Trademarks

You have had an idea that has given rise to a new product or service. You know that it may make a crucial difference in your business. This idea is known as a trademark: a term, symbol, design or combination of these that will help your clients distinguish your products or services from those of your competitors. It will give you a differentiating and unique component; it will be an added advertising element in your marketing strategy and will reflect your reputation and good practises.

Simply using it is not enough: in order to ensure the right to exclusively use it and prevent third parties from damaging your image, as well as preventing you from using it when it is renamed, this trademark must be registered with all the safeguards.

PROTECT YOUR IMAGE FROM ATTACKS BY THIRD PARTIES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

Our patent and trademark consultancy at ACOPAT offers you a service that resolves all you queries and provides security and trust in the protection of your trademarks for products and services.

Our knowledge in the field will protect you from problems arising from third party claims of trademark infringement, and from losing a trade name or even a registered trademark as a result of bad consulting. Furthermore, we will help you maximise the money invested in strengthening your trademark.

At ACOPAT we also want to offer you time and peace of mind. There is no need to worry about the status of your registrations knowing that we will always be abreast of any legislative change that may affect you, and will monitor and look out for your intangible assets at all times. We will give you periodic status updates or, if necessary, undertake an action on your behalf and we will resolve any queries you may have.

In short, by hiring our global consulting and advisory services you improve security in the use of your trademark and logo. At ACOPAT we want to go much further than registration management, offering a comprehensive service in areas including, among others, advising your sales and marketing team and the legal defence of your rights. Together, we will also devise the best global trademark protection strategy for your business.

TRUST THE PROFESSIONAL TEAM THAT WILL SAFEGUARD YOUR TRADEMARK

We can offer you the professionalism and security you need because we are a team of official agents and practising qualified lawyers, certified before the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO), before the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). We are also members of AIPPI, ASEGROPI and INTA.

FROM VIABILITY STUDIES TO LEGAL DEFENCE

These are some of the trademark-related services that we offer:

• We research the identities and similarities of distinctive signs, as well as the background of previous registrations.
• We provide analysis reports before registering trademarks (viability studies).
• We devise the best global protection strategy for your products and services and we provide consultancy services on markets of interest.
• We offer a national, European or worldwide monitoring service in order to find similar trademarks that are already registered or that could infringe upon your patent.
• We file Spanish, European and foreign international and/or national trademark registration applications, whether directly or through our partners who have their own office in Portugal.

• We handle the processing, control and renewal of trademarks all over the world before the competent agencies involved.
• We manage the procurement of supporting documentation for well-known and/or renowned marks.
• We defend your applications against the objections, oppositions or annulments that the SPTO, OHIM, EUIPO, WIPO or other foreign competent authorities may file.
• We prepare your legal defence in Spain or any other country on the grounds for infringement, nullity, lapse or unfair competition related to your trademark.
• We prepare all types of contracts, whether they are for assignment, license, distribution or any other type.
• We negotiate coexistence contracts to protect your interests.
• We facilitate prior negotiations for all opposition proceedings in order to reduce costs where they may be incurred.
• We offer the preparation of expert reports and reports as independent experts if required.
• We prepare and give training courses on trademarks and their protection aimed at marketing departments.
• We audit and assess your trademark portfolio (and documentation) in order to optimise it.