European Cooperation: Enhanced Back Office goes live in Greece
The Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI) has improved its Back Office system, with the support of the EUIPO’s European Cooperation Projects (ECP2).
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Publication of CP11 Common Communication
The CP11 Common Practice on ‘New types of marks: Examination of formal requirements and grounds for refusal’ was adopted by the Management Board by written procedure in October 2020
...EUIPO-SIPO meeting
The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, and Dr Vojko Toman, the Director of the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO), met online on 8 April 2021.
...EUIPO - IP Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan meeting
On 6 April, the Executive Director of the EUIPO and the Director of the National Institute of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KAZPATENT), Mr Yerbol Ospanov, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding providing the basis for technical bilateral cooperation activities.
...Publication of CP12 Common Communication
After being unanimously adopted by the Management Board of the EUIPO in November 2020, the CP12 Common Practice/Recommendations on ‘Evidence in trade mark appeal proceedings’ has now been published across the EU.
...Georgian IP Office now aligned with CP10
The National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (Sakpatenti) has published a practice paper on the criteria for assessing the disclosure of designs on the internet and to provide recommendations thereof.
...Project definitions of new convergence projects CP13 and CP14
The project definitions and the recommended scopes of the convergence projects CP13 ‘Trade mark applications made in bad faith’ and CP14 ‘Trade marks contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality’ were successfully acknowledged at the recent Liaison Meeting on 19 March 2021, following consultation at the User Group meeting on 12 March.
...EUIPO – Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina (IIP): Workshop
Workshop on the Directive (EU) 2015/2436 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks
...EUIPO-NIPO online Heads meeting
On 10 March 2021, the Executive Director held an online Heads meeting with the new Director General of the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO), Ms Kathrine Myhre.
...European Cooperation: Lithuania upgrades its back office system
The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania (SPB) has successfully upgraded its back office system to SP Back Office. The upgrade was completed on 18 February 2021. This was possible thanks to the close cooperation between the EUIPO and the SPB project teams and their partners.
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