THE ENFORCEMENT OF IP RIGHTS IN THE
SPANISH PATENT AND TRADEMARK
OFFICE
Javier Moreno Ramos,
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
SU S TO
O PROMOTE
O O
UTILIZATION
U
O OF
O IP
RIGHTS FOR SMEs (fee policy, procedural
improvements, reducing pendency time, eregistration, alternatives to litigation through
arbitration…)
• ENFORCEMENT IN TWO SENSES
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 ANTICOUNTERFEITING WEBSITE
OF THE SPTO
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FIGURES 2008
P
Percentage
t
off seizures
i
Pr Industrial
Pr.
55%
Pr. Intelectual
45%
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FIGURES 2008
percentage of seizures by sector in
Industrial Property (IP)
Joy/Relojería
22%
Perfum/Cosmeticos
11%
Textil
16%
Merchand.
3%
Electrónica
Calzado 1%
2%Hardware
Marroq/complem
43%
Juguetes
Al h l 0,1%
Alcohol
0 1%
1%
1%
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FIGURES 2008
valuation byy sector in IP
Hardware
0,4%
Marroq/Compl
26,1%
Joy/Reloj
4,6%
Calzado
21,4%
Perfum.
0,9%
Otros
13 9%
13,9%
Textil
20,7%
Merchand.
3,2%
Electro.
8,8%
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INSTITUTIONAL
FRAMEWORK
INTERSECTOR COMISSION AGAINST
IPR INFRINGMENT (2006)
• Institutional background
g
((19972005): 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
b
counterfeiting
f
activities
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• Main purpose:
protection/promotion IP
• National activities:
– Cooperation
p
with p
police/customs.
– Cooperation with Courts.
– Development of antipiracy section
within website of SPTO
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SPTO INFORMATION SERVICES
Núm ero de consultas
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
Nº Consult as Par t icular es
800
NºConsult
N
Consult as
asPúblicas
Públicas
600
400
200
0
Año 2000
Año 2001
Año 2002
Año 2003
Año 2004
Año 2005
Año 2006
Año 2007
Año 2008
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SPTO INFORMATION SERVICES (2)
Consultas piratería Policía, Guardia Civil y Aduanas
600
500
Año 2000
Año 2001
400
Año 2002
Año 2003
300
Año 2004
Año 2005
Año 2006
200
Año 2007
Año 2008
100
0
Nº Consult as Públicas
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SPTO INFORMATION SERVICES (3)
Nº Consult as Part iculares
1400
1200
1000
800
Nº Consult as Part iculares
600
400
200
0
A ño
2000
A ño
2001
A ño
2002
A ño
2003
A ño
2004
A ño
2005
A ño
2006
A ño
2007
A ño
2008
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SPTO SPECIFIC ROLE ON IP
ENFORCEMENT (II)
• International
I t
ti
l activities:
ti iti
– Cooperation with OCDE (Study on
economic impact of piracy 2006)
– Cooperation with OHIM and other
NPOs ((Roving
g Seminar))
– Cooperation with WIPO and EPO
(Regional Seminars on IP
enfo cement and Seminar
enforcement
Semina for
fo Latin
American Judges and Prosecutors).
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NATIONAL TRAINING
ACTIVITIES
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Seminars for Judges.
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Seminars for Public prosecutors.
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Seminars for police members.
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AWARENESS
ACTIVITIES
• Target
g p
public:
– Consumers/Local authorities/Chambers of
Commerce/SMEs
• In cooperation with: private sector and local entities
(+ 100.000 inhabitants)
• Purpose: Raise conciousness of damages to: Health,
Health
safety,national economy…
• Targeted campaign: “ Yo soy original, no compro
falsificaciones”
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Thanks for your attention
www.oepm-antipirateria.es
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