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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, 1996, and amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 6/2022 of March 29, 2022), Spain

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Year of Version 2022 Dates Amended up to: March 31, 2022 Entry into force: April 23, 1996 Published: April 22, 1996 Promulgated: April 12, 1996 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), IP Regulatory Body, Industrial Property, Patents (Inventions), Utility Models, Competition Notes This consolidated text of the Law on Intellectual Property takes into account amendments up to 'Royal Decree-Law No. 6/2022 of March 29, 2022", which was published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on March 30, 2022, and entered into force on March 31, 2022.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Spanish Texto refundido de la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, regularizando, aclarando y armonizando las disposiciones legales vigentes (aprobado por el Real Decreto Legislativo Nº 1/1996 de 12 de abril de 1996, y modificado por el Real Decreto-ley Nº 6/2022, de 29 de marzo de 2022) PDF
Related Legislation Implements (2 text(s)) Implements (2 text(s))
Directive (EU) 2017/1564 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2017 on certain permitted uses of certain works and other subject matter protected by copyright and related rights for the benefit of persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print-disabled and amending Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (EU228)
Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market (EU193)
 Supersedes (10 text(s)) Supersedes (10 text(s))
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, 1996, and amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 17/2020 of May 5, 2020)(ES247)
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, 1996, and amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 26/2020 of July 7, 2020)(ES250)
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, 1996, and amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 2/2019 of March 1, 2019)(ES233)
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, 1996, and amended to Royal Decree-Law No. 2/2018 of April 13, 2018)(ES227)
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, 1996, and amended up to Law No. 12/2017 of 3 July, 2017)(ES223)
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, 1996, and amended up to Law No. 21/2014 of 4 November, 2014)(ES189)
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, 1996, and amended up to Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011, on the Sustainable Economy)(ES123)
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, 1996, and amended up to Royal Decree-Law No. 20/2011 of December 30, 2011)(ES177)
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, 1996, and amended by Law No. 5/1998 of March 6, 1998, incorporating Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 11, 1996, on the Legal Protection of Databases)(ES070)
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, 1996)(ES054)
 Is amended by (11 text(s)) Is amended by (11 text(s))
Royal Decree-Law No. 6/2022 of March 29, 2022, on the Adoption of Urgent Measures within the Framework of the National Plan of Response to the Economic and Social Consequences of the War in Ukraine (ES258)
Royal Decree-Law No. 17/2020 of May 5, 2020, on Support Measures for the Cultural Sector and Tax Measures in face of the Economic and Social Impact of COVID-2019 (ES248)
Royal Decree-Law No. 26/2020 of July 7, 2020, on Economic Recovery Measures in face of the Impact of COVID-19 in the fields of Transport and Housing (ES249)
Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure (version published on April 15, 2019) (ES245)
Law No. 2/2019 of March 1, 2019, on Amendments to the Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, approved by Legislative Royal Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and on the Transposition into the Spanish Legal System of Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 and Directive (EU) 2017/1564 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2017 (ES097)
Law No. 2/2011 of March 4, 2011, on Sustainable Economy (as amended up to Law No. 1/2018 of March 6, 2018) (ES254)
Royal Decree-Law No. 12/2017 of July 3, 2017, on Equitable Remuneration for Private Copying, on Amendments to the Consolidated Text of the Intellectual Property Law, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 1/1996 of April 12, 1996 (ES224)
Law No. 21/2014 of November 4, 2014, on Amendments to the Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996, and Law No. 1/2000 of January 7, 2000, on Civil Procedure (ES178)
Law No. 10/2007 of June 22, 2007, on Reading, Books and Libraries (as amended by Law No. 21/2014 of November 4, 2014, on Amendments to the Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property) (ES207)
Royal Decree-Law No. 20/2011 of December 30, 2011, on Urgent Budgetary, Tax and Financial Measures for the Correction of Public Deficit (ES176)
Law No. 23/2006 of July 7, 2006, on Amendments to the Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996 (ES108)
Is implemented by (7 text(s)) Is implemented by (7 text(s))
Royal Decree No. 224/2016 of May 27, 2016, Setting Forth the Legal Regime of Orphan Works (ES193)
Order ECD/2574/2015 of December 2, 2015, on Approval of the Methodology for Fixing General Tariffs relating to the Remuneration due for the Use of Repertoires of Intellectual Property Collective Rights Management Societies (ES199)
Royal Decree No. 1023/2015 of November 13, 2015, Setting Forth the Regulations Governing the Composition, Organization and Functioning of the First Division of the Intellectual Property Commission (ES190)
Order ECD/2166/2014 of November 14, 2014, on the Establishment of the Amount of the Fair Compensation for Private Copying Corresponding to the 2013 Financial Year, financed by the General State Budget and the Distribution of the same among the Three Types of Reproduction referred to by Law (ES208)
Royal Decree No. 624/2014 of July 18, 2014, developing the Remuneration to the Authors for Lending their Works in Certain Publicly Accessible Establishments (ES206)
Regulations of the General Registry of Intellectual Property (approved by Royal Decree No. 281/2003 of March 7, 2003) (ES109)
Regulation for the Implementation of the Law of January 10, 1879, on Intellectual Property (approved by Royal Decree of September 3, 1880; and amended up to the Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, approved by Royal Legislative Decree No. 1/1996 of April 12, 1996) (ES203)
Related Treaties
Historical Versions Repeals (5 text(s)) Repeals (5 text(s))
Law No. 28 of October 11, 1995, on the Incorporation in Spanish Law of Council Directive (EEC) No. 93/83 of September 27, 1993 on the Coordination of Certain Rules concerning Copyright and Rights related to Copyright Applicable to Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Retransmission (ES025)
Law No. 43 of December 30, 1994, on the Incorporation in Spanish Law of Council Directive (EEC) No. 92/100 of November 19, 1992, on Rental Right and Lending Right and on Certain Rights Related to Copyright in the field of Intellectual Property (ES019)
Law No. 16/1993 of December 23,1993, incorporating in Spanish Law Council Directive 91/250/EEC of May 14, 1991 on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs (ES018)
Law No. 20/1992 of July 7, 1992, on Amendments to Law No. 22/1987 of November 11, 1987 on Intellectual Property (ES017)
Law No. 22/1987 of November 11, 1987, on Intellectual Property (ES015)

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