On behalf of all EUIPO's staff, the Executive Director would like to express deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the attack in Barcelona which took place on Thursday August 17, and solidarity with the wounded and all those suffering.

Decision No EX-17-4 of the Executive Director of EUIPO, of 16 August, 2017, published today, sets out the accepted means of electronic communication with the Office including an Annex setting out the technical requirements, size and formats for attachments to electronic filing and communication.

The Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1431 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the European Union trade mark and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1430 supplementing Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the European Union trade mark and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 2868/95 and (EC) No 216/96 were published today in the Official Journal of the European Union.

As of today, 07 August 2017, design data from the Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA), the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, has been added to DesignView.

This Saturday August 5, from 08.45 to 10.00 CEST, EUIPO website will be unavailable, as we carry out improvement works.