Distinctive Signs

There are two types of distinctive signs: trademarks and trade names.

A TRADEMARK is any sign capable of being graphically rendered, used to distinguish a company's products or services from its competitors'.

A TRADE NAME is any sign or name used to identify a natural person or legal entity in the performance of their business activity.

Both modalities grant a degree of protection for a 10-year period from the application date, which is indefinitely renewable for periods of 10 years.

Our services:

- Searching trademarks and trade names in Spain and internationally, using the main industrial property databases.
- Processing inventions in Spain and internationally. Studying and assessing the procedure to follow. Considering trademark internationalization.
- Maintaining trademarks around the world. Renewing licenses and stating declarations of use.
- Studying, fulfilling and pleading disagreements, appeals and remarks.
- Legalizing files and documents at the different official bodies.
- Recording transfers, renamings and license changes.
- Reporting filing progress.
- Notifying regular notices about publications of trademark and trade name applications which might show similarities.
- Notifying regular notices about publications of trademark and trade name applications related to various competing owners other than the client.
- Global monitoring service for a name and/or graphic.