Some entrepreneurs and start-ups, particularly at the early stages of setting up a business, find it hard to get the financial backing necessary to take their innovative ideas off the ground. Others, often due to lack of familiarity with the topic, fail to see the benefits of protecting intellectual property when deciding to take their business forward. To a large degree, the chances of success depend on the quality of the information SMEs have at their disposal.

The EUIPO and the European Digital SME Alliance, have signed a collaboration agreement to develop and implement joint initiatives to support small and medium enterprises (SME). 

The EUIPO will be holding the online sessions of the 15th Liaison Meeting on Cooperation, 24th Liaison Meeting on Trade Marks and 19th Liaison Meeting on Designs from 6 to 8 October 2020.

On 25 September, Mr Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and Mr Christian Archambeau, Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) held a virtual high-level meeting to discuss IP cooperation matters, namely to review the state of play of the bilateral cooperation activities with CNIPA, the IP Key China project implementation as well as the cooperation within the TM5 and ID5 forums.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and Accountancy Europe have signed a collaboration agreement in order to provide guidance and promote the benefits of Intellectual Property (IP) registration to SMEs.

The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, has released a new video update on the current situation at the Office, in particular the return to the EUIPO’s premises after nearly six months of teleworking for the majority of staff.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and EBAN, the Europe leading early-stage investors network, have signed a collaboration agreement to promote and encourage activities and services that support small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

The EUIPO has updated the Brexit section on its website ahead of 31 December 2020, the day on which the UK’s transition period after Brexit will end, as stipulated in the Withdrawal Agreement concluded between the EU and the UK.

The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, has held a virtual meeting with the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ms Ylva Johansson.

The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, met Adrián Vázquez Lázara, the Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) of the European Parliament, on 10 September 2020.