Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI, Spanish copyright register): registration of a work
Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI, Spanish copyright register): registration of a work is filed with Ministerio de Cultura — Registro Central de la Propiedad Intelectual. With Managora you do it 100% online: you answer a few questions, sign a digital mandato (power of representation) and we draft, sign and file your application for you. Estimated total cost: from €82. Official tasa (government fee): Mº Cultura tasa (official fee): variable according to the annual Order (around 13-26 € per work)
Registration of a work at the Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI, the Spanish copyright register), either the Ministry of Culture (Mº Cultura) or the regional registers of the CCAA (Autonomous Communities). Legal framework: RDLeg 1/1996 TRLPI arts. 1, 10, 14-23, 26 and 144-145 + RD 281/2003 + Berne Convention + Ley 39/2015. 10 types of work (literary, musical, audiovisual, software, database and others), presumption of ownership (art. 145 TRLPI), protection for the author's lifetime plus 70 years.
- Estimated total cost
- from €82
- Managora's fee
- €83.49 (21% VAT incl.)
- Tasa (official government fee)
- Mº Cultura tasa (official fee): variable according to the annual Order (around 13-26 € per work) (suplido: paid to the authority on your behalf, no VAT)
- Processing time
- Decision within 6 months (positive administrative silence, art. 24 RD 281/2003).
- What you receive
- Application
Cost breakdown: Our fee 69 € plus the register's tasa (around 13 to 26 € per work, depending on the annual order and the CCAA); it varies with the number of works registered..
Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI, Spanish copyright register): registration of a work: how is it filed?
- 1Answer the questions (about 8 minutes).
- 2We check originality, authorship, scope and the tasa.
- 3Payment of 69 €.
- 4We produce the application, the declared identifying copy and the alerts (software/database).
Which documents do you need?
- •DNI/NIE of the applicant.
- •Identifying copy of the work (signed copy / digital hash).
- •Proof of payment of the tasa.
- •Assignment document, if there is one.
Legal basis and things to bear in mind
- Legal framework: TRLPI + RD 281/2003 + Berne Convention.
- The right arises on creation; registration is declaratory and serves as evidence.
- Natural companion procedure: isbn_issn_deposito_legal (publication) (defence).
Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI, Spanish copyright register): registration of a work: frequently asked questions
Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI, Spanish copyright register): registration of a work: how much does it cost?
The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is from €82: Our fee 69 € plus the register's tasa (around 13 to 26 € per work, depending on the annual order and the CCAA); it varies with the number of works registered.. Managora's fee is €83.49, 21% VAT included (€69.00 net + €14.49 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: Mº Cultura tasa (official fee): variable according to the annual Order (around 13-26 € per work).
Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI, Spanish copyright register): registration of a work: how long does it take?
Decision within 6 months (positive administrative silence, art. 24 RD 281/2003).
Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual (RPI, Spanish copyright register): registration of a work: which documents do I need?
You need to have to hand: DNI/NIE of the applicant., Identifying copy of the work (signed copy / digital hash)., Proof of payment of the tasa., Assignment document, if there is one.. You do not upload them here: we collect the details through the guided chat.
Who files the procedure?
Managora files it in your name with Ministerio de Cultura — Registro Central de la Propiedad Intelectual. You only provide the details through the chat and sign a mandato (power of representation); we prepare, sign and register it.
Can it be done online?
Yes. The whole process is online: you answer a few questions in the guided chat, sign a simple mandato on screen and receive the receipt and the official documents by email, with full legal validity.
Related procedures
- Registering as self-employed (Hacienda, the Spanish tax authority, and Seguridad Social)
- Baja como autónomo (Hacienda + RETA) (deregistration as a self-employed worker)
- Deferral of a Seguridad Social (Social Security) debt (LGSS art. 23 plus RD 1415/2004)
- Deferral or instalment plan for a debt with the AEAT (Spanish Tax Agency) (art. 65 LGT)
- Application for a refund of amounts wrongly paid (devolución de ingresos indebidos) (LGT art. 221 + RD 520/2005)
- Tarifa Plana for the self-employed: application for the reduced flat-rate contribution
Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Ministerio de Cultura — Registro Central de la Propiedad Intelectual ↗.
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