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
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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.
...Alicante News March 2021
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.
...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.
...25 years registering trade marks: the EUIPO from 1996 to 2021
1 April marks the anniversary of the first application received at the EUIPO
...eRegister goes live
One year after the launch of its beta version, the first official eRegister is now live. eRegister allows access to historical records of EU trade marks and registered Community designs and it increases their traceability by allowing users to see what information has been changed, when it was changed and why it was changed.
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