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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SPAIN

Patent Law

as last amended by Law 50/1998 of December 30, 1998
ENTRY INTO FORCE: January 1, 1999

TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS
1./ 2./ 3.

TITLE II PATENTABILITY
4./ 5./ 6./ 7./ 8./ 9.

TITLE III RIGHT TO A PATENT AND INDICATION OF THE INVENTOR
10./ 11./ 12./ 13./ 14.

TITLE IV EMPLOYEE INVENTIONS
15./ 16./ 17./ 18./ 19./ 20.

TITLE V GRANTING OF PATENTS
Chapter I Filing and Requirements for Patent Applications
21./ 22./ 23./ 24./ 25./ 26./ 27./ 28./ 29.
Chapter II General Procedure for Granting Patents
30./ 31./ 32./ 33./ 34./ 35./ 36./ 37./ 38.
Chapter III Procedure for Granting Patents with Prior Examination
39./ 40.
Chapter IV General Provisions Concerning Procedure and Information for Third Parties
41./ 42./ 43./ 44./ 45./ 46.
Chapter V Appeal
47./ 48.

TITLE VI EFFECTS OF PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS
49./ 50./ 51./ 52./ 53./ 54./ 55./ 56./ 57./ 58./ 59./ 60./ 61.

TITLE VII ACTION FOR INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT RIGHTS
62./ 63./ 64./ 65./ 66./ 67./ 68./ 69./ 70./ 71.

TITLE VIII PATENT APPLICATIONS AND PATENTS AS INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Chapter I Joint Ownership and Expropriation
72./ 73.
Chapter II Transfer and Contractual Licenses
74./ 75./ 76./ 77./ 78./ 79./ 80.
Chapter III Ex-Officio Licenses
81./ 82.

TITLE IX OBLIGATION TO WORK AND COMPULSORY LICENSES
Chapter I Obligation to Work
83./ 84./ 85.
Chapter II Requirements for the Granting of Compulsory Licenses
86./ 87./ 88./ 89./ 90.
Chapter III Procedure for Granting Compulsory Licenses
91./ 92./ 93./ 94./ 95./ 96./ 97./ 98./ 99./ 100.
Chapter IV Compulsory License System
101./ 102./ 103./ 104./ 105./ 106.
Chapter V Promotion of Applications for Compulsory Licenses
107.

TITLE X ADDITIONS TO PATENTS
108./ 109./ 110./ 111.

TITLE XI INVALIDATION AND FORFEITURE OF PATENTS
Chapter I Invalidation
112./ 113./ 114./ 115.
Chapter II Forfeiture
116./ 117./ 118.

TITLE XII SECRET PATENTS
119./ 120./ 121./ 122.

TITLE XIII JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS
Chapter I General Provisions
123./ 124./ 125./ 126./ 127./ 128.
Chapter II Inquiries to Substantiate Facts
129./ 130./ 131./ 132.
Chapter III Preventive Measures
133./ 134./ 135./ 136./ 137./ 138./ 139.
Chapter IV Conciliation in the Field of Employees' Inventions
140./ 141./ 142.

TITLE XIV UTILITY MODELS
143./ 144./ 145./ 146./ 147./ 148./ 149./ 150./ 151./ 152./ 153./ 154.

TITLE XV AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES
155./ 156./ 157./ 158./ 159.

TITLE XVI TAXES AND ANNUAL FEES
160./ 161./ 162.

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
First./ Second.

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
First./ Second./ Third./ Fourth./ Fifth./ Sixth./ Seventh./ Eighth./ Ninth./ Tenth./ Eleventh./ Twelfth.

FINAL PROVISIONS
First./ Second./ Third./ Fourth.

REPEALING PROVISION

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