Is Your Organization Ready For The New Patent Law?

On April 1st of this year, significant changes are made to some of the requirements that have marked the Spanish patent system for more than 30 years.

Patents

• The patent granting procedure is radically modified, establishing the obligation to carry out the Substantive Examination (the General Grant Procedure disappears)
• Payment of the RSA preparation fee is moved forward to the time of patent application
• The background search is moved forward and the procedure is expedited, providing the applicant with the information they need to decide whether to maintain their application and/or to patent abroad within the priority period
• The opposition proceeding by third parties against the grant of the patent becomes post-grant