Trademark registration in SpainQuick answer
Trademarks in Spain are registered with the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM); the official application fee is EUR 127.88 for one class, and third parties can oppose within 2 months from publication of the application in the BOPI. A registration lasts 10 years from the filing date and can be renewed. Spain can be designated through the Madrid System.
Checked against official sources on 11 October 2026 · see sources
- Office
- OEPM
- Official fee
- EUR 127.88
- Madrid Protocol
- Member since 1995
- Opposition
- 2 months from publication of the application in…
- Protection
- 10 years from filing date
- Multi-class filing
- Allowed
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The trademark office and official links
Trademarks in Spain are registered by the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas) (OEPM).
- Trademark office: Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas) (OEPM)
- Online filing: official e-filing portal
- Trademark search: official trademark database
- Law: Ley 17/2001, de 7 de diciembre, de Marcas (Trademark Act), consolidated text
Official fees in Spain
| Official fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application, first class (electronic filing) | EUR 127.88 |
| Application, first class (paper filing) | EUR 150.45 |
| Each additional class (electronic filing) | EUR 82.84 |
| Each additional class (paper filing) | EUR 97.48 |
| Renewal, first class (electronic) | EUR 148.06 |
| Renewal, first class (paper) | EUR 174.18 |
| Renewal, each additional class (electronic) | EUR 99.39 |
| Renewal, each additional class (paper) | EUR 116.95 |
Official office fees only (schedule as of 2026-04). Official fee schedule. Professional fees of a local firm are extra — compare fixed-fee packages.
How to register a trademark in Spain
- Search the OEPM trademark database for earlier conflicting signs before filing.
- File the application through the OEPM electronic office (sede electrónica), in Spanish, and pay the application fee for each class.
- OEPM checks formal requirements and, if there are no defects or they are corrected, publishes the application in the Official Industrial Property Gazette (BOPI).
- Third parties with earlier rights may file oppositions or observations within two months of publication.
- OEPM examines the application for statutory prohibitions and any oppositions, notifying the applicant of objections so it can respond.
- OEPM grants or refuses the mark and publishes the decision in the BOPI; the decision can be appealed within one month of publication.
Examination, publication and opposition
- Examination: OEPM carries out a formal examination before publication and a substantive review after the two-month opposition period; no official processing time is stated on OEPM's procedure page.
- Publication: Boletín Oficial de la Propiedad Industrial (BOPI), the Official Industrial Property Gazette
- Opposition period: 2 months from publication of the application in the BOPI
Protection, renewal and use
- Term: 10 years from the filing date, renewable.
- Late renewal: 6 months after expiry, with a surcharge of 25% in the first 3 months and 50% in the following 3 months
- Use requirement: a registration can be challenged after 5 years of non-use.
- Rights system: first to file.
Filing from abroad
- Local agent: Applicants without a domicile or seat in Spain who act for themselves must designate a postal address in Spain (or in the EEA, or another technical means of notification) for notifications under Article 29.4 of the Trademark Act.
- Language: Spanish (castellano); in autonomous communities with another co-official language, documents may also be drafted in that language. A foreign priority document in another language needs a Spanish translation.
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Madrid Protocol
Spain is a member of the Madrid System (in force since 1995). You can designate it in an international application filed through your home office, or file a national application directly. A local firm can advise which route is cheaper for your classes and timeline.
Trademark classes
Nice Classification; fees are charged for the first class and each additional class. One application can cover several classes. Not sure which classes you need? See all 45 classes or classes by business type.
How Spain compares
- Opposition: 2 months from publication of the application in the BOPI — compare all countries
- Renewal: every 10 years; grace period 6 months after expiry, with a surcharge of 25% in the first 3 months and 50% in the following 3 months — compare all countries
- Foreign owners: local address needed — rules in every country
- Official search: www.oepm.es — all search databases
Guides: registering in any country · costs by country · Madrid
Good to know in Spain
- Filing electronically through the OEPM e-Office is cheaper than filing on paper (EUR 127.88 versus EUR 150.45 for the first class from 1 April 2026).
- OEPM publishes the application before substantive review, so third parties can oppose or submit observations within two months of BOPI publication.
- In an opposition based on an earlier registered mark, the applicant can ask the opponent to prove use of the earlier mark.
- Spanish registrations run for 10 years from the filing date, and late renewal is possible for six months with a 25% or 50% surcharge.
- Spain is an EU member state, so an EU trade mark from EUIPO also covers Spain; OEPM also handles conversions of EU trade marks into Spanish national marks.