title: Key points of the new Spanish Patent Act.
authors.affiliation: Bird & Bird, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Teresa Mercadal
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Menchaca
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013030:Spain
keywords: European Patent Convention; Spain; patent limitation; patent modification; patents; postgranting opposition; protective letter; specialized courts; strong patents; utility models