Alicante News July 2020
The aim of Alicante News is to provide up-to-date information on EUIPO-related matters, as well as on other general IP issues, to the users of the EU trade mark and design registration systems.
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Uganda joins TMclass and DesignClass
As of 03 August 2020, the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) is part of TMclass and DesignClass. URSB will now use and accept the list of terms from the harmonised database of goods and services (HDB) in TMclass as well as the list of terms from the harmonised database of product indications (HDBPI) in DesignClass.
...European Cooperation: Thessaloniki is the first ‘Authenticity’
On 30 July 2020, under the framework of the European Cooperation Project (ECP8) ‘European Network of Authenticities’, the Municipality of Thessaloniki (Greece) became the first certified ‘Authenticity’.
...EUIPO's top 25 e-Users Q2 2020
The ranking of our top online users in the European Union is now available online for the second quarter of 2020
...ECP1 – Romania upgrades e-filing for trade marks
The State Office for Inventions and Trademarks of Romania (OSIM) has successfully updated its trade mark e-filing with the support of European Cooperation at the EUIPO.
...The Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis join TMclass
As of 27 July 2020, the National Industrial Property Office of the Dominican Republic (ONAPI) and the Intellectual Property Office of Saint Kitts and Nevis (IPOSKN) are part of TMclass.
...Virtual high-level meetings in the absence of WIPO General Assemblies in Geneva
This year, the customary high-level meetings organised annually in the margins of the WIPO General Assemblies in Geneva are taking place in a new virtual format. This is in line with the EUIPO’s effort to adapt to the exceptional situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic and at the same time continue strengthening the international cooperation despite the new global challenges.
...Update from the Executive Director of the EUIPO
The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, has released a new video update on the current situation at the Office. Mr. Archambeau gave information on filing trends, and on the new Ideas Powered for Business hub, which contains a series of initiatives to assist SMEs.
...European Cooperation: Completion of ECP5 Capture and Store Historical Files in Bulgaria
More than 3.3 million pages, amounting to 77 000 separate trade mark dossiers, have been digitised in the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (BPO) as a result of the Capture and Store Historical Files project.
...320 tonnes of potentially dangerous dairy products taken off the market in Operation OPSON IX
The EUIPO has supported Operation Opson IX, coordinated by Europol and INTERPOL, which targeted trafficking of counterfeit and substandard food and beverages.
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