The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, has met the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), Kerstin Jorna, via video-link. The Deputy Director-General, Maive Rute, and the Deputy Executive Director of the EUIPO, Andrea Di Carlo, also attended the meeting.

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.

Today, the EUIPO is organising the 2020 IP Enforcement Portal Forum which will be held as a virtual meeting.

On 13, 26 and 27 November 2020, the EUIPO welcomes users to their fifth audit on the quality of EUIPO absolute grounds decisions (out of the sixteen SQAP audits have taken place so far).

The European Commission has published its new Action Plan on Intellectual Property, which sets out five key areas for development over the coming years.

The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, has released a new video update on the latest developments at the Office.

Today sees the launch of GIview, a new search database for all geographical indications (GIs) protected at European Union level.

The Management Board and Budget Committee meetings of the EUIPO took place online for the second time.

João Negrão has been unanimously appointed as President of the EUIPO Boards of Appeal by the Council of the European Union. The notification of his appointment has been published in the Official Journal of the EU.

The entry into force of the Decision of the Executive Director No EX‑20‑9 will bring an important change to the Office’s official means of communication....