News & events

As of 14 September 2020, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) has enhanced its participation in TMclass and joined DesignClass.

The EUIPO has updated the Brexit section on its website ahead of 31 December 2020, the day on which the UK’s transition period after Brexit will end, as stipulated in the Withdrawal Agreement concluded between the EU and the UK.

On 3-7 August and 1-2 September 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) virtually hosted the 2020 ID5 Mid-Term and TM5 Expert Meeting of the world’s five largest trade mark and designs offices.

On 11 July 2020 the EUIPO became a participating intellectual property (IP) office of the WIPO Digital Access Service (WIPO DAS) as an Office of First Filing.

Following the recent certification of Thessaloniki (Greece) as the first Authenticity under the framework of the European Cooperation Project (ECP8) ‘European Network of Authenticities’, the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI) and the Municipality of Thessaloniki held the project kick-off event and media launch on 11 September 2020.