In September the EUIPO will organise a new edition of the ‘IP Course for Paralegals’. The course will take place over two mornings – 14 and 15 September – and be held virtually using the online platform Zoom.

Procedural misrepresentation refers to the bypassing of requirements regarding who can be a legal practitioner or professional representative before the EUIPO. These are laid down in Article 120 of the EU trade mark regulation and Article 78 of the Community design regulation.

Beware of the new misleading letter in circulation! It takes the form of a fake EUTM payment reminder letter uses the EUIPO logo, name, acronym and address, and purports to be an EUTM payment reminder issued and electronically signed by a senior manager of the Office. It includes a demand for a registration fee to be transferred to a Polish bank account....

The EUIPO and the European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA) have signed a collaboration agreement to encourage activities and promote services that support small businesses....

As a gesture of solidarity with the victims of the recent floods, the Office has lowered the EU, the EUIPO and the Belgian flags....

The Executive Director Christian Archambeau reports on the record filing numbers over the first six months of 2021 and on future plans to support SMEs in partnership with other stakeholders including the Member State IP offices....

The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia (IPORS) has updated its methodology to include the principles of the Common Practice (CP8): Use of a trade mark in a form differing from the one registered, which was developed by the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN).

The TM5 and ID5 Midterm Meetings took place online on 25-28 May, organised by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the host of this year’s meetings....

This study analyses the economic  impact of the COVID-19 crisis on industries that use intellectual property  rights (IPRs) including trade marks, designs, patents and copyright,  intensively....

The EU’s Council of Ministers has included IP crime among the top ten priorities in the fight against organised crime....