Observatory publications

In May 2021 the EUIPO presented the Economic impact of COVID-19 crisis in IPR-intensive industries with data until December 2020, including indicators for all intellectual property rights (IPR), trade ...More In May 2021 the EUIPO presented the Economic impact of COVID-19 crisis in IPR-intensive industries with data until December 2020, including indicators for all intellectual property rights (IPR), trade marks (TM), designs (DES), patents (PT) and copyright (CR).The Observatory updates IPR indicators quarterly to monitor their economic development, for the European Union (EU) and for the four largest Member States (MS). Until now, four updates have been published with data until December 2021 and now the EUIPO presents results for the first quarter of 2022....Less

Tags: trademarks - copyright - design - patents - ip rights

This 2022 study follows on from the 1st and 2nd editions of the Intellectual Property and Youth Scoreboard, published in 2016 and 2019. The aim of the original research was to understand which drivers ...More This 2022 study follows on from the 1st and 2nd editions of the Intellectual Property and Youth Scoreboard, published in 2016 and 2019. The aim of the original research was to understand which drivers and barriers are strongest when acquiring online digital content or purchasing physical goods offered both legally and illegally. The 2022 study was based on a shortened revised version of the survey questionnaire from 2019. It aimed both to assess changes in attitudes and behaviours since the 2019 study and to obtain new and enhanced insights that could directly inform appropriate policy responses....Less

Tags: piracy - consumers - youngsters - copyright - counterfeiting

To help achieve the goals of the European Green Deal, CO2 emissions from agriculture must be reduced in the coming years. Other environmental considerations call for less intensive use of pesticides, ...More To help achieve the goals of the European Green Deal, CO2 emissions from agriculture must be reduced in the coming years. Other environmental considerations call for less intensive use of pesticides, fertiliser and other chemicals, while at the same time maintaining and increasing food production to cope with the demands of the European and global markets. This multifaceted challenge can only be met by creating new varieties of crops that use fewer resources while enhancing productivity of European agriculture. And given the climate change is already happening, these new varieties must also be able to cope with the changing climate. A great deal of innovation in breeding of plant varieties is therefore required. Such innovation is underpinned by the Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVR) on the EU level, managed by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO). This report, a joint publication of the EUIPO and the CPVO, highlights the very significant contributions made by the CPVR system to the economy and to the environment during the past 25 years, thereby supporting the EU’s economic and environmental goals....Less

Tags: consumers - innovation - plant variety

The second joint Intellectual Property Crime Threat Assessment produced with Europol provides an update of the situation in the EU from 2019 to 2021, building on the findings of the original report re ...More The second joint Intellectual Property Crime Threat Assessment produced with Europol provides an update of the situation in the EU from 2019 to 2021, building on the findings of the original report released in 2019. The assessment takes into consideration that the COVID-19 pandemic presented new business opportunities to distribute counterfeit goods, mostly on digital platforms, with counterfeit products being offered via live-streaming sales, instant messaging services, videos and sponsored advertising on social media. Piracy is now almost exclusively a digital crime, although some illicit TV steaming services still use physical shops to attract subscribers....Less

Tags: social network - piracy - counterfeiting goods - streaming

This study quantitatively assesses the scope and trends of the trade in counterfeit products that pose health, safety and environmental threats. It is based on an analysis of a unique international se ...More This study quantitatively assesses the scope and trends of the trade in counterfeit products that pose health, safety and environmental threats. It is based on an analysis of a unique international set of customs seizure data and other enforcement data, combined with structured interviews with enforcement experts....Less

Tags: health - counterfeiting - public safety