The Swedish government owns a 39.5% stake in Telia, one of Sweden's largest telecommunications firms. The government has historically had full ownership of Telia, up until 2006 when Telia merged with Sonera and the Swedish government's stake fell to 46%. They have since divested further bringing the current stake to 39.5%

It is reported that passive sharing is not mandated, but it is practiced in the market in the fixed and in the mobile sectors based on commercial agreements. However, Art. 3.2 of the Directive 2014/61/EU establishes that Member States shall ensure that, upon written request of an undertaking providing or authorised to provide public communications networks, any network operator has the obligation to meet all reasonable requests for access to its physical infrastructure under fair and reasonable terms and conditions, including price, with a view to deploying elements of high-speed electronic communications networks. Such written request shall specify the elements of the project for which the access is requested, including a specific time frame.

The Directive 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) is key in harmonising national laws concerning trade secrets. Sweden transposed the Directive through a series of amendments to existing legislation as well as the Trade Secrets Act of 2018.

Sweden has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Sweden has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

There is no general principle for the use of copyright protected material comparable to the fair use/fair dealing principles. Directive 2001/29/EC defines an optional, but exhaustive set of limitations from the author´s exclusive rights under the control of the “three-step test” in line with the Berne Convention that establishes three cumulative conditions to the limitations and exceptions of a copyright holder’s rights. The Directive has been transposed by Member States with significant freedom.
The Swedish Act on Copyright in Literary and Artistic Works was amended to be consistent with the Directive, but Sweden applies copyright exceptions very narrowly, choosing not to employ the three-step test. The economic rights conferred by the Copyright Act are relaxed in cases of making physical copies for private or educational use or when an author has previously authorized the reproduction of the work in the EEA (the Consumption Principle). However, Section 12 of the Copyright Act explicitly excludes creating digital copies of copyrighted material or making copies of computer programs and software, and a 2016 ruling by the Swedish Supreme Court found that posting photos of public art online was not consistent with Swedish copyright law.

Sweden is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

It is reported that foreign filing fees for patents are higher than domestic filing fees, while the Swedish patent office (PRV) states that a local agent "may be required" for non-residents to file a patent in Sweden. Moreover, inventions made in Sweden that directly relate to national security require authorization from the Swedish patent office before they can be filed abroad.

Under the Regulation 2019/452, Member States may maintain their existing investments screening mechanisms (21 Member States currently do), adopt new ones or remain without such national mechanisms. The Commission keeps an up-to-date list of screening laws in the EU. Member States must notify the Commission who may issue an opinion when an investment threatens the security or public order of more than one Member State, or when an investment could undermine a strategic project or programme of interest to the whole EU, such as Horizon 2020 or Galileo. The final decision remains with the Member State.
While Sweden does not currently have a comprehensive FDI screening framework in place, amendments to the Protective Security Act 2018 enable the Swedish Government to oversee and potentially block investments that may pose a threat to national security. Furthermore, the Act provides Swedish security services and armed forces the authority to conduct security inspections on firms operating in areas deemed critical to national security, and possibly revoke operating licenses if breaches are discovered. Among these sectors is telecommunications. The Act has been used by the Swedish security services to ban Huawei from operating in Sweden in 2020, as they deemed the equipment to pose a security risk to the country.

According to Section 9 of the Companies Act, at least 50% of the board of directors of a limited liability company must be European Economic Area (EEA) residents, unless granted an exemption by the Swedish Companies Registration Office.

Art. 85 of the Utilities Directive (2014/25/EU) contains provisions allowing contracting public entities to reject foreign goods not covered by any EU international commitments from its tender procedures. In these cases, a tender submitted for the award of a supply contract may be rejected where the proportion of the products originating in third countries exceeds 50% of the total value of the products constituting the tender (Art. 85.2). Additionally, in cases of equivalent offers, the provisions provide for a preference for European tenders and tenders covered by EU's international obligations. In practice, this possibility has rarely been used.
In Sweden, the Directive has been transposed with the Law (2016:1146) on Procurement in the Utilities Sector and the Procurement Regulations.

Spain has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Spain has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

The Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU provides an updated framework aimed at encouraging online sales. The Directive has been implemented by the Royal Legislative Decree 1/2007 of 16 November, Approving the Revised Text of the General Law for the Protection of Consumers and Users and Other Complementary Laws.

Spain has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.