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Main IP Laws (8 texts)

Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
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)	2022	Amended up to : March 31, 2022 Entry into force : April 23, 1996 Published : April 22, 1996 Promulgated : April 12, 1996	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
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)	2021	Amended up to : January 1, 2021 Entry into force : April 10, 2000 Published : January 10, 2000 Promulgated : January 7, 2000	Plant Variety Protection
Law No. 1/2019 of February 20, 2019, on Trade Secrets	2019	Entry into force : March 13, 2019 Published : February 21, 2019 Promulgated : February 20, 2019	Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001, on Trademarks (as amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 23/2018 of December 21, 2018)	2018	Amended up to : December 28, 2018 Entry into force : July 31, 2002 Published : December 8, 2001 Promulgated : December 7, 2001	Trademarks Trade Names
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)	2018	Amended up to : July 5, 2018 Entry into force : July 9, 2003 Published : July 8, 2003 Promulgated : July 7, 2003	Industrial Designs
Law No. 24/2015 of July 24, 2015, on Patents (as amended by Law No. 6/2018 of July 3, 2018)	2018	Amended : July 5, 2018 Entry into force : April 1, 2017 Published : July 25, 2015 Promulgated : July 24, 2015	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models
Law No. 6/2015 of May 12, 2015, on Protected Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications of Supra-autonomic Territory	2015	Entry into force : June 2, 2015 Published : May 13, 2015 Promulgated : May 12, 2015	Geographical Indications
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)	2011	Amended up to : January 1, 2011 Entry into force : September 5, 1988 Published : May 5, 1988 Promulgated : May 3, 1988	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

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)

2022

Amended up to :

March 31, 2022

Entry into force :

April 23, 1996

Published :

April 22, 1996

Promulgated :

April 12, 1996

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)

2021

Amended up to :

January 1, 2021

Entry into force :

April 10, 2000

Published :

January 10, 2000

Promulgated :

January 7, 2000

Plant Variety Protection

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

2019

Entry into force :

March 13, 2019

Published :

February 21, 2019

Promulgated :

February 20, 2019

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

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

2018

Amended up to :

December 28, 2018

Entry into force :

July 31, 2002

Published :

December 8, 2001

Promulgated :

December 7, 2001

Trademarks

Trade Names

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)

2018

Amended up to :

July 5, 2018

Entry into force :

July 9, 2003

Published :

July 8, 2003

Promulgated :

July 7, 2003

Industrial Designs

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

2018

Amended :

July 5, 2018

Entry into force :

April 1, 2017

Published :

July 25, 2015

Promulgated :

July 24, 2015

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

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

2015

Entry into force :

June 2, 2015

Published :

May 13, 2015

Promulgated :

May 12, 2015

Geographical Indications

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)

2011

Amended up to :

January 1, 2011

Entry into force :

September 5, 1988

Published :

May 5, 1988

Promulgated :

May 3, 1988

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Laws/Regulations (105 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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)	2019	Amended up to : May 1, 2019 Entry into force : July 31, 2002 Issued : July 12, 2002	Trademarks Trade Names
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2017	Entry into force : April 1, 2017 Adopted : March 31, 2017	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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)	2017	Entry into force : October 17, 2004 Adopted : September 27, 2004	Industrial Designs IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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)	2017	Entry into force : August 31, 1997 Adopted : July 24, 1997	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2017	Entry into force : March 19, 2017 Issued : March 17, 2017	Trademarks Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2017	Entry into force : April 1, 2017 Adopted : March 31, 2017	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Royal Decree No. 224/2016 of May 27, 2016, Setting Forth the Legal Regime of Orphan Works	2016	Entry into force : June 12, 2016 Adopted : May 27, 2016	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2015	Entry into force : December 5, 2015 Adopted : December 2, 2015	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Order IET/1186/2015, of June 16, 2015, on the Establishment of the Public Prices of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office	2015	Entry into force : June 19, 2015 Adopted : June 16, 2015	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2015	Entry into force : November 15, 2015 Issued : November 13, 2015	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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)	2015	Entry into force : February 29, 2012 Adopted : December 30, 2011	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2014	Entry into force : November 20, 2014 Adopted : November 14, 2014	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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)	2014	Adopted : October 21, 2005	Plant Variety Protection IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Royal Decree No. 624/2014 of July 18, 2014, developing the Remuneration to the Authors for Lending their Works in Certain Publicly Accessible Establishments	2014	Entry into force : August 2, 2014 Adopted : July 18, 2014	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Decree of March 3, 1989, establishing the Protection of the New Strawberry Variety	2012	Entry into force : March 19, 1989 Adopted : March 3, 1989	Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2011	Entry into force : May 17, 2011 Issued : May 17, 2011	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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)	2011	Entry into force : February 17, 2002 Adopted : February 8, 2002	Domain Names IP Regulatory Body Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2008	Entry into force : June 20, 2008 Adopted : June 18, 2008	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Royal Decree No. 1431/2008 of August 29, 2008, on Amendments to Certain Regulations on Industrial Property	2008	Entry into force : September 15, 2008 Adopted : August 29, 2008	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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)	2008	Entry into force : October 26, 1986 Adopted : October 10, 1986	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2007	Entry into force : September 6, 2007 Adopted : July 27, 2007	Geographical Indications IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2006	Entry into force : July 20, 2006 Adopted : July 3, 2006	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks Geographical Indications Trade Names Competition Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2006	Entry into force : April 24, 2006 Adopted : March 31, 2006	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2005	Adopted : April 21, 2005	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Order CTE/662/2003 of March 18, 2003 establishing the National Plan for Domain Names under the Country Code Corresponding to Spain ('.es')	2003	Entry into force : April 26, 2003 Adopted : March 18, 2003	Domain Names
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulations of the General Registry of Intellectual Property (approved by Royal Decree No. 281/2003 of March 7, 2003)	2003	Entry into force : April 17, 2003 Adopted : March 7, 2003	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2002	Entry into force : January 31, 2002 Adopted : January 18, 2002	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Royal Decree No. 996/2001 of September 10, 2001 establishing the Procedure for Granting National Patents subject to Preliminary Examination	2001	Entry into force : September 12, 2001 Adopted : September 10, 2001	Patents (Inventions) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2000	Entry into force : April 29, 2000 Adopted : April 14, 2000	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2000	Entry into force : January 20, 2001 Adopted : December 27, 2000	Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Royal Decree No. 1595/1999 of October 15, 1999 setting Time Limits for the Payment of Industrial Property Fees	2000	Entry into force : January 1, 2000 Issued : October 15, 1999	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	2000	Entry into force : June 9, 2000 Adopted : May 19, 2000	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Statutes of the Official Association of Industrial Property Agents (approved by Royal Decree No. 278/2000 of February 25, 2000)	2000	Entry into force : March 17, 2000 Adopted : February 25, 2000	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1999	Entry into force : April 5, 1999 Adopted : April 5, 1999	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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)	1996	Entry into force : September 26, 1880 Adopted : September 3, 1880	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1996	Entry into force : March 9, 1996 Adopted : February 2, 1996	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1996	Entry into force : February 8, 1996 Adopted : February 2, 1996	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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)	1995	Adopted : December 30, 1995	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Royal Decree No. 1123/1995 of July 3, 1995, implementing the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), signed at Washington on June 19, 1970	1995	Entry into force : September 7, 1995 Adopted : July 3, 1995	Patents (Inventions) IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1995	Entry into force : August 5, 1995 Adopted : July 14, 1995	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1995	Entry into force : December 9, 1995 Adopted : November 3, 1995	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1995	Entry into force : December 9, 1995 Adopted : November 3, 1995	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1994	Entry into force : February 26, 1994 Adopted : February 25, 1994	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1993	Entry into force : October 13, 1993 Adopted : August 4, 1993	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1993	Entry into force : June 4, 1993 Adopted : May 14, 1993	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1992	Entry into force : December 17, 1992 Adopted : November 27, 1992	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1990	Entry into force : November 7, 1990 Published : October 18, 1990 Issued : October 11, 1990	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1990	Entry into force : December 5, 1990 Promulgated : November 30, 1990	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1990	Entry into force : March 1, 1990 Adopted : February 23, 1990	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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)	1988	Entry into force : December 9, 1988 Adopted : December 2, 1988	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Royal Decree No. 396/1988 of April 25, 1988, implementing Article 72 of the Law on Intellectual Property, concerning Verification of Print-Runs	1988	Entry into force : April 29, 1988 Adopted : April 25, 1988	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1988	Entry into force : July 22, 1988 Adopted : July 15, 1988	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1987	Adopted : October 9, 1987	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1985	Adopted : December 18, 1985	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1984	Adopted : April 11, 1984	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	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	1982	Adopted : April 2, 1982	Geographical Indications
IP-related Laws	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)	2020	Amended up to : November 13, 2020 Entry into force : October 12, 2002 Published : July 12, 2002 Passed : July 11, 2002 Promulgated : July 11, 2002	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Domain Names Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Law No. 3/1991 of January 10, 1991, on Unfair Competition (as amended up to Law No. 1/2019 of February 20, 2019)	2019	Amended up to : March 13, 2019 Entry into force : January 31, 1991 Published : January 11, 1991 Promulgated : January 10, 1991	Trademarks Trade Names Competition Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
IP-related Laws	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	2018	Entry into force : December 28, 2018 Adopted : December 27, 2018	Trademarks Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body Other
IP-related Laws	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)	2017	Entry into force : May 6, 1975 Adopted : May 2, 1975	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	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)	2017	Adopted : December 16, 1854	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	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	2014	Entry into force : October 12, 2014	Genetic Resources Traditional Knowledge (TK) Other
IP-related Laws	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	2010	Entry into force : January 1, 2010 Adopted : December 30, 2009	Trademarks Geographical Indications Competition Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	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	2006	Entry into force : June 7, 2006 Adopted : June 5, 2006	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Law No. 55/1999 of December 29, 1999 on Fiscal, Administrative Social Measures	1999	Entry into force : January 1, 2000 Adopted : December 29, 1999	IP Regulatory Body Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	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	1998	Entry into force : April 1, 1998 Adopted : March 6, 1998	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Royal Decree-Law No. 8/1998 of July 31, 1998, on Urgent Measures concerning Industrial Property	1998	Adopted : September 17, 1998	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Framework Laws	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)	2020	Amended up to : September 20, 2020 Entry into force : March 6, 2011 Published : March 5, 2011 Promulgated : March 4, 2011	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Framework Laws	Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure (version published on April 15, 2019)	2019	Amended up to : June 16, 2019 Entry into force : January 8, 2001 Published : January 8, 2000 Promulgated : January 7, 2000	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Framework Laws	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)	2019	Amended up to : January 18, 2019 Entry into force : July 3, 1985 Published : July 2, 1985 Promulgated : July 1, 1985	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Framework Laws	Penal Code (Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995, as amended up to Organic Law No. 2/2019 of March 1, 2019)	2019	Amended up to : March 3, 2019 Entry into force : May 24, 1996 Published : November 24, 1995 Promulgated : November 23, 1995	Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Industrial Property
Framework Laws	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)	2018	Entry into force : October 2, 2016 Adopted : October 1, 2015	Other
Framework Laws	Civil Code (approved by Royal Decree of July 24, 1889, and amended up to Law No. 4/2017 of June 28, 2017)	2017	Adopted : July 24, 1889	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property
Framework Laws	Criminal Procedure Law (approved by Royal Decree of September 14, 1882, and amended up to Organic Law No. 13/2015 of October 5, 2015)	2015	Adopted : September 14, 1882	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Framework Laws	Organic Law No. 1/2015 of March 30, 2015, on Amendments to the Penal Code (Organic Law No. 10/1995 of November 23, 1995)	2015	Entry into force : July 1, 2015 Adopted : March 30, 2015	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Framework Laws	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	2015	Adopted : July 1, 1985	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Framework Laws	Spanish Constitution of 1978 (as amended up to September 29, 2011)	2011	Amended up to : September 27, 2011 Entry into force : December 29, 1978 Published : December 29, 1978 Adopted : December 27, 1978	Other
Framework Laws	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	2010	Entry into force : December 22, 2011 Adopted : June 22, 2010	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Framework Laws	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	2004	Adopted : October 1, 2004 Entry into force : November 25, 2003	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Framework Laws	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	1987	Entry into force : December 6, 1987 Adopted : November 11, 1987	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other Texts	Law No. 6/2020 of November 11, 2020, on Certain Legal Aspects of Trust Services for Electronic Transactions	2020	Entry into force : November 13, 2020 Published : November 12, 2020 Promulgated : November 11, 2020	Other
Other Texts	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	2020	Entry into force : May 7, 2020 Published : May 6, 2020 Promulgated : May 5, 2020	IP Regulatory Body Other Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other Texts	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	2020	Entry into force : July 9, 2020 Published : July 8, 2020 Promulgated : July 7, 2020	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other Texts	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)	2019	Entry into force : October 2, 2016 Published : October 2, 2015 Promulgated : October 1, 2015	IP Regulatory Body
Other Texts	Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011, on Sustainable Economy (as amended up to Law No. 1/2018 of March 6, 2018)	2018	Amended up to : March 7, 2018 Entry into force : March 6, 2011 Published : March 5, 2011 Passed : March 4, 2011 Promulgated : March 4, 2011	Industrial Property Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other Texts	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)	2017	Entry into force : September 1, 2007 Adopted : July 3, 2007	Competition Other Industrial Property
Other Texts	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	2015	Entry into force : July 11, 2015 Adopted : July 9, 2015	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other Texts	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)	2015	Entry into force : January 17, 2008 Adopted : November 16, 2007	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property
Other Texts	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)	2015	Adopted : December 22, 2010	Industrial Designs Trademarks Other
Other Texts	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)	2015	Amended up to : May 2, 2015 Entry into force : May 1, 2010 Published : April 1, 2010 Promulgated : March 31, 2010	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other Texts	Royal Decree No. 635/2015 of July 10, 2015, on the Legal Deposit of Online Publications	2015	Entry into force : October 25, 2015 Adopted : July 10, 2015	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
Other Texts	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)	2014	Entry into force : June 24, 2007 Adopted : June 22, 2007	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
Other Texts	Law No. 9/2014, of May 9, 2014, on Telecommunications	2014	Adopted : May 9, 2015 Entry into force : May 11, 2014	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
Other Texts	Royal Decree No. 54/2014 of January 31, 2014, Establishing and Regulating the Intersectoral Commission for Actions against Activities that Infringe Industrial Property rights	2014	Entry into force : February 13, 2014 Adopted : January 31, 2014	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other Texts	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	2011	Adopted : March 11, 2011	Other
Other Texts	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	2011	Entry into force : November 9, 2011 Adopted : October 24, 2011	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property
Other Texts	Royal Decree-Law No. 20/2011 of December 30, 2011, on Urgent Budgetary, Tax and Financial Measures for the Correction of Public Deficit	2011	Entry into force : December 31, 2011 Adopted : December 30, 2011	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
Other Texts	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)	2010	Entry into force : February 2, 1982 Adopted : December 30, 1981	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other Texts	Law No. 21/1992 of July 16, 1992 on Industry (as last amended by Law No. 25/2009 of December 22, 2009)	2009	Entry into force : July 23, 1992 Adopted : July 16, 1992	Patents (Inventions) Trademarks Other Industrial Property
Other Texts	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	2009	Entry into force : December 27, 2009 Adopted : December 22, 2009	Patents (Inventions) Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Other Texts	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)	2008	Entry into force : January 13, 2009 Adopted : December 12, 2008	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Other Texts	Order CUL/1523/2007 of May 24, 2007 establishing the Administrative Committee of Relief Fund for Fine Arts.	2007	Entry into force : June 20, 2008 Adopted : May 24, 2007	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
Other Texts	Law No. 24/2003 of July 10, 2003, on Vineyards and Wine	2003	Entry into force : August 1, 2003 Adopted : July 10, 2003	Trademarks Geographical Indications Trade Names Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other Texts	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	2003	Promulgated : July 9, 2003	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Other Texts	Royal Decree No. 448/1988 of April 22, 1988, regulating the Distribution of Cinematography Films and other Audiovisual Works embodied in Video-Graphic Materials	1988	Entry into force : May 15, 1988 Adopted : April 22, 1988	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Type of Text

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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)

2019

Amended up to :

May 1, 2019

Entry into force :

July 31, 2002

Issued :

July 12, 2002

Trademarks

Trade Names

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2017

Entry into force :

April 1, 2017

Adopted :

March 31, 2017

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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)

2017

Entry into force :

October 17, 2004

Adopted :

September 27, 2004

Industrial Designs

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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)

2017

Entry into force :

August 31, 1997

Adopted :

July 24, 1997

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2017

Entry into force :

March 19, 2017

Issued :

March 17, 2017

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2017

Entry into force :

April 1, 2017

Adopted :

March 31, 2017

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2016

Entry into force :

June 12, 2016

Adopted :

May 27, 2016

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2015

Entry into force :

December 5, 2015

Adopted :

December 2, 2015

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2015

Entry into force :

June 19, 2015

Adopted :

June 16, 2015

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2015

Entry into force :

November 15, 2015

Issued :

November 13, 2015

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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)

2015

Entry into force :

February 29, 2012

Adopted :

December 30, 2011

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2014

Entry into force :

November 20, 2014

Adopted :

November 14, 2014

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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)

2014

Adopted :

October 21, 2005

Plant Variety Protection

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2014

Entry into force :

August 2, 2014

Adopted :

July 18, 2014

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2012

Entry into force :

March 19, 1989

Adopted :

March 3, 1989

Plant Variety Protection

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2011

Entry into force :

May 17, 2011

Issued :

May 17, 2011

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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)

2011

Entry into force :

February 17, 2002

Adopted :

February 8, 2002

Domain Names

IP Regulatory Body

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2008

Entry into force :

June 20, 2008

Adopted :

June 18, 2008

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2008

Entry into force :

September 15, 2008

Adopted :

August 29, 2008

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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)

2008

Entry into force :

October 26, 1986

Adopted :

October 10, 1986

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2007

Entry into force :

September 6, 2007

Adopted :

July 27, 2007

Geographical Indications

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2006

Entry into force :

July 20, 2006

Adopted :

July 3, 2006

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Trade Names

Competition

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2006

Entry into force :

April 24, 2006

Adopted :

March 31, 2006

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2005

Adopted :

April 21, 2005

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2003

Entry into force :

April 26, 2003

Adopted :

March 18, 2003

Domain Names

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2003

Entry into force :

April 17, 2003

Adopted :

March 7, 2003

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2002

Entry into force :

January 31, 2002

Adopted :

January 18, 2002

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2001

Entry into force :

September 12, 2001

Adopted :

September 10, 2001

Patents (Inventions)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2000

Entry into force :

April 29, 2000

Adopted :

April 14, 2000

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2000

Entry into force :

January 20, 2001

Adopted :

December 27, 2000

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2000

Entry into force :

January 1, 2000

Issued :

October 15, 1999

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2000

Entry into force :

June 9, 2000

Adopted :

May 19, 2000

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

2000

Entry into force :

March 17, 2000

Adopted :

February 25, 2000

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1999

Entry into force :

April 5, 1999

Adopted :

April 5, 1999

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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)

1996

Entry into force :

September 26, 1880

Adopted :

September 3, 1880

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1996

Entry into force :

March 9, 1996

Adopted :

February 2, 1996

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1996

Entry into force :

February 8, 1996

Adopted :

February 2, 1996

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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)

1995

Adopted :

December 30, 1995

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1995

Entry into force :

September 7, 1995

Adopted :

July 3, 1995

Patents (Inventions)

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1995

Entry into force :

August 5, 1995

Adopted :

July 14, 1995

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1995

Entry into force :

December 9, 1995

Adopted :

November 3, 1995

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1995

Entry into force :

December 9, 1995

Adopted :

November 3, 1995

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1994

Entry into force :

February 26, 1994

Adopted :

February 25, 1994

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1993

Entry into force :

October 13, 1993

Adopted :

August 4, 1993

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1993

Entry into force :

June 4, 1993

Adopted :

May 14, 1993

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1992

Entry into force :

December 17, 1992

Adopted :

November 27, 1992

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1990

Entry into force :

November 7, 1990

Published :

October 18, 1990

Issued :

October 11, 1990

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1990

Entry into force :

December 5, 1990

Promulgated :

November 30, 1990

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1990

Entry into force :

March 1, 1990

Adopted :

February 23, 1990

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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)

1988

Entry into force :

December 9, 1988

Adopted :

December 2, 1988

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1988

Entry into force :

April 29, 1988

Adopted :

April 25, 1988

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1988

Entry into force :

July 22, 1988

Adopted :

July 15, 1988

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1987

Adopted :

October 9, 1987

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1985

Adopted :

December 18, 1985

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1984

Adopted :

April 11, 1984

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

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

1982

Adopted :

April 2, 1982

Geographical Indications

2020

Amended up to :

November 13, 2020

Entry into force :

October 12, 2002

Published :

July 12, 2002

Passed :

July 11, 2002

Promulgated :

July 11, 2002

Domain Names

Other

Industrial Property

2019

Amended up to :

March 13, 2019

Entry into force :

January 31, 1991

Published :

January 11, 1991

Promulgated :

January 10, 1991

Trademarks

Trade Names

Competition

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

2018

Entry into force :

December 28, 2018

Adopted :

December 27, 2018

Trademarks

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

IP Regulatory Body

Other

2017

Entry into force :

May 6, 1975

Adopted :

May 2, 1975

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

2017

Adopted :

December 16, 1854

Other

Industrial Property

2014

Entry into force :

October 12, 2014

Genetic Resources

Traditional Knowledge (TK)

Other

2010

Entry into force :

January 1, 2010

Adopted :

December 30, 2009

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Competition

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

2006

Entry into force :

June 7, 2006

Adopted :

June 5, 2006

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

1999

Entry into force :

January 1, 2000

Adopted :

December 29, 1999

IP Regulatory Body

Other

Industrial Property

1998

Entry into force :

April 1, 1998

Adopted :

March 6, 1998

1998

Adopted :

September 17, 1998

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

IP Regulatory Body

Industrial Property

Framework Laws

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)

2020

Amended up to :

September 20, 2020

Entry into force :

March 6, 2011

Published :

March 5, 2011

Promulgated :

March 4, 2011

Framework Laws

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

2019

Amended up to :

June 16, 2019

Entry into force :

January 8, 2001

Published :

January 8, 2000

Promulgated :

January 7, 2000

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Framework Laws

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)

2019

Amended up to :

January 18, 2019

Entry into force :

July 3, 1985

Published :

July 2, 1985

Promulgated :

July 1, 1985

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Framework Laws

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

2019

Amended up to :

March 3, 2019

Entry into force :

May 24, 1996

Published :

November 24, 1995

Promulgated :

November 23, 1995

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Industrial Property

Framework Laws

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)

2018

Entry into force :

October 2, 2016

Adopted :

October 1, 2015

Other

Framework Laws

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

2017

Adopted :

July 24, 1889

Other

Industrial Property

Framework Laws

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

2015

Adopted :

September 14, 1882

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Framework Laws

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

2015

Entry into force :

July 1, 2015

Adopted :

March 30, 2015

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Framework Laws

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

2015

Adopted :

July 1, 1985

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Framework Laws

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

2011

Amended up to :

September 27, 2011

Entry into force :

December 29, 1978

Published :

December 29, 1978

Adopted :

December 27, 1978

Other

Framework Laws

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

2010

Entry into force :

December 22, 2011

Adopted :

June 22, 2010

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Framework Laws

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

2004

Adopted :

October 1, 2004

Entry into force :

November 25, 2003

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Framework Laws

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

1987

Entry into force :

December 6, 1987

Adopted :

November 11, 1987

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other Texts

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

2020

Entry into force :

November 13, 2020

Published :

November 12, 2020

Promulgated :

November 11, 2020

Other

Other Texts

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

2020

Entry into force :

May 7, 2020

Published :

May 6, 2020

Promulgated :

May 5, 2020

IP Regulatory Body

Other

Other Texts

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

2020

Entry into force :

July 9, 2020

Published :

July 8, 2020

Promulgated :

July 7, 2020

Other Texts

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)

2019

Entry into force :

October 2, 2016

Published :

October 2, 2015

Promulgated :

October 1, 2015

IP Regulatory Body

Other Texts

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

2018

Amended up to :

March 7, 2018

Entry into force :

March 6, 2011

Published :

March 5, 2011

Passed :

March 4, 2011

Promulgated :

March 4, 2011

Industrial Property

Other Texts

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)

2017

Entry into force :

September 1, 2007

Adopted :

July 3, 2007

Competition

Other

Industrial Property

Other Texts

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

2015

Entry into force :

July 11, 2015

Adopted :

July 9, 2015

Other Texts

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)

2015

Entry into force :

January 17, 2008

Adopted :

November 16, 2007

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Other

Industrial Property

Other Texts

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)

2015

Adopted :

December 22, 2010

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Other

Other Texts

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)

2015

Amended up to :

May 2, 2015

Entry into force :

May 1, 2010

Published :

April 1, 2010

Promulgated :

March 31, 2010

Other Texts

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

2015

Entry into force :

October 25, 2015

Adopted :

July 10, 2015

Other

Other Texts

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)

2014

Entry into force :

June 24, 2007

Adopted :

June 22, 2007

Other

Other Texts

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

2014

Adopted :

May 9, 2015

Entry into force :

May 11, 2014

Other

Other Texts

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

2014

Entry into force :

February 13, 2014

Adopted :

January 31, 2014

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other Texts

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

2011

Adopted :

March 11, 2011

Other

Other Texts

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

2011

Entry into force :

November 9, 2011

Adopted :

October 24, 2011

Other

Industrial Property

Other Texts

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

2011

Entry into force :

December 31, 2011

Adopted :

December 30, 2011

Other

Other Texts

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)

2010

Entry into force :

February 2, 1982

Adopted :

December 30, 1981

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other Texts

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

2009

Entry into force :

July 23, 1992

Adopted :

July 16, 1992

Patents (Inventions)

Trademarks

Other

Industrial Property

Other Texts

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

2009

Entry into force :

December 27, 2009

Adopted :

December 22, 2009

Patents (Inventions)

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Other Texts

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)

2008

Entry into force :

January 13, 2009

Adopted :

December 12, 2008

Other Texts

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

2007

Entry into force :

June 20, 2008

Adopted :

May 24, 2007

IP Regulatory Body

Other Texts

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

2003

Entry into force :

August 1, 2003

Adopted :

July 10, 2003

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Trade Names

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other Texts

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

2003

Promulgated :

July 9, 2003

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other Texts

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

1988

Entry into force :

May 15, 1988

Adopted :

April 22, 1988

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Spain

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