Lettre d’information de l’Observatoire

Observatory Plenary Meeting

The European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights held its annual plenary meeting on 27 and 28 September in EUIPO’s headquarters in Alicante...

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International IP Enforcement Summit

The sun beat down, the rain poured and the lightning flashed over Berlin during the two days of the International IP Enforcement Summit on June 22 and 23...

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The second IP Perception study reveals that 97% of young people believe that IPR is important and should be protected.

In November 2013, EUIPO sought to try to answer some questions about what EU citizens think about intellectual property, via the first ever EU-wide study on IP perception. In March 2017, a second study with many new questions was released. 26,555 people aged between 15 and 24 across 28 EU states were asked about their perception of intellectual property. 97% of respondents said they believe it is important that inventors, creators and performing artists can protect their rights and be paid for their work...

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Observatory Plenary meeting

The members of the Advisory Board met the day before the Plenary began, in a session with EUIPO’s Executive Director and the Observatory team, to review the Observatory’s activities...

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The global picture: Counterfeit goods in international trade

The study underlines the fact that nearly any product can be counterfeited, from luxury and business-tobusiness goods to common consumer products..

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From OHIM to EUIPO

On March 23, 2016, the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) changed its name to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)...

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A year of studies - the impact of the Observatory's reporting work

For OHIM and the EU Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, 2015 has been a year of studies...

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Uncovering the damage

the economic impact of counterfeiting in the clothing, footwear and accessories sector...

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The economic power of IP: the second IP Contribution study

In September 2013, we learned what many had suspected; that IP rights-intensive industries played an important role in the EU economy....

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The start of a new life for Orphan Works

The cultural richness and diversity of Europe has never been in doubt, and its artists and creators have never been idle, Millions of European creative, literary and documentary works are produced every year, and are protected by copyright...

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Welcome to the fourth edition of the Observatory's newsletter

The last two years have seen unprecedented cooperation between Europol (the EU law enforcement agency) and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) through the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights...

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Welcome to the third edition of the Observatory's newsletter

As OHIM enters its 20th year, marking the opening of its doors to the IP world in Alicante in September 1994, it is a good time to reflect on the many changes...

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Welcome to the number two of the Observatory's newsletter

Following the adoption of a Communication establishing and EU action plan on the enforcement of IPR...

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Enforcement

The Working Group was briefed on the activities of the knowledge and training/operational best practices sub-groups...

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Welcome, dear members

Welcome to the first edition of the Observatory's online newsletter. The Observatory is now fully integrated into OHIM and has a challenging work programme that is already delivering significant results...

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