Ideas Powered for Business Network Continues to Grow
The Ideas Powered for business network of SME stakeholders is growing fast with 9 important EU organisations already signed up and many more in the pipeline for 2021. ...
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EUR 20 million grant fund to help SMEs maximise their intellectual property assets
Today sees the launch of an EUR 20 million grant fund (Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund), which provides IP vouchers to help small and medium-sized enterprises based in the European Union to access and benefit from their intellectual property (IP) rights....
UK representatives – Brexit
In the context of the end of the transition period (1 January 2021), UK-based representatives who lose their capacity to act before EUIPO are reminded that they should make a local copy of their communications and any other relevant data which is currently held in their own User Area within the EUIPO website....
Update from the Executive Director of the EUIPO
The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, has released a new video update on the latest developments at the Office....
Report on the EU internal market enforcement of intellectual property rights
Following last year’s publication of the report on the EU enforcement of intellectual property rights at EU borders and in Member States with results of 2013-2017, the EUIPO is now publishing a new report based on the analysis of the 2019 data on detentions in the national markets, reported through the IP Enforcement Portal by the enforcement authorities of 25 different Member States. ...
Faster, more secure digital improvements to benefit users
The EUIPO has deployed new digital technology to radically improve its data storage capacity and increase the performance of its online tools and services....
EUIPO User Group meets virtually
On 16 December, the Office hosted an informative session with 13 representatives from 10 user associations of the EUIPO User Group: Online Informative Session on Enhancing User Experience of Tools and Procedures....
European cooperation: adoption of the CP11 and CP12 Common Practices
The CP11 Common Practice and CP12 Common Practice were adopted by the Management Board through a written procedure in November 2020, following acknowledgement at the Liaison Meeting on Trade Marks in October....
EUIPO Customer Panel on Payment Services
The EUIPO Customer Panel on Payment services met on, 10 December, for the second of two online workshops dedicated to the EUIPO’s payment methods, tools and support services....
European cooperation: fast track for trade marks in Latvia
On 10 December, the Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia, with support of the EUIPO’s European Cooperation Projects, launched a fast track function for new trade mark applications in both its front and back office systems. Users will now be able to benefit from this service via the office’s web page...