A virtual Intellectual Property (IP) Seminar on Enforcement was held by the EUIPO in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia (IPORS) on 12 May 2021.

The European Ombudsman has published the list of 37 projects that have been nominated for the third edition of the Award for Good Administration. The list includes the EUIPO’s CdT Transformation Programme and the Ideas Powered for Business initiative and the SME Fund.

The EUIPO Observatory has launched the fourth call for proposals to support awareness raising activities on the value of Intellectual Property and the damage caused by counterfeiting and piracy.

The public consultation is open until 22 July and aims to capture the views of all relevant stakeholders in the EU-wide protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) for non-agricultural products.

Like every year, the EUIPO pays tribute to Europe Day on 9 May. This date is the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, pronounced on 9 May, 1950, which is considered the beginning of the European Union as we know it.

On 3 May, the Executive Director of the EUIPO, Mr Archambeau, met Ms Marion Walsmann virtually. Ms Walsmann is a member of the European Parliament serving on the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI Committee) as Vice Chair and Rapporteur for the IP Action Plan.

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.

The EUIPO launches a pilot to replace attachments with links in official communications.

1-31 May: The 3rd application window for the Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund is now open!

The EUIPO’s Customer Panel on SME operational activities met on 20 and 29 April to exchange views on how the EUIPO can better meet SME needs with improved or new services.