The EUIPO is proud to announce it received its 1.5 millionth design 27 September 2021.  The KENTAGO GmbH company is the 1.5 millionth design applicant to have filed its design at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

On 29 September 2021, the city of Banská Bystrica (Slovak Republic) became the fifth certified ‘Authenticity’, following the Authenticities of Thessaloniki, Sofia, Plovdiv and Mykonos.

Under the umbrella of the EUIPO Virtual Campus Programme, the Office launches a brand-new learning programme for young learners....

The SME Fund, the EUIPO’s initiative that grants financial aid for intellectual property matters, is open throughout September....

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.

Service to a number of the EUIPO platforms will be interrupted during the mornings of Saturday and Sunday 7-8 August to allow maintenance or service upgrades.  

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....