The open call for the Third Edition of “Awards for the Best Inventions Protected by Industrial Property Rights” was published on March 5, 2024 in the Spanish Official Bulletin.
Applications for those awards can be submitted within the period between March 6 and April 5, 2024, both.
This Open call include the granting of the following awards:
- Best Patent (absolute category) – 4.000 euros.
- Best Patent for a young inventor (less than 40 years old on the date of filing the patent) – 4.000 euros.
- Best Patent by a woman inventor – 4.000 euros.
- Best Utility Model (absolute category) – 2.500 euros.
- Best Utility Model for a young inventor (less than 40 years old on the date of filing the utility model) – 2.500 euros.
- Best Utility Model by a woman inventor – 2.500 euros.
The jury is made up of experts of recognized prestige in the field of industrial property, including the Director of the Spanish Patent Office (SPTO).
The applicants can be individuals or legal persons and the main requirements are that applicants must have Spanish nationality or legal residence in Spain; and that the patent or utility model application has been granted by the SPTO in 2022.
You can access to all the information here: Convocatoria de Premios a la Mejor Invención – Portal OEPM
Carlos Baños
Patent Department
