws	2017	Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (as amended up to Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents)	Industrial Designs
Main IP Laws	2003	Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on the Legal Protection of Industrial Designs	Industrial Designs Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2003	Order CTE/662/2003 of March 18, 2003 establishing the National Plan for Domain Names under the Country Code Corresponding to Spain ('.es')	Domain Names
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2003	Regulations of the General Registry of Intellectual Property (approved by Royal Decree No. 281/2003 of March 7, 2003)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2008	Regulation on the Implementation of Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (approved by Royal Decree No. 687/2002 of July 12, 2002, and amended by Royal Decree No. 1431/2008 of August 29, 2008)	Trademarks Trade Names IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2002	Regulation on the implementation of Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (approved by Royal Decree No. 687/2002 of July 12, 2002)	Trademarks Trade Names IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	2002	Law No. 10/2002 of April 29, 2002, on Amendments to Patent Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on the Transposition of European Parliament and Council Directive 98/44/EC of July 6, 1998, on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions	Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2011	Statutes for the Public Entity Red.es (approved by Royal Decree No. 164/2002 of February 8, 2002, and last amended by Royal Decree No. 351/2011 of March 11, 2011)	Domain Names IP Regulatory Body Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2002	Statutes of the Public Entity Red.es (approved by Royal Decree No. 164/2002 of February 8, 2002)	Domain Names IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2002	Royal Decree No. 55/2002 of January 18, 2002 on the Use and Assignment of the Inventions of Public Research Bodies, pursuant to Article 20 of Patent Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Main IP Laws	2011	Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (as amended up to Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011)	Trademarks Trade Names Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	2003	Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (as amended up to Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs)	Trademarks Trade Names Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	2003	Organic Law No. 8/2003 of July 9, 2003, on the Bankruptcy Reform Amending Organic Law No. 6/1985 of July 1, 1985, on the Judicial Power	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Main IP Laws	2002	Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks	Trademarks Trade Names Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	2002	Law No. 3/2000 of January 7, 2000, on the Protection of Plant Varieties (as amended up to Law No. 3/2002 of March 12, 2002)	Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2001	Royal Decree No. 996/2001 of September 10, 2001 establishing the Procedure for Granting National Patents subject to Preliminary Examination	Patents (Inventions) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2000	Order of December 27, 2000 to Give Effect to Royal Decree No. 1665/1991 of October 25, 1991 on the Recognition of Higher Education Teaching Qualifications of Nationals of Member States which Require at least Three Years' Training at Higher Education Level for the Profession of Industrial Property Agent	Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2000	Order of April 14, 2000 notifying the Reduction in the PCT International Search Fee granted by the Spanish Patents and Trademarks Office to Applicants from Certain Countries under Similar Conditions to those established by the European Patent Office	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	2015	Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure (as amended up to Organic Law No. 16/2015 of October 27, 2015)	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	2012	Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure (as amended up to Law No. 5/2012 of July 6, 2012)	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	2010	Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure (as amended up to Law No. 29/2009 of December 30, 2009)	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	2001	Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Main IP Laws	2001	Law No. 3/2000 of January 7, 2000, on the Protection of Plant Varieties	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks Plant Variety Protection Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	2000	Law No. 3/2000 of January 7, 2000, on the Protection of Plant Varieties	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks Plant Variety Protection Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2017	Royal Decree No. 1270/1997 of July 24, 1997, on the Establishment of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (as amended by Royal Decree No. 316/2017 of March 31, 2017)	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2017	Royal Decree No. 1270/1997 of July 24, 1997, on the Establishment of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (as amended up to Royal Decree No. 903/2017 of October 13, 2017)	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2006	Royal Decree No. 1270/1997 of July 24, 1997, on the Establishment of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (as amended by Royal Decree No. 397/2006 of March 31, 2006)	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Main IP Laws	2020	Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 17/2020 of May 5, 2020)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	2015	Penal Code (Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995, as amended up to Law No. 4/2015 of April 27, 2015)	Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	2011	Penal Code (Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995, as amended up to Organic Law No. 3/2011 of January 28, 2011)	Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	2009	Law No. 21/1992 of July 16, 1992 on Industry (as last amended by Law No. 25/2009 of December 22, 2009)	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	2010	Law No. 3/1991 of January 10, 1991, on Unfair Competition (as amended up to Law No. 29/2009 of December 30, 2009)	Trademarks Trade Names Competition Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2012	Decree of March 3, 1989, establishing the Protection of the New Strawberry Variety	Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2010	Regulation for the Implementation of Law No. 11/1986 of 20 March, 1986, on Patents (approved by Royal Decree No. 2245/1986 of October 10, 1986, and amended up to Royal Decree No. 245/2010 of March 5, 2010)	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2008	Royal Decree No. 2424/1986 of 10 October, 1986 for the implementation of the Convention on the Grant of European Patent, done in Munich on October 5, 1973 (as last amended by Royal Decree No. 1431/2008 of August 29, 2008)	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	2011	Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on Patents (as amended up to Law No. 14/2011 of June 1, 2011)	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Transfer of Technology IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	2015	Organic Law No. 6/1985 of July 1, 1985, on the Judiciary (as amended up to Organic Law No. 16/2015 of October 27, 2015)	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	2015	Organic Law No. 7/2015 of July 21, 2015, on Amendments to the Organic Law No. 6/1985 of July 1, 1985 of the Judicial Branch	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	2010	Law No. 50/1981 of December 30, 1981 on the Statutes of the Department of Public Prosecution (as last amended by Law No. 4/2010 of March 10, 2010)	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	2017	Law No. 17/1975 of May 2, 1975, on the Creation of the Autonomous Body, the “Registry of Industrial Property” (as amended up to Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents)	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Main IP Laws	2000	Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970, on the Statute on Vineyards, Wine and Alcohols	Geographical Indications
IP-related Laws	2009	Law of December 16, 1954, on Chattel Mortgage and Pledge without Transfer of Possession (as amended up to Law No. 13/2009 of November 3, 2009)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	2017	Civil Code (approved by Royal Decree of July 24, 1889, and amended up to Law No. 4/2017 of June 28, 2017)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	2015	Civil Code (approved by Royal Decree of July 24, 1889, and amended up to Law No. 42/2015 of October 5, 2015)	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	2011	Civil Code (approved by Royal Decree of July 24, 1889, and amended up to Law No. 20/2011 of July 21, 2011)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	2009	Civil Code (approved by Royal Decree of July 24, 1889)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	2015	Criminal Procedure Law (approved by Royal Decree of September 14, 1882, and amended up to Organic Law No. 13/2015 of October 5, 2015)	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	2011	Criminal Prosecution Law (approved by Royal Decree of September 14, 1882, and amended up to Law 37/2011 of October 10, 2011)	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	2017	Law of December 16, 1954, on Chattel Mortgage and Pledge without Transfer of Possession (as amended up to Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2000	Royal Decree No. 1595/1999 of October 15, 1999 setting Time Limits for the Payment of Industrial Property Fees	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2000	Royal Decree No. 812/2000 of May 19, 2000, establishing Application of the Procedure for Grant of Patents subject to Preliminary Examination in Food Sector	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	2000	Statutes of the Official Association of Industrial Property Agents (approved by Royal Decree No. 278/2000 of February 25, 2000)	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	1999	Law No. 55/1999 of December 29, 1999 on Fiscal, Administrative Social Measures	IP Regulatory Body Other Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1999	Resolution of April 5, 1999 of the Secretariat of State for Culture authorizing the 'Copyright Organization in Audiovisual Media-Administration Entity' (DAMA) to act as an Organization for the Management of the Rights Provided for in the Law on Intellectual Property	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1999	Order of February 12, 1999, modifying the Amount of Fees prescribed for Certain Services Rendered by the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office and reclassifying the Public Prices and Fees Prescribed for Information Services	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	1998	Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended by Law No. 5/1998 of March 6, 1998, incorporating Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 11, 1996, on the Legal Protection of Databases)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1998	Law No. 50/1998 of December 30, 1998, on Amendments to Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on Patents and Law No. 32/1988 of November 10, 1988, on Trademarks	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1998	Royal Decree-Law No. 8/1998 of July 31, 1998, on Urgent Measures concerning Industrial Property	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	1998	Law No. 5/1998 of March 6, 1998, on the Incorporation in Spanish Law of Council Directive 96/9/EEC of March 11, 1996 on the Legal Protection of Databases	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	1997	Law No. 66/97 of December 30, 1997, on Fiscal, Administrative Social Measures	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1997	Royal Decree No. 1270/1997 of July 24, 1997, on the Establishment of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Main IP Laws	1996	Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1996	Royal Decree No. 149/1996 of February 2, 1996, on the Extension of the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products to Nationals of WTO Members	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1996	Royal Decree No. 151/1996 of February 2, 1996, Partly Amending the Implementing Regulation of Law 11/1986 of March 20, 1986 on Patents, approved by Royal Decree 2245/1986 of October 10, 1986	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1995	Instruction No. 1/1995 of December 30, 1995 of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office on the implementation of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	1996	Penal Code (Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995)	Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other Industrial Property
Main IP Laws	1995	Law No. 27 of October 11, 1995, on the Incorporation in Spanish Law of Council Directive (EEC) No. 93/98 of October 29, 1993 harmonizing the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Main IP Laws	1995	Law No. 28 of October 11, 1995, on the Incorporation in Spanish Law of Council Directive (EEC) No. 93/83 of September 27, 1993 on the Coordination of Certain Rules concerning Copyright and Rights related to Copyright Applicable to Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Retransmission	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1996	Regulation for the Implementation of the Law of January 10, 1879, on Intellectual Property (approved by Royal Decree of September 3, 1880; and amended up to the Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	1995	Law No. 43 of December 30, 1994, on the Incorporation in Spanish Law of Council Directive (EEC) No. 92/100 of November 19, 1992, on Rental Right and Lending Right and on Certain Rights Related to Copyright in the field of Intellectual Property	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1995	Royal Decree No. 1802/1995 of 3 November, 1995 establishing the System for Determination of Compensatory Payments for Private Copying in the Cities of Ceuta and Melilla	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1995	Royal Decree No. 1802/1995 of November 3, 1995 establishing the System for Determination of the Compensatory Payments for Private Copying in the Cities of Ceuta and Melilla	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1995	Royal Decree No. 1248/95 of July 14, 1995, Partially Amending Royal Decree No. 479/1989 of May 5, 1989 Enacting Provisions on the Composition and Operating Procedures of the Arbitration Commission on Intellectual Property	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1995	Royal Decree No. 1123/1995 of July 3, 1995, implementing the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), signed at Washington on June 19, 1970	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1995	Royal Decree No. 157/1988 of February 22, 1988, Laying Down the Rules Governing Designations of Origin and Controlled Designations of Origin for Wines and Implementing Regulations (as amended by Royal Decree No. 1906/1995 of November 24, 1995)	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1994	Order of January 25, 1994, Laying Down the Correspondence between Spanish Legislation and Council Regulation (EEC) 2081/92 on the Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1994	Royal Decree No. 1694/1994 of July 22, 1994 implementing Law No. 30/1992 of November 26, 1992 on the Legal Regime of Public Administrations and the Common Administrative Measure, and Regulations on the General Registry of Intellectual Property and Procedure, which are approved by Royal Decree 1584/1991 of October 18, 1991	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1994	Regulation implementing Law No. 30/1992 on the Legal Regime of Public Administrations and the Common Administrative Procedure for the Grant, Maintenance and Modification of Industrial Property Rights (approved by Royal Decree No. 441/1994 of March 11, 1994)	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1994	Royal Decree No. 325/1994 of February 25, 1994, on Amendments to Article 15.2 of the Royal Decree No. 1434/1992 of November 27, 1992 implementing Articles 24, 25 and 140 of the Law No. 22/1987 of November 11, 1987 on Intellectual Property, as amended by Law No. 20/1992 of July 7, 1992	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1993	Law No. 16/1993 of December 23,1993, incorporating in Spanish Law Council Directive 91/250/EEC of May 14, 1991 on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1993	Royal Decree No. 1396/1993 of August 4, 1993, on Amendments to Royal Decree No. 1254/1990 of October 11, 1990 regulating the Use of Geographical Names for Agro-Food Products protected by Generic and Specific Designations of Origin	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1993	Regulation on the General Registry of Intellectual Property (approved by Royal Decree No. 773/1993 of May 14, 1993)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1993	Royal Decree No. 729/1993 of May 14, 1993 including Meat and Seasonings in the Regime governing Appellations of Origin and Specific Designations, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on the Statute on Vines, Wines and Alcohols	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1993	Royal Decree No. 305/1993 of February 26, 1993, Partly Amending the Organic Regulation Establishing the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, approved by Royal Decree No. 2573/1977 of June 7, 1997	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1993	Royal Decree No. 730/1993 of May 14, 1993, Including Aubergines in the Regime Governing Generic and Specific Appellations of Origin, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970, on the Statute on Vines, Wines and Alcohols	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1992	Royal Decree No. 1434/1992 of November 27, 1992 implementing Articles 24,25 and 140 of the Law No. 22/1987 on Intellectual Property, as amended by Law No. 20/1992 of July 7, 1992	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	1992	Law No. 21/1992 of July 16, 1992, on Industry	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks IP Regulatory Body Other Industrial Property
Main IP Laws	1992	Law No. 20/1992 of July 7, 1992, on Amendments to Law No. 22/1987 of November 11, 1987 on Intellectual Property	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1991	Regulations on the General Registry of Intellectual Property (approved by Royal Decree No. 1584/1991 of October 18, 1991)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1994	Regulation for the implementation of the Trademark Law No. 32/1988 of November 10, 1988 (approved by Royal Decree No. 645/1990 of May 18, 1990)	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1990	Royal Decree No. 1254/1990 of October 11, 1990, Regulating the use of Geographical Names for Agro-Food Products protected by Generic and Specific Designations of Origin	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1990	Royal Decree No. 1554/1990 of November 30, 1990 including Stone and Seed Fruits, Strawberries, Chilean Strawberries, Chufas and Orgeat in the Regime governing Appellations of Origin and Specific Designations, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on the Statute on Vines, Wines and Alcohols	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1990	Royal Decree No. 251/1990 of February 23, 1990 including Honey, Dried Fruit and Nougat in the Regime governing Appellations of Origin and Specific Designations, established by Law 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on the Statute on Vines, Wines and Alcohols	Geographical Indications
IP-related Laws	1989	Law No. 16/1989 of July 17, 1989 on the Protection of Competition	Patents (Inventions) Trade Names Competition Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1995	Royal Decree No. 479/1989 of May 5, 1989 enacting Provisions on the Composition and Operating Procedures of the Arbitration Commission on Intellectual Property (as last amended by Royal Decree No. 1248/1995 of July 14, 1995)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1989	Royal Decree No. 479/1989 of May 5, 1989, enacting Provisions on the Composition and Operating Procedures of the Arbitration Commission on Intellectual Property	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1988	Regulations for the Implementation of Law No. 11 of May 3, 1988, for the Legal Protection of the Topographies of Semiconductor Products (approved by Royal Decree No. 1465 of December 2, 1988)	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Main IP Laws	1999	Law No. 32/1988 of November 10, 1988, on Trademarks (as amended by Law No. 14/1999 of May 4, 1999, on Fees and Prices Charged to the Public for Services Rendered by the Council for Nuclear Safety)	Trademarks Trade Names Competition Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	1989	Law No. 32/1988 of November 10, 1988 on Trademarks	Trademarks Trade Names Competition Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1988	Royal Decree No. 759/1988 of July 15, 1988, including Agricultural Foodstuffs Produced without the Use of Synthesized Chemicals in the Regime governing Appellations of Origin and Specific Designations of Origin, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on on the Statute on Vineyards, Wine and Alcohols	Geographical Indications
Main IP Laws	1988	Law No. 11/1988 of May 3, 1988, on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1988	Royal Decree No. 157/88 of February 22, 1988, Laying Down the Rules Governing Designations of Origin and Controlled Designations of Origin for Wines and its Implementing Regulations	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1988	Royal Decree No. 395/1988 of April 25, 1988, implementing Article 24 of the Law No. 22/1987 on Intellectual Property	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1988	Royal Decree No. 396/1988 of April 25, 1988, implementing Article 72 of the Law on Intellectual Property, concerning Verification of Print-Runs	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1988	Royal Decree No. 448/1988 of April 22, 1988, regulating the Distribution of Cinematography Films and other Audiovisual Works embodied in Video-Graphic Materials	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1988	Royal Decree No. 728/1988 of July 8, 1988, Establishing Regulations on the Specific and Generic Appellations of Origin for Non-Wine Agri-Food Products	Geographical Indications
Main IP Laws	1987	Law No. 22/1987 of November 11, 1987, on Intellectual Property	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	1987	Organic Law No. 6/1987 of November 11, 1987, on Amendments to Section III of Chapter 4, under Title XIII of Book II of the Criminal Code	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1987	Royal Decree No. 1297/1987 of October 9, 1987 including Fresh Meat and Cooked Sausages in the Regime governing Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on the Statute on Vines, Wines and Alcohols	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1986	Regulation for the Implementation of Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on Patents (approved by Royal Decree No. 2245/1986 of 10 October, 1986)	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	1986	Royal Decree No. 2424/1986 of 10 October, 1986 for the implementation of the Convention on the Grant of European Patent, done in Munich on October 5, 1973	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	1998	Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on Patents (as amended up to Law No. 50/1998 on Tax, Administrative and Social Policy Measures)	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Transfer of Technology IP Regulatory Body
Main IP Laws	1986	Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on Patents	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Transfer of Technology IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	1985	Organic Law 6/1985 of July 1, 1985, on the Judicial Power	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1985	Royal Decree No. 1573/1985 of August 1, 1985, Regulating the Generic and Specific Designations of Origin of Alimentary Products	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1985	Royal Decree No. 2671/1985 of December 18, 1985 extending the Regime governing Appellations of Origin and Specific Designations to Peppers, established in Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on the Statute on Vineyards, Wine and Alcohols	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1984	Royal Decree No. 830/1984 of April 11, 1984 extending the Regime governing Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin to Asparagus, established by Law No. 25/1070 on the Statute on Vineyards, Wine and Alcohols	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1982	Royal Decree No. 972/1982 of April 2, 1982 extending the Regime governing Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin to certain Products, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970, on the Statute on Vineyards, Wine and Alcohols	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1981	Law No. 50/1981 of December 30, 1981 on the Status of the Public Prosecution Department	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1977	Organic Regulation on the Autonomous Body, the “Registry of Industrial Property” (approved by Royal Decree No. 2573/1977 of June 17, 1977)	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1977	Regulation on the Protection of Plant Varieties (approved by Royal Decree No. 1674/1977 of June 10, 1977)	Plant Variety Protection Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Main IP Laws	1975	Industrial Property Code (Royal Decree-Law of July 26, 1929, as amended by Law No. 12/1975 on the Protection of Plant Varieties and by Law No. 17/1975 of May 2, 1975, Creating the Autonomous Body, the “Registry of Industrial Property”)	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Plant Variety Protection
Main IP Laws	1975	Law No. 17/1975 of May 2, 1975, on the Creation of the Autonomous Body, the “Registry of Industrial Property”	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Main IP Laws	1975	Law No. 12/1975 of March 12, 1975 on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants	Trademarks Plant Variety Protection Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1974	Decree No. 3711/1974 of December 20, 1974 extending the Regime governing Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin to Olive Oil, Raw Ham and Cheese, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on the Statute on Vines, Wine and Alcohol	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1972	Regulation on the Implementation of Law No. 25/1970 on the Statute on Vines, Wine and Alcohol (approved by Royal Decree No. 835/1972 of March 23, 1972)	Geographical Indications
IP-related Laws	1955	Law of December 16, 1954, on Chattel Mortgage and Pledge without Transfer of Possession	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	1889	Civil Code (approved by Royal Decree of July 24, 1889)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	1883	Criminal Prosecution Law (approved by Royal Decree of September 14, 1882)	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Main IP Laws	1881	Civil Prosecution Act (Title I and II of Book I), approved by Royal Decree of February 3, 1881	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	1955	Regulation for the Implementation of the Law of January 10, 1879, on Intellectual Property (approved by Royal Decree of September 3, 1880)	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body

Type of Text

Year of Version

Title

Subject Matter

Main IP Laws

2022

Main IP Laws

2021

Law No. 3/2000 of January 7, 2000, on the Protection of Plant Varieties (as amended up to Law No. 11/2020 of December 30, 2020)

Plant Variety Protection

Main IP Laws

2020

IP-related Laws

2020

Law No. 29/1998 of July 13, 1998, on the Contentious-Administrative Jurisdiction (as amended up to Law No. 3/2020 of September 18, 2020)

IP-related Laws

2020

Law No. 34/2002 of July 11, 2002, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (as amended up to Law No. 6/2020 of November 11, 2020)

Domain Names

Other

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

2020

Law No. 6/2020 of November 11, 2020, on Certain Legal Aspects of Trust Services for Electronic Transactions

Other

IP-related Laws

2020

Royal Decree-Law No. 17/2020 of May 5, 2020, on Support Measures for the Cultural Sector and Tax Measures in face of the Economic and Social Impact of COVID-2019

IP Regulatory Body

Other

IP-related Laws

2020

Royal Decree-Law No. 26/2020 of July 7, 2020, on Economic Recovery Measures in face of the Impact of COVID-19 in the fields of Transport and Housing

Main IP Laws

2019

IP-related Laws

2019

Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure (version published on April 15, 2019)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Main IP Laws

2019

Law No. 1/2019 of February 20, 2019, on Trade Secrets

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

IP-related Laws

2019

Law No. 3/1991 of January 10, 1991, on Unfair Competition (as amended up to Law No. 1/2019 of February 20, 2019)

Trademarks

Trade Names

Competition

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

IP-related Laws

2019

Law No. 40/2015 of October 1, 2015, on the Legal Regime of the Public Sector (as amended up to Decision No. 132/2018 of December 13, 2018 of the Constitutional Court)

IP Regulatory Body

IP-related Laws

2019

Organic Law No. 6/1985 of July 1, 1985, on the Judicial Power (as amended up to Organic Law No. 4/2018 of December 28, 2018)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP-related Laws

2019

Penal Code (Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995, as amended up to Organic Law No. 2/2019 of March 1, 2019)

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2019

Regulation on the Implementation of Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (approved by Royal Decree No. 687/2002 of July 12, 2002, and amended up to Royal Decree No. 306/2019 of April 26, 2019)

Trademarks

Trade Names

Main IP Laws

2018

Main IP Laws

2018

Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (as amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 23/2018 of December 21, 2018)

Trademarks

Trade Names

IP-related Laws

2018

Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011, on Sustainable Economy (as amended up to Law No. 1/2018 of March 6, 2018)

Industrial Property

Main IP Laws

2018

Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (as amended up to Law No. 6/2018 of July 3, 2018)

Industrial Designs

Main IP Laws

2018

Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents (as amended by Law No. 6/2018 of July 3, 2018)

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

IP-related Laws

2018

Royal Decree-Law No. 23/2018 of December 21, 2018, on the Transposition of Directives in the field of Trademarks, Rail Transport and Package Travel and Related Travel Services

Trademarks

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Other

Main IP Laws

2018

Royal Decree-Law No. 2/2018 of April 13, 2018, on Amendments to the Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and Incorporating into Spanish Law Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of February 26, 2014, and Directive (EU) 2017/1564 of the European Parliament and of the Council of September 13, 2017

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2017

Order ETU/296/2017 of March 31, 2017, on the Establishment of the Maximum Term for Resolution of the Procedures Regulated by Law No. 24/2015 of July 24 of 2015, on Patents

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2016

Decision No. 2394/2016 of November 10, 2016, of the Contentious Chamber of the Supreme Court, on the Annulment of Royal Decree No. 1657/2012 of December 7, 2012

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

IP-related Laws

2018

Law No. 39/2015 of October 1, 2015, on the Common Administrative Procedure of the Public Administrations (as amended up to Organic Law No. 3/2018 of December 5, 2018)

Other

IP-related Laws

2019

Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure (as amended up to Law No. 5/2019 of March 15, 2019)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Main IP Laws

2017

IP-related Laws

2017

Law No. 15/2007 of July 3, 2007, on the Protection of Competition (as amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 9/2017 of May 26, 2017)

Competition

Other

Industrial Property

Main IP Laws

2017

Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (as amended up to Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents)

Trademarks

Trade Names

Main IP Laws

2017

Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2017

Royal Decree No. 267/2017 of March 17, 2017, on Development of Law No. 6/2015 of May 12, 2015, on Protected Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications of of Supraautonomic Territory, and Law No. 12/2013 of August 2, 2013, on the Measures for Improving the Functioning of the Food Chain

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2017

Royal Decree No. 316/2017 of March 31, 2017, on Approval of the Regulation for the Implementation of Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2016

Royal Decree No. 224/2016 of May 27, 2016, Setting Forth the Legal Regime of Orphan Works

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

2015

Main IP Laws

2015

Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on Patents (repealed by Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015)

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2015

Order ECD/2574/2015 of December 2, 2015, on Approval of the Methodology for Fixing General Tariffs relating to the Remuneration due for the Use of Repertoires of Intellectual Property Collective Rights Management Societies

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2015

Royal Decree No. 635/2015 of July 10, 2015, on the Legal Deposit of Online Publications

Other

IP-related Laws

2015

Law No. 18/2015 of July 9, 2015, on Amendments to Law No. 37/2007 of November 16, 2007, on the Reuse of Public Sector Information

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2015

Order IET/1186/2015, of June 16, 2015, on the Establishment of the Public Prices of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

2015

Law No. 6/2015 of May 12, 2015, on Protected Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications of Supra-autonomic Territory

Geographical Indications

Main IP Laws

2015

Law No. 6/2015 of May 12, 2015, on Protected Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications of Supra-autonomic Territory

Geographical Indications

IP-related Laws

2015

Law No. 7/2010 of March 31, 2010, on General of Audiovisual Communication (as amended up to Royal Decree No. 5/2015 of April 30, 2015)

IP-related Laws

2014

Law No. 9/2014, of May 9, 2014, on Telecommunications

Other

IP-related Laws

2015

Organic Law No. 1/2015 of March 30, 2015, on Amendments to the Penal Code (Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

IP-related Laws

2015

Law No. 39/2010 of December 22, 2010, on the General State Budget for 2011 (as amended up to Royal Legislative Decree N° 5/2015 of October 30, 2015)

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Other

IP-related Laws

2015

Law No. 37/2007 of November 16, 2007, on the Reuse of Public Sector Information (as amended by Law No. 18/2015 of July 9, 2015)

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Other

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2015

Royal Decree No. 1023/2015 of November 13, 2015, Setting Forth the Regulations Governing the Composition, Organization and Functioning of the First Division of the Intellectual Property Commission

IP-related Laws

2014

Instrument of Ratification of Spain to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity, adopted in October 29, 2010

Genetic Resources

Traditional Knowledge (TK)

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2014

Order ECD/2166/2014 of November 14, 2014, on the Establishment of the Amount of the Fair Compensation for Private Copying Corresponding to the 2013 Financial Year, financed by the General State Budget and the Distribution of the same among the Three Types of Reproduction referred to by Law

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2014

Royal Decree No. 624/2014 of July 18, 2014, developing the Remuneration to the Authors for Lending their Works in Certain Publicly Accessible Establishments

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2014

Royal Decree No. 54/2014 of January 31, 2014, Establishing and Regulating the Intersectoral Commission for Actions against Activities that Infringe Industrial Property rights

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2015

Royal Decree No. 1889/2011, of December 30, 2011, on the Operation of the Intellectual Property Commission (as amended up to Royal Decree No. 1023/2015 of November 13, 2015)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

IP-related Laws

2014

Law No. 10/2007 of June 22, 2007, on Reading, Books and Libraries (as amended by Law No. 21/2014 of November 4, 2014, on Amendments to the Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property)

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2014

Regulation on the Protection of Plant Varieties (approved by Royal Decree No. 1261/2005 of October 21, 2005, and amended by Royal Decree No. 593/2014 of July 11, 2014)

Plant Variety Protection

IP Regulatory Body

IP-related Laws

2012

Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011, on Sustainable Economy (as amended by Law No. 2/2012 of June 29, 2012)

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2012

Royal Decree No. 1657/2012 of December 7, 2012, Regulating the Procedure for Paying Fair Compensation in respect of Private Copying from the General State Budget

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2012

Royal Decree No. 1889/2011 of December 30, 2011, on the Operation of the Intellectual Property Commission

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Main IP Laws

2011

Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended up to Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011, on the Sustainable Economy)

Main IP Laws

2011

Main IP Laws

2011

Law No. 11/1988 of May 3, 1988, on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (as amended up to Law No. 39/2010 of December 22, 2010)

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Main IP Laws

2011

Law No. 20/2003 of 7 July, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (as amended up to Law No. 39/2010 of 22 December, 2010, on the General State Budget for 2011)

Industrial Designs

IP-related Laws

2011

Law No. 4/2011 of March 11, 2011, Complementing the Law on Sustainable Economy Amending the Organic Law No. 5/2002 of June 19, 2002, on Qualifications and Vocational Training; Law No. 2/2006 May 3, 2006, on Education; and Law No. 6/1985 of July 1, 1985, on the Judiciary

Other

IP-related Laws

2011

Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011, on Sustainable Economy

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2011

Order of February 20, 1997, on the Extension of the Provisional Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products to Persons from the Isle of Man

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP-related Laws

2011

Organic Law No. 6/1985 of July 1, 1985, on the Judiciary (as amended up to Organic Law No. 8/2011 of July 21, 2011)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP-related Laws

2011

Royal Decree-Law No. 20/2011 of December 30, 2011, on Urgent Budgetary, Tax and Financial Measures for the Correction of Public Deficit

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2011

Royal Decree No. 1495/2011 of October 24, 2011, on the Implementation of Law No. 37/2007, of November 16, 2007, on the Reuse of Public Sector Information, for the Scope of the State Public Sector

Other

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

2010

Organic Law No. 5/2010 of June 22, 2010, on Amendments to the Penal Code, also called Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP-related Laws

2010

Law No. 29/2009 of December 30, 2009, on Amendments to the Legal Regime Governing Unfair Competition and Advertising for the Improvement of Consumer and User Protection

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Competition

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

IP-related Laws

2010

Law No. 34/2002 of July 11, 2002, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (as amended up to Law No. 7/2010 of March 31, 2010)

Domain Names

Other

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

2009

Law No. 25/2009 of December 22, 2009, on Amendments to Various Laws for the Adaptation thereof to Law No. 17/2009 of November 23, 2009 on Freedom of Access to Service Activities and the Exercise thereof

Patents (Inventions)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

IP-related Laws

2009

Law No. 3/1991 of January 10, 1991, on Unfair Competition

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Trade Names

Competition

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Main IP Laws

2009

Law No. 3/2008, of December 20, 2008, on the Resale Right for the Benefit of the Author of an Original Art Work

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2008

Royal Decree No. 2063/2008 of December 12, 2008, implementing Law No. 10/2007 of June 22, 2007, on Reading, Books and Libraries in relation to the ISBN (International Standard Book Number)

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2008

Royal Decree No. 1431/2008 of August 29, 2008, on Amendments to Certain Regulations on Industrial Property

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2008

Order PRE/1743/2008 of June 18, 2008 establishing the List of Equipment, Apparatus and Materials subject to Payment of Fair Compensation for Private Copying, the Amounts Applied to Each of Them and the Distribution between Different Modes of Reproduction

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2007

Royal Decree No. 1069/2007 of July 27, 2007 regulating the Procedure for the Applications of Registration in the Community Register for the Protected Denominations of Origin and Geographic Indications and the Opposition to them

Geographical Indications

IP Regulatory Body

IP-related Laws

2011

Law No. 15/2007 of July 3, 2007, on the Protection of Competition (as amended up to Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011)

Competition

Other

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

2007

Law No. 15/2007 of July 3, 2007, on the Protection of Competition

Competition

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2007

Order CUL/1523/2007 of May 24, 2007 establishing the Administrative Committee of Relief Fund for Fine Arts.

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2006

Order EHA/2343/2006 of July 3, 2006 on the Intervention of the Customs Authorities in cases of Declaration of Goods Suspected of Infringing Intellectual Property Rights

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Trade Names

Competition

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP-related Laws

2006

Law No. 19/2006 of June 5, 2006, on the Extension of the Means of Protection of Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights and Laying Down Procedural Rules for the Facilitation of the Application of Various Community Regulations

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2006

Royal Decree No. 397/2006 of March 31, 2006, on Amendments to Royal Decree No. 1270/1997 of July 24, 1997, on the Establishment of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2005

Regulation on the Protection of Plant Varieties (approved by Royal Decree No. 1261/2005 of October 21, 2005)

Plant Variety Protection

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2005

Royal Decree No. 1228/2005 of October 13, 2005 creating and regulating Inter-sectoral Commission for Action Against Activities which Infringe Intellectual Property Rights

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2005

Order CUL/1079/2005 of April 21, 2005, providing for the publication of the Agreement of the Council of Ministers on April 8, 2005 on the approval of the Government's Integral Plan for the Reduction and Elimination of Activities that Violate Intellectual Property Rights

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP-related Laws

2004

Law No. 15/2003 of November 25, 2003, on Amendments to the Penal Code, also called Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2017

Regulation for the Implementation of Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (approved by Royal Decree No. 1937/2004 of September 27, 2004, and amended up to Royal Decree No. 316/2017 of March 31, 2017)

Industrial Designs

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2008

Regulation for the Implementation of Law No. 20/2003 on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (approved by Royal Decree No. 1937/2004 of September 27, 2004, and amended by Royal Decree No. 1431/2008 of August 29, 2008)

Industrial Designs

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2004

Regulation implementing Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (approved by Royal Decree No. 1937/2004 of September 27, 2004)

Industrial Designs

IP Regulatory Body

IP-related Laws

2003

Law No. 24/2003 of July 10, 2003, on Vineyards and Wine

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Trade Names

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Main IP Laws

2017

Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (as amended up to Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents)

Industrial Designs

Main IP Laws

2003

Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on the Legal Protection of Industrial Designs

Industrial Designs

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2003

Order CTE/662/2003 of March 18, 2003 establishing the National Plan for Domain Names under the Country Code Corresponding to Spain ('.es')

Domain Names

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2003

Regulations of the General Registry of Intellectual Property (approved by Royal Decree No. 281/2003 of March 7, 2003)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2008

Regulation on the Implementation of Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (approved by Royal Decree No. 687/2002 of July 12, 2002, and amended by Royal Decree No. 1431/2008 of August 29, 2008)

Trademarks

Trade Names

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2002

Regulation on the implementation of Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (approved by Royal Decree No. 687/2002 of July 12, 2002)

Trademarks

Trade Names

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

2002

Law No. 10/2002 of April 29, 2002, on Amendments to Patent Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on the Transposition of European Parliament and Council Directive 98/44/EC of July 6, 1998, on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions

Patents (Inventions)

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2011

Statutes for the Public Entity Red.es (approved by Royal Decree No. 164/2002 of February 8, 2002, and last amended by Royal Decree No. 351/2011 of March 11, 2011)

Domain Names

IP Regulatory Body

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2002

Statutes of the Public Entity Red.es (approved by Royal Decree No. 164/2002 of February 8, 2002)

Domain Names

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2002

Royal Decree No. 55/2002 of January 18, 2002 on the Use and Assignment of the Inventions of Public Research Bodies, pursuant to Article 20 of Patent Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Main IP Laws

2011

Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (as amended up to Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011)

Trademarks

Trade Names

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

2003

Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (as amended up to Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003, on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs)

Trademarks

Trade Names

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

IP-related Laws

2003

Organic Law No. 8/2003 of July 9, 2003, on the Bankruptcy Reform Amending Organic Law No. 6/1985 of July 1, 1985, on the Judicial Power

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Main IP Laws

2002

Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks

Trademarks

Trade Names

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

2002

Law No. 3/2000 of January 7, 2000, on the Protection of Plant Varieties (as amended up to Law No. 3/2002 of March 12, 2002)

Plant Variety Protection

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2001

Royal Decree No. 996/2001 of September 10, 2001 establishing the Procedure for Granting National Patents subject to Preliminary Examination

Patents (Inventions)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2000

Order of December 27, 2000 to Give Effect to Royal Decree No. 1665/1991 of October 25, 1991 on the Recognition of Higher Education Teaching Qualifications of Nationals of Member States which Require at least Three Years' Training at Higher Education Level for the Profession of Industrial Property Agent

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2000

Order of April 14, 2000 notifying the Reduction in the PCT International Search Fee granted by the Spanish Patents and Trademarks Office to Applicants from Certain Countries under Similar Conditions to those established by the European Patent Office

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

IP-related Laws

2015

Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure (as amended up to Organic Law No. 16/2015 of October 27, 2015)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

IP-related Laws

2012

Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure (as amended up to Law No. 5/2012 of July 6, 2012)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

IP-related Laws

2010

Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure (as amended up to Law No. 29/2009 of December 30, 2009)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

IP-related Laws

2001

Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Main IP Laws

2001

Law No. 3/2000 of January 7, 2000, on the Protection of Plant Varieties

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

Plant Variety Protection

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

2000

Law No. 3/2000 of January 7, 2000, on the Protection of Plant Varieties

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

Plant Variety Protection

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2017

Royal Decree No. 1270/1997 of July 24, 1997, on the Establishment of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (as amended by Royal Decree No. 316/2017 of March 31, 2017)

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2017

Royal Decree No. 1270/1997 of July 24, 1997, on the Establishment of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (as amended up to Royal Decree No. 903/2017 of October 13, 2017)

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2006

Royal Decree No. 1270/1997 of July 24, 1997, on the Establishment of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (as amended by Royal Decree No. 397/2006 of March 31, 2006)

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Main IP Laws

2020

IP-related Laws

2015

Penal Code (Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995, as amended up to Law No. 4/2015 of April 27, 2015)

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

2011

Penal Code (Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995, as amended up to Organic Law No. 3/2011 of January 28, 2011)

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

2009

Law No. 21/1992 of July 16, 1992 on Industry (as last amended by Law No. 25/2009 of December 22, 2009)

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

Other

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

2010

Law No. 3/1991 of January 10, 1991, on Unfair Competition (as amended up to Law No. 29/2009 of December 30, 2009)

Trademarks

Trade Names

Competition

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2012

Decree of March 3, 1989, establishing the Protection of the New Strawberry Variety

Plant Variety Protection

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2010

Regulation for the Implementation of Law No. 11/1986 of 20 March, 1986, on Patents (approved by Royal Decree No. 2245/1986 of October 10, 1986, and amended up to Royal Decree No. 245/2010 of March 5, 2010)

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2008

Royal Decree No. 2424/1986 of 10 October, 1986 for the implementation of the Convention on the Grant of European Patent, done in Munich on October 5, 1973 (as last amended by Royal Decree No. 1431/2008 of August 29, 2008)

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

2011

Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on Patents (as amended up to Law No. 14/2011 of June 1, 2011)

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Transfer of Technology

IP Regulatory Body

IP-related Laws

2015

Organic Law No. 6/1985 of July 1, 1985, on the Judiciary (as amended up to Organic Law No. 16/2015 of October 27, 2015)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

IP-related Laws

2015

Organic Law No. 7/2015 of July 21, 2015, on Amendments to the Organic Law No. 6/1985 of July 1, 1985 of the Judicial Branch

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

IP-related Laws

2010

Law No. 50/1981 of December 30, 1981 on the Statutes of the Department of Public Prosecution (as last amended by Law No. 4/2010 of March 10, 2010)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP-related Laws

2017

Law No. 17/1975 of May 2, 1975, on the Creation of the Autonomous Body, the “Registry of Industrial Property” (as amended up to Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents)

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Main IP Laws

2000

Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970, on the Statute on Vineyards, Wine and Alcohols

Geographical Indications

IP-related Laws

2009

Law of December 16, 1954, on Chattel Mortgage and Pledge without Transfer of Possession (as amended up to Law No. 13/2009 of November 3, 2009)

Other

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

2017

Civil Code (approved by Royal Decree of July 24, 1889, and amended up to Law No. 4/2017 of June 28, 2017)

Other

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

2015

Civil Code (approved by Royal Decree of July 24, 1889, and amended up to Law No. 42/2015 of October 5, 2015)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

2011

Civil Code (approved by Royal Decree of July 24, 1889, and amended up to Law No. 20/2011 of July 21, 2011)

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

2009

Civil Code (approved by Royal Decree of July 24, 1889)

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

2015

Criminal Procedure Law (approved by Royal Decree of September 14, 1882, and amended up to Organic Law No. 13/2015 of October 5, 2015)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

IP-related Laws

2011

Criminal Prosecution Law (approved by Royal Decree of September 14, 1882, and amended up to Law 37/2011 of October 10, 2011)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP-related Laws

2017

Law of December 16, 1954, on Chattel Mortgage and Pledge without Transfer of Possession (as amended up to Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents)

Other

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2000

Royal Decree No. 1595/1999 of October 15, 1999 setting Time Limits for the Payment of Industrial Property Fees

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2000

Royal Decree No. 812/2000 of May 19, 2000, establishing Application of the Procedure for Grant of Patents subject to Preliminary Examination in Food Sector

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

2000

Statutes of the Official Association of Industrial Property Agents (approved by Royal Decree No. 278/2000 of February 25, 2000)

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

1999

Law No. 55/1999 of December 29, 1999 on Fiscal, Administrative Social Measures

IP Regulatory Body

Other

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1999

Resolution of April 5, 1999 of the Secretariat of State for Culture authorizing the 'Copyright Organization in Audiovisual Media-Administration Entity' (DAMA) to act as an Organization for the Management of the Rights Provided for in the Law on Intellectual Property

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1999

Order of February 12, 1999, modifying the Amount of Fees prescribed for Certain Services Rendered by the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office and reclassifying the Public Prices and Fees Prescribed for Information Services

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

1998

Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and amended by Law No. 5/1998 of March 6, 1998, incorporating Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 11, 1996, on the Legal Protection of Databases)

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1998

Law No. 50/1998 of December 30, 1998, on Amendments to Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on Patents and Law No. 32/1988 of November 10, 1988, on Trademarks

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1998

Royal Decree-Law No. 8/1998 of July 31, 1998, on Urgent Measures concerning Industrial Property

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

1998

Law No. 5/1998 of March 6, 1998, on the Incorporation in Spanish Law of Council Directive 96/9/EEC of March 11, 1996 on the Legal Protection of Databases

IP-related Laws

1997

Law No. 66/97 of December 30, 1997, on Fiscal, Administrative Social Measures

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Trademarks

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1997

Royal Decree No. 1270/1997 of July 24, 1997, on the Establishment of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Main IP Laws

1996

Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, Regularizing, Clarifying and Harmonizing the Applicable Statutory Provisions (approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996)

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1996

Royal Decree No. 149/1996 of February 2, 1996, on the Extension of the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products to Nationals of WTO Members

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1996

Royal Decree No. 151/1996 of February 2, 1996, Partly Amending the Implementing Regulation of Law 11/1986 of March 20, 1986 on Patents, approved by Royal Decree 2245/1986 of October 10, 1986

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1995

Instruction No. 1/1995 of December 30, 1995 of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office on the implementation of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

IP-related Laws

1996

Penal Code (Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995)

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Industrial Property

Main IP Laws

1995

Law No. 27 of October 11, 1995, on the Incorporation in Spanish Law of Council Directive (EEC) No. 93/98 of October 29, 1993 harmonizing the Term of Protection of Copyright and Certain Related Rights

Main IP Laws

1995

Law No. 28 of October 11, 1995, on the Incorporation in Spanish Law of Council Directive (EEC) No. 93/83 of September 27, 1993 on the Coordination of Certain Rules concerning Copyright and Rights related to Copyright Applicable to Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Retransmission

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1996

Regulation for the Implementation of the Law of January 10, 1879, on Intellectual Property (approved by Royal Decree of September 3, 1880; and amended up to the Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996)

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

1995

Law No. 43 of December 30, 1994, on the Incorporation in Spanish Law of Council Directive (EEC) No. 92/100 of November 19, 1992, on Rental Right and Lending Right and on Certain Rights Related to Copyright in the field of Intellectual Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1995

Royal Decree No. 1802/1995 of 3 November, 1995 establishing the System for Determination of Compensatory Payments for Private Copying in the Cities of Ceuta and Melilla

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1995

Royal Decree No. 1802/1995 of November 3, 1995 establishing the System for Determination of the Compensatory Payments for Private Copying in the Cities of Ceuta and Melilla

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1995

Royal Decree No. 1248/95 of July 14, 1995, Partially Amending Royal Decree No. 479/1989 of May 5, 1989 Enacting Provisions on the Composition and Operating Procedures of the Arbitration Commission on Intellectual Property

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1995

Royal Decree No. 1123/1995 of July 3, 1995, implementing the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), signed at Washington on June 19, 1970

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1995

Royal Decree No. 157/1988 of February 22, 1988, Laying Down the Rules Governing Designations of Origin and Controlled Designations of Origin for Wines and Implementing Regulations (as amended by Royal Decree No. 1906/1995 of November 24, 1995)

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1994

Order of January 25, 1994, Laying Down the Correspondence between Spanish Legislation and Council Regulation (EEC) 2081/92 on the Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1994

Royal Decree No. 1694/1994 of July 22, 1994 implementing Law No. 30/1992 of November 26, 1992 on the Legal Regime of Public Administrations and the Common Administrative Measure, and Regulations on the General Registry of Intellectual Property and Procedure, which are approved by Royal Decree 1584/1991 of October 18, 1991

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1994

Regulation implementing Law No. 30/1992 on the Legal Regime of Public Administrations and the Common Administrative Procedure for the Grant, Maintenance and Modification of Industrial Property Rights (approved by Royal Decree No. 441/1994 of March 11, 1994)

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1994

Royal Decree No. 325/1994 of February 25, 1994, on Amendments to Article 15.2 of the Royal Decree No. 1434/1992 of November 27, 1992 implementing Articles 24, 25 and 140 of the Law No. 22/1987 of November 11, 1987 on Intellectual Property, as amended by Law No. 20/1992 of July 7, 1992

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1993

Law No. 16/1993 of December 23,1993, incorporating in Spanish Law Council Directive 91/250/EEC of May 14, 1991 on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1993

Royal Decree No. 1396/1993 of August 4, 1993, on Amendments to Royal Decree No. 1254/1990 of October 11, 1990 regulating the Use of Geographical Names for Agro-Food Products protected by Generic and Specific Designations of Origin

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1993

Regulation on the General Registry of Intellectual Property (approved by Royal Decree No. 773/1993 of May 14, 1993)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1993

Royal Decree No. 729/1993 of May 14, 1993 including Meat and Seasonings in the Regime governing Appellations of Origin and Specific Designations, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on the Statute on Vines, Wines and Alcohols

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1993

Royal Decree No. 305/1993 of February 26, 1993, Partly Amending the Organic Regulation Establishing the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, approved by Royal Decree No. 2573/1977 of June 7, 1997

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1993

Royal Decree No. 730/1993 of May 14, 1993, Including Aubergines in the Regime Governing Generic and Specific Appellations of Origin, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970, on the Statute on Vines, Wines and Alcohols

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1992

Royal Decree No. 1434/1992 of November 27, 1992 implementing Articles 24,25 and 140 of the Law No. 22/1987 on Intellectual Property, as amended by Law No. 20/1992 of July 7, 1992

IP-related Laws

1992

Law No. 21/1992 of July 16, 1992, on Industry

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

IP Regulatory Body

Other

Industrial Property

Main IP Laws

1992

Law No. 20/1992 of July 7, 1992, on Amendments to Law No. 22/1987 of November 11, 1987 on Intellectual Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1991

Regulations on the General Registry of Intellectual Property (approved by Royal Decree No. 1584/1991 of October 18, 1991)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1994

Regulation for the implementation of the Trademark Law No. 32/1988 of November 10, 1988 (approved by Royal Decree No. 645/1990 of May 18, 1990)

Trademarks

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1990

Royal Decree No. 1254/1990 of October 11, 1990, Regulating the use of Geographical Names for Agro-Food Products protected by Generic and Specific Designations of Origin

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1990

Royal Decree No. 1554/1990 of November 30, 1990 including Stone and Seed Fruits, Strawberries, Chilean Strawberries, Chufas and Orgeat in the Regime governing Appellations of Origin and Specific Designations, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on the Statute on Vines, Wines and Alcohols

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1990

Royal Decree No. 251/1990 of February 23, 1990 including Honey, Dried Fruit and Nougat in the Regime governing Appellations of Origin and Specific Designations, established by Law 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on the Statute on Vines, Wines and Alcohols

Geographical Indications

IP-related Laws

1989

Law No. 16/1989 of July 17, 1989 on the Protection of Competition

Patents (Inventions)

Trade Names

Competition

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1995

Royal Decree No. 479/1989 of May 5, 1989 enacting Provisions on the Composition and Operating Procedures of the Arbitration Commission on Intellectual Property (as last amended by Royal Decree No. 1248/1995 of July 14, 1995)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1989

Royal Decree No. 479/1989 of May 5, 1989, enacting Provisions on the Composition and Operating Procedures of the Arbitration Commission on Intellectual Property

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1988

Regulations for the Implementation of Law No. 11 of May 3, 1988, for the Legal Protection of the Topographies of Semiconductor Products (approved by Royal Decree No. 1465 of December 2, 1988)

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Main IP Laws

1999

Law No. 32/1988 of November 10, 1988, on Trademarks (as amended by Law No. 14/1999 of May 4, 1999, on Fees and Prices Charged to the Public for Services Rendered by the Council for Nuclear Safety)

Trademarks

Trade Names

Competition

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

1989

Law No. 32/1988 of November 10, 1988 on Trademarks

Trademarks

Trade Names

Competition

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1988

Royal Decree No. 759/1988 of July 15, 1988, including Agricultural Foodstuffs Produced without the Use of Synthesized Chemicals in the Regime governing Appellations of Origin and Specific Designations of Origin, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on on the Statute on Vineyards, Wine and Alcohols

Geographical Indications

Main IP Laws

1988

Law No. 11/1988 of May 3, 1988, on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1988

Royal Decree No. 157/88 of February 22, 1988, Laying Down the Rules Governing Designations of Origin and Controlled Designations of Origin for Wines and its Implementing Regulations

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1988

Royal Decree No. 395/1988 of April 25, 1988, implementing Article 24 of the Law No. 22/1987 on Intellectual Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1988

Royal Decree No. 396/1988 of April 25, 1988, implementing Article 72 of the Law on Intellectual Property, concerning Verification of Print-Runs

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1988

Royal Decree No. 448/1988 of April 22, 1988, regulating the Distribution of Cinematography Films and other Audiovisual Works embodied in Video-Graphic Materials

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1988

Royal Decree No. 728/1988 of July 8, 1988, Establishing Regulations on the Specific and Generic Appellations of Origin for Non-Wine Agri-Food Products

Geographical Indications

Main IP Laws

1987

Law No. 22/1987 of November 11, 1987, on Intellectual Property

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP-related Laws

1987

Organic Law No. 6/1987 of November 11, 1987, on Amendments to Section III of Chapter 4, under Title XIII of Book II of the Criminal Code

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1987

Royal Decree No. 1297/1987 of October 9, 1987 including Fresh Meat and Cooked Sausages in the Regime governing Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on the Statute on Vines, Wines and Alcohols

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1986

Regulation for the Implementation of Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on Patents (approved by Royal Decree No. 2245/1986 of 10 October, 1986)

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

1986

Royal Decree No. 2424/1986 of 10 October, 1986 for the implementation of the Convention on the Grant of European Patent, done in Munich on October 5, 1973

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

1998

Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on Patents (as amended up to Law No. 50/1998 on Tax, Administrative and Social Policy Measures)

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Transfer of Technology

IP Regulatory Body

Main IP Laws

1986

Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986, on Patents

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Transfer of Technology

IP Regulatory Body

IP-related Laws

1985

Organic Law 6/1985 of July 1, 1985, on the Judicial Power

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1985

Royal Decree No. 1573/1985 of August 1, 1985, Regulating the Generic and Specific Designations of Origin of Alimentary Products

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1985

Royal Decree No. 2671/1985 of December 18, 1985 extending the Regime governing Appellations of Origin and Specific Designations to Peppers, established in Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on the Statute on Vineyards, Wine and Alcohols

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1984

Royal Decree No. 830/1984 of April 11, 1984 extending the Regime governing Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin to Asparagus, established by Law No. 25/1070 on the Statute on Vineyards, Wine and Alcohols

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1982

Royal Decree No. 972/1982 of April 2, 1982 extending the Regime governing Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin to certain Products, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970, on the Statute on Vineyards, Wine and Alcohols

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1981

Law No. 50/1981 of December 30, 1981 on the Status of the Public Prosecution Department

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1977

Organic Regulation on the Autonomous Body, the “Registry of Industrial Property” (approved by Royal Decree No. 2573/1977 of June 17, 1977)

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1977

Regulation on the Protection of Plant Varieties (approved by Royal Decree No. 1674/1977 of June 10, 1977)

Plant Variety Protection

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Main IP Laws

1975

Industrial Property Code (Royal Decree-Law of July 26, 1929, as amended by Law No. 12/1975 on the Protection of Plant Varieties and by Law No. 17/1975 of May 2, 1975, Creating the Autonomous Body, the “Registry of Industrial Property”)

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Plant Variety Protection

Main IP Laws

1975

Law No. 17/1975 of May 2, 1975, on the Creation of the Autonomous Body, the “Registry of Industrial Property”

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Main IP Laws

1975

Law No. 12/1975 of March 12, 1975 on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

Trademarks

Plant Variety Protection

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1974

Decree No. 3711/1974 of December 20, 1974 extending the Regime governing Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin to Olive Oil, Raw Ham and Cheese, established by Law No. 25/1970 of December 2, 1970 on the Statute on Vines, Wine and Alcohol

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1972

Regulation on the Implementation of Law No. 25/1970 on the Statute on Vines, Wine and Alcohol (approved by Royal Decree No. 835/1972 of March 23, 1972)

Geographical Indications

IP-related Laws

1955

Law of December 16, 1954, on Chattel Mortgage and Pledge without Transfer of Possession

Other

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

1889

Civil Code (approved by Royal Decree of July 24, 1889)

Other

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

1883

Criminal Prosecution Law (approved by Royal Decree of September 14, 1882)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Main IP Laws

1881

Civil Prosecution Act (Title I and II of Book I), approved by Royal Decree of February 3, 1881

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

1955

Regulation for the Implementation of the Law of January 10, 1879, on Intellectual Property (approved by Royal Decree of September 3, 1880)

IP Regulatory Body

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