The European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights is a network of experts and specialist stakeholders.
History
The Observatory was created as part of the Commission's Internal Market and Services Directorate-General in April 2009 under the name of the European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy. EUIPO, as the EU's principal agency devoted exclusively to IP matters, began co-operating closely with the Observatory under a Memorandum of Understanding signed in April 2011.
Following a proposal by the Commission, backed by the European Parliament and the Council, the Observatory was fully entrusted to EUIPO, formerly known as OHIM, on 5 June 2012.
The Regulation transferring the Observatory to EUIPO renamed it as the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights. Under this Regulation EUIPO has to finance the Observatory's activities. The Observatory will draw on EUIPO's expertise, experience and resources with a view to becoming an information centre par excellence.
The Observatory is managed by EUIPO and is organised as follows:
- Operations & Projects Area, managed by a Deputy Director, which includes two services
- IP in the Digital World and Awareness Service
- Enforcement and SMEs Service
- Economics & Statistics Service, managed by the Chief Economist of the Office
Discover our network
The Observatory network is composed of public- and private-sector representatives, who collaborate in active working groups.
The core Observatory network is made up of public sector representatives, private sector representatives, civil society representatives and observers. The public sector representatives are designated by each Member State. Private-sector representatives include a broad and balanced range of Union and national bodies.
There are a number of other networks that are created when there is a specific need, such as a project to coordinate, or a particular activity to carry out.
There are also Expert Groups made up of experts proposed by the stakeholders or by EUIPO. These groups help guide in the implementation of projects in specialised fields of activity.
Although the Observatory has no direct enforcement powers, it brings together a wide range of stakeholders who use their technical skills, experience and knowledge to protect and promote IP rights and support those directly engaged in enforcement.
The Observatory stakeholders
Who are they?
The stakeholders include representatives from both the public and the private sector. Members of the European Parliament and institutional partners are also vital participants, whose involvement allows the European Parliament, the European Commission Services and Member States to follow and give advice on the Observatory's work.
Private-sector representatives include a broad and balanced range of Union and national bodies representing the various economic sectors, including creative industries, most involved or experienced in the fight against infringements of intellectual property rights. Consumer organisations, small- and medium-sized enterprises, authors and other creators are also represented.
For building up the contingent of private-sector stakeholders, the Observatory has used a published set of criteria designed to ensure that the Observatory can benefit from a broad range of expertise, whilst ensuring that meetings remain manageable and functional.
See the list of the Observatory network here
Criteria for new stakeholders
- Pan-European associations or international organisations
- Registered in the EU Transparency Register
- Not individual corporations
- Affected by counterfeiting or piracy and/or active in enforcement
- Able to represent civil society/consumers or companies/authors/creators within their specific sectors
- Able to provide key information about a particular sector, including statistical data in compliance with Article 5(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 386/2012
How to apply to become a stakeholder of the Observatory
Submit a written request to the attention of the Director of the Observatory, Paul Maier, stating that the association/organisation complies with the above criteria and proving that it is on the EU Transparency Register. The letter and proof can be sent by email and/or by post. See our contact details here.
The Observatory working groups
The working groups were set up on the basis of proposals by stakeholders and are used extensively by the Observatory for guiding the implementation of projects that are part of its work programme. Their fields of work range from legal matters, improved evidence building, consumer awareness and enforcement-related matters, to the growing number of issues surrounding IP in the digital world.
The following four working groups are currently in place:
Members of the IP in the Digital World working group
Public sector
- Belgium
Federal Public Service of Economy - Cyprus
Customs § Excise Department - Czechia
Ministry of Culture - Denmark
Ministry of Culture - France
Hadopi - Germany
Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz - Greece
Hellenic Copyright Organisation - Hungary
Hungarian Intellectual Property Office - Italy
Guardia di Finanza
- Latvia
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia - Lithuania
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania - Luxembourg
Institut de la Propriété Intellectuelle Luxembourg - Netherlands
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy - Poland
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage - Portugal
Instituto Nacional da Propiedade Intelectual - Romania
General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police - Slovakia
Financial Directorate of the Slovak Republic - Spain
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office - Spain
Ministry of Culture and Sport
Private Sector
- AAPA
Audiovisual Anti-piracy Alliance - ACT
Association of Commercial Television in Europe - AIM
Association des Industries de Marque - AIPPI
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle - Andema
Asociación para la defensa de la Marca - APM
Aktionskreis gegen Produkt- und Markenpiraterie e.V. - APRAM
Association des Praticiens du Droit des Marques et des Modèles - BASCAP
Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting & Piracy - BSA
Business Software Alliance - Business Europe
Confederation of European Business - CCIA Europe
Computer & Communications Industry Association - Cefic
The European Chemical Industry Council - CEPI
European Audiovisual Production - CropLife Europe
CropLife Europe - DOT Europe
Digital, Online and Tech in Europe - ECTA
European Communities Trademark Association - EFJ
European Federation of Journalists - ENPA
The European Newswpaper Publishers' Association - EUROCOPYA
European Federation of Joint Management Societies of Producers for Private Audiovisual Copying - EuroISPA
European Internet Services Providers Association - FEP
Federation of European Publishers - FESI
Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry
- FIA
Federation Internationale des Acteurs - GACG
Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group - GESAC
European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers - IAB Europe
Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe - ICMP
International Confederation of Music Publishers - IFPI
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - IMPALA
Independent Music Companies Association - IMPF
Independent Music Publishers International Forum - INDICAM
Istituto di Centromarca per la lotta alla contraffazione - INTA
International Trademark Association - ISFE
Interactive Software Federation of Europe - IVF
International Video Federation - MARQUES
European Association of Trade Mark Owners - ORGALIM
Europe´s Technology Industries - REACT
The European Anti-Counterfeiting Network - SAA
The Society of Audiovisual Authors - SACG
Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group - SMEunited
The European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - SROC
Sports Rights Owners Coalition - UNIC
International Union of Cinemas - Unifab
Union des Fabricants
Civil Society
- CDT
Centre for Democracy and Technology
Observers
Members of the Public Awareness working group
Public sector
- Belgium
Intellectual Property Office - Czechia
Industrial Property Office - Denmark
Danish Patent and Trademark Office - France
Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle - France
Hadopi - Germany
Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection - Greece
Hellenic Copyright Organization - Greece
Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation - Hungary
National Board Against Counterfeiting - Ireland
Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
- Italy
Italian Patent and Trademark Office - Latvia
Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia - Lithuania
Ministry of Culture - Luxembourg
Institut de la Propriété Intellectuelle - Malta
Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Businesses - Netherlands
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy - Portugal
Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial - Romania
General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police - Slovakia
Industrial Property Office - Spain
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
Private Sector
- AAPA
Audiovisual Anti-piracy Alliance - ABAC-BAAN
Belgian Anti-Counterfeiting Association - AIM
Association des Industries de Marque - AIPPI
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle - Andema
Asociación para la defensa de la Marca - APM
Aktionskreis gegen Produkt- und Markenpiraterie e.V. - APRAM
Association des Praticiens du Droit des Marques et des Modèles - BASCAP
Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting & Piracy - Business Europe
Confederation of European Business - Cefic
The European Chemical Industry - CropLife Europe
CropLife Europe - ECTA
The European Community Trademark Association - EEA
The European Express Association - ETICS
European Testing Inspection and Certification System - FEP
Federation of European Publishers
- GACG
Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group - ICMP
International Confederation of Music Publishers - IFPI
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - IMPALA
Independent Music Companies Association - IMPF
Independent Music Publishers International Forum - INDICAM
Istituto di Centromarca per la lotta alla contraffazione - INTA
International Trademark Association - IVF
International Video Federation - oriGIn
Organization for an International Geographical Indications Network - SAA
The Society of Audiovisual Authors - SACG
Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group - TIC Council
TIC Council - UNIC
International Union of Cinemas - Unifab
Union des Fabricants
Civil Society
- EAASM/ASOP EU
European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines / The Alliance for Safe online Pharmacy in the EU - TAC
Together against Cybercrime
Observers
- EFTA - IPI
European Free Trade Association
- WIPO
World Intellectual Property Office
Members of the Enforcement working group
Public sector
- Austria
Federal Ministry of Finance - Belgium
Federal Public Service Economy - Cyprus
Department of Customs and Excise of the Republic of Cyprus - Czechia
General Directorate of Customs - Denmark
Danish Patent and Trademark Office - Estonia
Ministry of Finance - Finland
Finnish Customs - France
Douanes & Droits Indirects - Germany
Customs Criminal Investigations Office - Greece
Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation - Greece
Greece Hellenic Copyright Organization - Hungary
National Tax and Customs Administration - Ireland
Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
- Italy
Ministry of Agricultural Food and Forestry Policies - Latvia
State Revenue Service, Customs Board - Lithuania
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania - Luxembourg
Customs General Directorate - Malta
Ministry for Finance and Financial Services, Customs Department - Netherlands
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy - Portugal
Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial - Romania
Public Ministry - Romania
General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police - Slovakia
Financial Directorate - Spain
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office - Sweden
Swedish Intellectual Property Office
Private Sector
- AAPA
Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance - ABAC-BAAN
Belgian Anti-Counterfeiting Association - ACG
Anti-Counterfeiting Group - AIM
Association des Industries de Marque - AIPPI
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle - Andema
Asociación para la Defensa de la Marca - APM
Aktionskreis gegen Produkt- und Markenpiraterie e.V. - BASCAP
Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting & Piracy - BSA
Business Software Alliance (BSA) - cefic
The European Chemical Industry Council - CEPI
European Audiovisual Production - CIOPORA
International Community of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Ornamental and Plants - CropLife Europe
CropLife Europe - ECTA
European Communities Trade Mark Association - EEA
European Express Association - EECA-ESIA
European Electronic Component Manufacturers Association - European Semiconductor Industry Association - EFPIA
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
- ESA
European Seed Association - ETICS
European Testing Inspection and Certification System - EUROCOPYA
European Federation of Joint Management Societies of Producers for Private Audiovisual Copying - FESI
Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry - FICPI
Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle - ICMP
International Confederation of Music Publishers - IFPI
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - INDICAM
Istituto di Centromarca per la lotta alla contraffazione - INTA
International Trademark Association - MARQUES
Association of European Trade Mark Owners - ORGALIM
Europe's Technology Industries - REACT
The European Ant-Counterfeiting Network - SACG
Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group - SROC
Sports Rights Owners Coalition - UNIC
International Union of Cinemas - Unifab
Union des Fabricants
Civil Society
Observers
Members of Economics and Statistics working group
Public sector
- Belgium
Federal Public Service Economy - Denmark
Danish Patent and Trademark Office - France
General Directorate for Enterprise - France
Hadopi - Germany
Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection - Greece
Hellenic Copyright Organization - Greece
Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation - Hungary
Hungarian Intellectual Property Office - Italy
Italian Patent and Trademark Office
- Latvia
Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia - Lithuania
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania - Luxembourg
Institut de la Propriété Intellectuelle Luxembourg - Netherlands
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy - Portugal
Instituto Nacional da Propiedade Intelectual - Romania
General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police - Slovakia
Industrial Property Office - Spain
Spanish Patent and Trademark Office - Sweden
Swedish Intellectual Property Office
Private Sector
- ACG
Anti-Counterfeiting Group - AIM
Association des Industries de Marque - AIPPI
Association Internationale pour la protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle - Andema
Asociación para la Defensa de la Marca - BASCAP
Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting & Piracy - Business Europe
Confederation of European Business - CCIA Europe
Computer & Communications Industry Association - Cefic
The European Chemical Industry Council - DOT Europe
Digital, Online and Tech in Europe - CropLife Europe
CropLife Europe - ECTA
European Communities Trade Mark Association - EFPIA
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations - ENPA
The European Newswpaper Publishers' Association
- FEP
Federation of European Publishers - FESI
Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry - FICPI
Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle - IAB
IAB Europe - ICPM
International Confederation of Music Publishers - IFPI
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - IMPF
Independent Music Publishers International Forum - INDICAM
Istituto di Centromarca per la lotta alla contraffazione - INTA
International Trademark Association - IVF
International Video Federation - ORGALIM
Europe's Technology Industries - SACG
Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group
Observers
- WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
Civil Society
- Communia
International Association on the Public Domain
The Observatory Expert Groups
The Expert Groups help and guide the implementation of Observatory projects in focused and specialised areas, and are made up of experts proposed by the stakeholders or by EUIPO. Experts are called upon to provide expert support to Observatory’s agreed projects and activities. Experts represent themselves and not a particular organisation nor institution.
Insofar as possible, Expert Groups are balanced as regards geographical coverage and gender of the experts, as well as the sector they belong to or have experience in. Balance is also sought to cover both counterfeiting and piracy issues. A particular Expert Group will exist only as long as its work is still required; on the other hand, new Expert Groups can be created as needed.
The following six Expert Groups are currently in place:
This group will, among other things, work on the design of Pan-European awareness campaigns and other activities based on results of Observatory studies in cooperation with National Offices and stakeholders.
Currently this group consist of the following people:
- Helen Barnham
- Ger Hatton
- Patricia Lennon
- Lorenzo Litta
- Regis Messali
- Jose Antonio Moreno
- Barbara Suhr-Jessen
- Tine Heide Thomsen
- Zeeger Vink
This group will, among other things, work on case law, various studies related to legal matters such as trade secrets, blocking orders etc. and support the European Commission.
Currently this group consist of the following people:
- Magnus Ahlgren
- Olivia Bacin
- Tomáš Bejček
- Okke Delfos Visser
- Michele Elio De Tullio
- Arne Führer
- Cesare Galli
- David Gómez
- Alejandra González
- Rihards Gulbis
- Gabor Ivanics
- Elizabeth Jones
- Thomas Limouzin-Lamothe
- Dusko Martic
- Elise Melon
- Dinusha Mendis
- Pilar Montero
- Tom Peperstraete
- Constantin Rehaag
- Lennart Röer
- Raquel Santos
- Žiga Škorjanc
- Ewa Skrzydło-Tefelska
- Ann-Charlotte Söderlund
- Robert Sterner
- Geo Van Langenhove
- Juan Antonio Vives
- Knud Wallberg
- Petra Žikovská
This group will, among other things, work on identifying new technologies with potential to impact and help IPR protection and carry out studies or launch initiatives to better understand these impacts.
Currently this group consist of the following people:
- Dani Bacsa
- Marie-Ange Boyer
- Delphine Calvini
- Primavera De Filippi
- Jean-Marc Deltorn
- Michael Ellis
- Graeme Grant
- Jean-Marie Le Golf
- Marc Kaufman
- Lee Kent
- Michael Lund
- Maria Cristina Martínez-Tercero
- Christine Maury-Panis
- Rob Pinniger
- Oliver Pribramsky
- Andrii Shalaginov
- Per Strömbäck
- Erwin Van Uffel
- Alessandro Vivarelli
- Didier Wang
This group will, among other things, work on the collaboration with all relevant intermediaries, studies (e.g. IPR infringements in social media) and voluntary collaboration practices
Currently this group consist of the following people:
- Toe Su Aung
- Geerart Bourlon
- Sandro Chiesura
- Christian Chmiel
- Matthew Cope
- Tom Cooper
- Francesca D'Agostino
- Daniel Dougherty
- William Echikson
- Stephan Edelbroich
- Maria Fredenslund
- Joanna Gęga
- Monique A. Goeschl
- Alastair Gray
- Cecile Guillemard
- Hans-Joachim Henn
- Colin Horrigan
- Michael Isles
- Alexandra Laffitte
- Mike O'Connell
- Christopher Oldknow
- Alvaro Ortega
- Ana Ramalho
- Meena Sayal
- Charles Slingsby
- Cezary Sowinski
- Peter Szyszko
- Jonathan Trivelas
- Jelle Van Loo
- Peter Vergote
- Fabienne Weibel
- Todd Williams
This group will, among other things, work on enforcement related activities in IP Key programmes, EU delegations network, IPR protection in 3rd countries and market watch list.
Currently this group consist of the following people:
- George Agius
- John Anderson
- Carole Bremeersch
- Graham Clemence
- Kateřina Dlabolová
- Michael Ellis
- Bruce Foucart
- Marion Guth
- Ger Hatton
- David Lowe
- Myrtha Hurtado
- Xenia Iwaszko-Manning
- Klaus Messerig
- Joeri Mombers
- Marco Musumeci
- Michael Poulsen
- Silvia Navares
- Christopher Oldknow
- Ankit Sahni
- Ivana Šarlija
- David Saussinan
- Yves-Alain Sauvage
This group will, among other things, work with the SME scoreboard and other SME related studies, contribute to IP pre-diagnostic programme and give support to European Commission programmes.
Currently this group consist of the following people:
- José Aguilar
- Fernando Antunes
- Vasco Rosa Dias
- Michele Elio De Tullio
- Bernd Otto Ewald
- Xavier Fàbrega
- Marion Guth
- Rachel Jones
- Vincenz Klemt
- Marius Kuningas
- Julien Scicluna
- Henrik Moe Tørnquist
- Helena Vieira
Meetings
The Observatory works on a project-based approach that involves the collaboration of stakeholders at various levels.
Within this framework, meetings of the various working groups are crucial for ensuring that agreed projects and activities receive expert support and are managed appropriately. Working groups therefore meet regularly throughout the life of a project, as required.
At a higher level, larger public- and private-stakeholder meetings are convened. These adopt a more strategic approach to the overall work programme and provide a consultative platform for evaluating all existing and proposed objectives and work-streams. Public- and private-stakeholder meetings are usually held twice a year.
Finally, a joint Plenary meeting is held once a year to discuss and agree upon the Observatory's overarching strategy in the light of existing work and emerging requirements.
Past meetings:
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
| Meetings | Date | Summary | Others documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Plenary meeting | 28 - 29 October 2013 | Show | |
| Statistics and Economics working group | 01 October 2013 | Show | |
| Public Awareness working group | 30 September 2013 | Show | |
| Legal working group | 25 September 2013 | Show | |
| IP in the Digital World working group | 24 September 2013 | pdf |
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| Enforcement working group | 23 September 2013 | Show | |
| Public Awareness working group | 19 June 2013 | Show | |
| Private Sector representatives meeting | 29 April 2013 | Show | |
| Public Sector representatives meeting | 23 April 2013 | Show | |
| IP in the Digital World working group | 16 April 2013 | Show | |
| Legal working group | 21 February 2013 | Show | |
| Enforcement working group | 20 February 2013 | Show | |
| Statistics and Economics working group | 19 February 2013 | Show | |
| Public Awareness working group | 18 February 2013 | Show |
| Meetings | Date | Summary | Others documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Sector representatives meeting | 26 November 2014 | Show | |
| 3rd Plenary meeting-2014 | 28 - 29 October 2014 | Show | |
| Statistics and Economics working group | 26 September 2014 | ||
| Public Awareness Working Group | 25 September 2014 | ||
| Legal Working Group | 24 September 2014 | ||
| IP in the Digital World working group | 23 September 2014 | ||
| Enforcement working group | 22 September 2014 | ||
| Private Sector representatives meeting | 11 April 2014 | Show | |
| Public Sector representatives meeting | 02 - 03 April 2014 | Show | |
| Statistics and Economics working group | 28 February 2014 | ||
| Public Awareness working group | 27 February 2014 | ||
| Legal working group | 26 February 2014 | ||
| IP in the Digital World working group | 25 February 2014 | ||
| Enforcement working group | 24 February 2014 |
| Meetings | Date | Summary | Others documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Plenary meeting-2015 | 21-22 October 2015 | ||
| Public Awareness Working Group | 01 October 2015 | ||
| Common Session Working Group | 30 September 2015 | ||
| Legal and International Working Group | 30 September 2015 | ||
| Economics and Statistics Working Group | 30 September 2015 | ||
| Enforcement Working Group | 29 September 2015 | ||
| IP in the Digital World Working Group | 29 September 2015 | ||
| Private Sector Representatives Meeting | 29 April 2015 | ||
| Public Sector representatives meeting | 21-22 April 2015 | Show | |
| Public Awareness Working Group | 25-26 February 2015 | ||
| Plenary Session Working Group | 25 February 2015 | ||
| Economics and Statistics Working Group | 25 February 2015 | ||
| Enforcement Working Group | 25 February 2015 | ||
| Legal and International Working Group | 25 February 2015 | ||
| IP in the Digital World Working Group | 24 February 2015 |
| Meetings | Date | Summary | Others documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal and International Working Group | 02 December 2016 | ||
| Economics and Statistics Working Group | 02 December 2016 | ||
| IP in the Digital World Working Group | 01 December 2016 | ||
| Common Session Working Group | 30 November 2016 | ||
| Public Awareness Working Group | 29 November 2016 | ||
| Enforcement Working Group | 29 November 2016 | ||
| Plenary Meeting | 28-29 September 2016 | ||
| Ideas Powered Youth Workshop | 16-17 June 2016 | ||
| Observatory Public Sector Representatives meeting | 19-20 April 2016 | ||
| IP in the Digital World Working Group | 01 March 2016 | ||
| Economics and Statistics Working Group | 02 March 2016 | ||
| Common Session Working Group | 02 March 2016 | ||
| Legal and International Working Group Meeting | 02 March 2016 | ||
| Enforcement Working Group | 03 March 2016 | ||
| Public Awareness Working Group | 03 March 2016 |
| Meetings | Date | Summary | Others documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Sector Representatives meeting | 01 December 2017 | ||
| Enforcement Working Group | 30 November 2017 | ||
| Legal and International Working Group | 30 November 2017 | ||
| Common Session | 29 November 2017 | ||
| Public Awareness Working Group | 29 November 2017 | ||
| IP in the Digital World Working Group | 28 November 2017 | ||
| Economics and Statistics Working Group | 28 November 2017 | ||
| Blockchain and Intellectual Property | 26 October 2017 | ||
| Plenary meeting | 27-28 September 2017 | ||
| Economics and Statistics Working Group meeting | 05 May 2017 | ||
| Legal and International Working Group meeting | 05 May 2017 | ||
| Common Session Working Group meeting | 04 May 2017 | ||
| IP in the Digital World Working Group meeting | 04 May 2017 | ||
| Enforcement Working Group meeting | 03 May 2017 | ||
| Public Awareness Working Group meeting | 03 May 2017 | ||
| Observatory Public Sector Representatives meeting | 28 February – 1 March 2017 |
| Meetings | Date | Summary | Others documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enforcement Working Group | 30 November 2018 | ||
| Economics and Statistics Working Group | 29 November 2018 | ||
| IP in the Digital World Working Group | 29 November 2018 | ||
| Legal and International Working Group | 28 November 2018 | ||
| Common Session | 28 November 2018 | ||
| Public Awareness Working Group | 27 November 2018 | ||
| Plenary meeting | 26-27 September 2018 | ||
| Enforcement Working Group | 19 April 2018 | ||
| Economics and Statistics Working Group | 19 April 2018 | ||
| Public Awareness Working Group | 18 April 2018 | ||
| Common Session | 18 April 2018 | ||
| Legal and International Working Group | 17 April 2018 | ||
| IP in the Digital World Working Group | 17 April 2018 | ||
| Private Sector Representatives meeting | 22 March 2018 | ||
| Public Sector Representatives meeting | 21-22 February 2018 |
| Meetings | Date | Summary | Others documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enforcement working group | 28 November 2019 | ||
| Public awareness working group | 28 November 2019 | ||
| IP in the digital world working group | 27 November 2019 | ||
| Economics and statistics working group | 27 November 2019 | ||
| Common session | 27 November 2019 | ||
| Public Sector Representatives meeting | 29 October 2019 | ||
| Meeting with the member states on the establishment of the Out-of-commerce works portal | 08 October 2019 | Show | |
| Plenary Meeting | 25-26 September 2019 | ||
| Enforcement Working Group | 10 April 2019 | ||
| Public Awareness Working | 10 April 2019 | ||
| Common Session | 09 April 2019 | ||
| IP in the Digital World | 09 April 2019 | ||
| Economics and Statistics Working Group | 08 April 2019 | ||
| Private Sector Representatives meeting | 05 March 2019 | ||
| Public Sector Representatives meeting | 12-13 February 2019 |
| Meetings | Date | Summary | Others documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP in the digital world working group | 22 October 2020 | ||
| Public awareness working group | 21 October 2020 | ||
| Enforcement working group | 21 October 2020 | ||
| Economics and statistics working group meeting | 20 October 2020 | ||
| Plenary Meeting | 30 September - 01 October 2020 | ||
| Private Sector Representatives meeting | 09 June 2020 | ||
| Public Sector Representatives meeting | 02-03 March 2020 |
Plans and programmes
The Observatory Multiannual Plan Extension 2019-2020 served to extend the Multiannual Plan 2014-2018 until the end of the EUIPO Strategic Plan 2020 (June 2020). The strategic goals and key initiatives for the Observatory for the next five years are now fully embedded in the EUIPO Strategic Plan 2025
Work programmes
The Observatory produces yearly work programmes that outline the activities to be undertaken in the framework of the Multiannual Plan (until 2020) or EUIPO Strategic Plans.
Regulation (EU) No 386/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 April 2012
This Regulation entrusted the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) with tasks related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including the assembling of public- and private-sector representatives as a European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights.