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Trademark registration

Protect your business name. Trademark registration is the first step to preventing others from using it for profit.

What is a brand?

A trademark is a distinctive sign used in commerce to differentiate a company’s products or services from other similar products and services. Furthermore, a trademark also serves to identify the corporate origin of the products and, to a certain extent, serves as an indicator of quality. Guarantee marks can also be protected. A trademark can be any distinctive sign that represents your company or entity. They can be words, images, letters, symbols, etc. Trademark registration will give you the exclusive right to use that trademark and to defend you against fraudulent use by third parties. In conclusion, a trademark, whether of a social or individual nature, is the sign that distinguishes your company, products, and/or services in the market.

What can I register as an industrial design?

A trademark can manifest itself in many different forms. Trademark registration can be based on a name, a combination of words, images, symbols, or any other characteristic element of the brand. This can include three-dimensional figures such as containers or packaging.

There are several types of trademarks that can be registered and depending on their characteristics they can be classified as:

  • Word mark: when the trademark registration is for a name without a logo.
  • Graphic mark: when a drawing is registered, not including text or letters.
  • Mixed mark: when the trademark consists of words and graphics (logos).
  • Three-dimensional mark: packaging, wrapping, etc.
    Atypical marks: colors and sounds.

Trademark registration according to geographical area

There are different types of trademark registrations depending on the state in which you want to use your trademark.

  • National trademark registration: offers protection in the country where it is protected.
  • EU trademark registration: offers protection in all 27 member states of the European Union. The United Kingdom is not included due to Brexit.
  • International trademark registration: offers protection in the selected countries where you want to register your trademark, provided they are members of the international trademark treaty. Otherwise, the trademark must be protected nationally in the selected country.
National trademark registry

National trademark registration will grant your trademark protection in the domestic market. At BGA IP, we handle the comprehensive registration and all administrative procedures for your trademark application at the national level, acting as your representative at the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) during the application and processing process, in addition to defending your trademark before third parties.

Trademark registration in the European Union

Registering your trademark in the European Union will grant you uniform rights in all EU member states. EU trademark registration is done through the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

Registration of international trademarks

International trademark registration allows you to register your trademark in several countries around the world. The difference with registration in the European Union is that international registration is not unitary, and therefore, at the time of application, you must select and pay the corresponding fees for each country where you wish to register your trademark.

International trademark registration is carried out through the Office of the World Intellectual Property Organization (OMPI). Once granted, each trademark application will be processed as if it were a national trademark application.

Complementary services to theTrademark registration

At BGA IP we offer complementary solutions toTrademark registrationso you don't have to worry about anything:

Comprehensive audit of your case portfolio

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Maintenance, control and surveillance pack

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Legal assistance

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Why choose BGA IP for trademark registration?

At BGA IP, we work with integrated, official agents with extensive professional experience. We will act on your behalf before the relevant national and international offices, so you can focus on your project and its growth without third-party interference.

Trademark registration

BGA IP registers trademarks in Barcelona and Madrid, but we are present through partners in Alicante, Lugo,Burgos, Cáceres, Granada, Logroño, Oviedo, Salamanca, Valladolid, Zaragoza, Toledo, Madrid, León, Ciudad Real, Ponferrada, Alicante, Valencia, Malaga, Huelva, Pamplona, Seville, A Coruña, Vigo, Pontevedra, Santander, Gijón, Badajoz, Córdoba and Zamora, in addition to acting as an official representative in Spain for partners in Bogotá, Medellín, San Francisco, Brussels and Guangzhou.