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Category of IPR	Name of the law	Registration needed	Where to register
Copyright	Consolidated text of the Law on Intellectual Property regularizing, clarifying and harmonizing the applicable statutory provisions approved by Royal Legislative Decree Nº 1/1996 of April 12	no, but it is useful as a proof in litigation cases	General Register of Intellectual Property
Patents	Law Nº 11/1986 of March 20 on Patents	registration is not required but recommended, as exclusive rights arise from a valid registration	The Spanish Office of Patents and Trademarks
Utility models	Law Nº 11/1986 of March 20 on Patents	registration is not required but recommended, as exclusive rights arise from a valid registration	The Spanish Office of Patents and Trademarks
Trade marks	Law Nº 17/2001 of December 7 on Trademarks	registration is not required but recommended, as exclusive rights arise from a valid registration	The Spanish Office of Patents and Trademarks
(Industrial) designs	Law Nº 20/2003 of July 7 on the Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (Registered Designs)	registration is not required but recommended, as exclusive rights arise from a valid registration	The Spanish Office of Patents and Trademarks
Geographical Indications	Law No. 24/2003 of July 10, 2003 on Vineyards and Wine + Spanish regional laws of Andalucía, Castilla la Mancha, Cataluña, Extremadura, La Rioja, etc.	yes	The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture
Know How	Law Nº 11/1986 of March 20 on Patents Indirect protection and also a general loyalty obligations between employee and employer.	no	-
Plant Breeders Rights	Law No. 3/2002 of March 12, 2002 amending Law No. 3/2000 of January 7, 2000 governing the Protection of Plant Varieties	yes	The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Register of Varieties
Topographies of Semiconductor Products	Law Nº 11/1988 of May 3 on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products	yes	The Spanish Office of Patents and Trademarks

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