Javier Moreno Ramos, Director of Department of Legal Coordination and International Relations

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THE ENFORCEMENT OF IP RIGHTS IN THE SPANISH
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

• Javier Moreno Ramos, Director of Department of
  Legal Coordination and International Relations

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• THE REGISTRATION OF RIGHTS IS A PREMISE OF THE
  ENFORCEMENT
• MEASURES TO PROMOTE UTILIZATION OF IP RIGHTS FOR
  SMEs (fee policy, procedural improvements,
  reducing pendency time, e-registration,
  alternatives to litigation through arbitration)
• ENFORCEMENT IN TWO SENSES
• - Legal defense (litigation in courts)
• - Enforcement policy of authorities

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SUMMARY

• FIGURES OF COUNTERFEITING IN SPAIN
• THREE PILLARS STRATEGY
• LEGAL FRAMEWORK
• INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
• AWARENESS AND TRAINING
• THE SPECIFIC ROLE OF THE SPTO IN IP ENFORCEMENT
• THE WEBSITE OF THE SPTO AND THE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

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FIGURES 2008 Percentage of seizures
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FIGURES 2008 percentage of seizures by sector in
Industrial Property (IP)
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FIGURES 2008 valuation by sector in IP

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INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

• INTERSECTOR COMISSION AGAINST IPR INFRINGMENT
  (2006)
• Institutional background (1997-2005)
  Interministerial Commision (2 Working Groups)
• Composition.
• Plenary (9 Ministries/Regional and Local
  authorities/ Consumers/IP Entities)
• Standing Commitee (SPTO)

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INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

• Scope of competence. Non executive competences
• Draw up a plan to put forward guidelines/measures
  to address piracy.
• Promote awareness.
• Propose development of legal framework/measures.
• Organize training activities.
• Prepare national statistics about counterfeiting
  activities

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SPTO SPECIFIC ROLE ON IP ENFORCEMENT (I)

• Main purpose protection/promotion IP
• National activities
• Cooperation with police/customs.
• Cooperation with Courts.
• Development of antipiracy section within website
  of SPTO

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SPTO INFORMATION SERVICES
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SPTO INFORMATION SERVICES (2)
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SPTO INFORMATION SERVICES (3)
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SPTO SPECIFIC ROLE ON IP ENFORCEMENT (II)

• International activities
• Cooperation with OCDE (Study on economic impact
  of piracy 2006)
• Cooperation with OHIM and other NPOs (Roving
  Seminar)
• Cooperation with WIPO and EPO (Regional Seminars
  on IP enforcement and Seminar for Latin American
  Judges and Prosecutors).

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NATIONAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES

• Seminars for Judges.
• Seminars for Public prosecutors.
• Seminars for police members.

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AWARENESS ACTIVITIES

• Target public
• Consumers/Local authorities/Chambers of
  Commerce/SMEs
• In cooperation with private sector and local
  entities ( 100000 inh)
• Purpose Raise conciousness of damages to
  Health, safety,national economy
• Specific Website of the SPTO
• for anticounterfeiting
• Targeted campaign Yo soy original, no compro
  falsificaciones

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LAFLETS

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