Editor’s note (24 September 2026): as of publication we have not located an official announcement of the measures described below; this article is based on industry briefings and is subject to official confirmation. Spain’s Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) introduced a fast-track mediation route on 5 August 2026 for disputes involving cross-border trademark squatting and e-commerce counterfeiting, embedding the mechanism in the trademark opposition process. Under the announced procedure, genuine brand owners—particularly overseas businesses facing pre-emptive Spanish filings by agents or...

On 22 September Spain's Council of Ministers, under the heading of the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, authorised the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) to award a services contract for the maintenance of its information-system applications, with an estimated value of 17,873,539.08 euros, four lots, an initial term of 24 months and possible yearly extensions of up to 2 further years. The Council's reference note explains that the OEPM needs to guarantee the continued operation, updating and evolution of a broad ecosystem of applications that support both its internal...