Publications

Official Publication

“Boletín Oficial de la Propiedad Industrial” (BOPI), published daily.

For patents: (a) Applications: title, abstract, most representative drawing or formula (optional), filing date, priority information, name and address of applicant, international patent classification (IPC), and application and publication numbers. A fascicle A is published concurrently, containing the report on the state of the art, if completed. (b) Granted patents: same as above, plus the date of grant. A fascicle B is published concurrently, containing the full specification of the patent as granted.

For utility models: (a) Applications: same as for patents with two exceptions: instead of an abstract, the claims are published in full and all the drawings are published. A fascicle is published. (b) Granted utility models: same as for applications, plus the publication date and the date of grant. Neither the claims nor the drawings are published.

For industrial models and designs: (a) Applications: number, title, embodiments, name and address of applicant, priority information, filing date, classification, descriptions and graphic representations of all the embodiments. (b) Granted models: same as for applications, plus the publication date and the date of grant. Neither the descriptions nor the drawings of the embodiments are published.

For trademarks: (a) Applications: number, name and address of applicant, priority information, filing date, word components and/or graphic design, goods or services, and international classification. (b) Granted trademarks: registration date, number, registrant’s name and class.