From 24 to 28 February 2020, the first European Cooperation week of the year gets underway at EUIPO. This important forum brings together IP experts from all over the EU with the common goal of implementing the European Cooperation Programmes within the current Strategic Plan 2020 at EUIPO.

The Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) has implemented a new design e-filing system, which went live on 17 February 2020.

To coincide with the latest edition of the EUIPO Guidelines for Examination of EUTMs and RCDs, which entered into force on 1 February 2020, an updated tutorial has been made available to users.

The EUIPO has welcomed the decision of the Court of Justice of 29 January 2020, in Case C‑371/18, Sky and Others, in the context of a request for a preliminary ruling.

In der Dienstleistungscharta des EUIPO ist festgelegt, welche Leistungen die Nutzer unserer Dienste erwarten können. Für folgende drei Bereiche wurden messbare Standards festgelegt: Angemessenheit der Verfahrensdauer, Erreichbarkeit und Qualität der Entscheidungen.

Am 17. February 2020 hat das neuseeländische Amt für geistiges Eigentum (IPONZ) seine Markendaten im TMview-Suchtool zugänglich gemacht.

The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania (SPB), with the support of the EUIPO’s European Cooperation Projects (ECP1), has improved the service provided to their users through the launch of an additional set of modern online services for trade mark and design applications.

The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania (SPB), with the support of the EUIPO’s European Cooperation Projects (ECP1), has improved the service provided to their users through the launch of an additional set of modern online services for trade mark and design applications.

TMview’s visual search facility, which allows users to search for trade mark images in the world’s largest online trade mark database continues to grow....

An improved beta version of DesignView is now available alongside the original interface, as part of a planned improvement to the tool, which offers free design search from 66 participating offices.