The Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (

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: ''Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas'', sometimes abbreviated SPTO or OEPM) is an autonomous agency of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of

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. The Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, created in the

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, is in charge of patents in Spain. It also acts as International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) under the procedures established by the

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(PCT). Since June 2018, its Director General is José Antonio Gil Celedonio.

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