Spain

Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986 on Patents

Year of current version:	1986
Date of entry into force of original text:	June 26, 1986
Date of Text (Enacted):	March 20, 1986
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions), Transfer of Technology, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Utility Models
Available Texts:
English	Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986 on Patents
French	Loi nº 11/1986 du 20 mars de 1986 sur les brevets
Spanish	Ley Nº 11/1986, de 20 de marzo de 1986, de Patentes
Related Legislation:	Relates to Royal Decree No. 996/2001 of September 10, 2001 establishing the Procedure for Granting National Patents subject to Preliminary Examination (ES085) Is amended by Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003 on the Legal Protection of Industrial Designs (ES093) Law No. 17/2001 of December 7, 2001 on Trademarks (Consolidated Text including the Amendments made by Law No. 20/2003 of July 7, 2003 on Legal Protection of Industrial Designs) (ES080) Law No. 3/2000 of January 7, 2000 governing the Protection of Plant Varieties (ES089) Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000 on Civil Procedure (ES098) Amendments to Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986 on Patents and Utility Models (ES076)
Historical Versions:	Is superseded by Law No. 11/1986 of March 20, 1986 on Patents (as last amended by Law No. 14/2011 of June 1, 2011) (ES148)
WIPO Lex No.:	ES008