On 19 January, the Executive Director, Mr Christian Archambeau, met virtually with Mr Rowel S. Barba, Director General of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).

On 13 January, the Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, and Director-General for DG RTD, Jean-Eric Paquet, held their first bilateral meeting via video-link.

On 14 January, the Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau met Director-General of DG TAXUD, Gerassimos Thomas.

The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, has released a new video update on the latest developments at the Office.

The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, has met the President of the European Business Registry Association (EBRA) and Director General of the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH), Antti Riivari, via video-link. The Deputy Executive Director of the EUIPO, Andrea Di Carlo, and the Director of the EUIPO’s Customer Department, Inge Buffolo, also attended the meeting.

The new Decision of the Executive Director on the technical requirements for annexes submitted on data carriers No EX-20-10, repeals previous Decision EX-17-6. This new decision was signed on 22nd December 2020 however it has a later date of entry into force, namely 1st 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.

As of 11 January small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in the EU can apply for financing under the new Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund.

The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, has met the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), Kerstin Jorna, via video-link. The Deputy Director-General, Maive Rute, and the Deputy Executive Director of the EUIPO, Andrea Di Carlo, also attended the meeting.

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.