From the 127 European Union trade mark applications sent by fax to the old OHIM in 1996 to the nearly 10,000 annual applications registered in the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) by e-filing in 2022, a great deal has changed in the industrial property sector and the economy in Spain. Almost all of these changes have been for the best, thanks fundamentally to the incorporation of technology, to legislative improvements both in the EU as well as in Spain, to our business sector’s drive for internationalization and to a decisive commitment to greater professionalism in the legal services sector. Today we can safely assure that our country, Spain, is one of the most active markets in trade mark registration in the European Union with around 166,000 trade marks awarded in the EU since our country has fulfilled its dynamic business potential and our companies have become increasingly conscious about the value of IP.
Since the creation of the EU trade mark 27 years ago, PONS IP has been privileged to witness this enormous transformation and improvement both in Public National and International Registry Offices. These improvements have been made possible thanks to electronic means which have made the processes more flexible and reaped advantages for companies when protecting their distinctive signs in all the countries of the European Union.
Taking the officials sources from EUIPO as a reference, PONS IP has guided companies and public institutions in this transformation that started in 2002, as all the records show that each quarter we have been among the 15 leading companies in the ranking as one of the most active in Europein the use of e-filing. This milestone highlights our commitment to the intensive use of new technologies as a value-added service for clients and serves as a showcase of our highly efficient internal processes.
PONS IP, overall leader in EU trade mark registration in Spain
Against this backdrop of constant change, one of the few things that has remained unchanged over time is PONS IP’s leadership from 1996 to 2022. Our industrial and intellectual property consultancy is the undisputed number 1 in the volume of European Union trade marks, thanks to the performance of our team of professionals when designing a strategy to protect our clients’ intangible assets beyond our borders. With more than 12,000 total European Union trade marks, PONS IP is the leading Spanish industrial and intellectual property consulting services firm in terms of the volume of trade marks both in Spain and abroad processed in the EUIPO over the last 27 years. This milestone would never have been possible without the trust of our more than 27,000 clients, many of whom boast a high degree of innovation in their DNA and a desire to go global from their very founding. Leading the rankings also would never have been possible without the drive, commitment and proven experience of 40 professionals from the Trademarks and Brand Intelligence Area,who together with our important network of representatives and collaborators based in all EU countries as well as the rest of the world consolidate PONS IP’s leadership in trade marks.
