The EUIPO held a two-day virtual expert meeting with the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on 3 and 4 March. This annual event between the two offices is part of the EUIPO’s bilateral cooperation activities with the JPO.

The latest edition of the Guidelines for Examination of European Union trade marks (EUTM) and registered Community designs (RCD) entered into force on 1 March 2021, following the approval by the Executive Director of the EUIPO on 8 February 2021 by means of Decision EX-21-1.

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

The EUIPO aims to provide state-of-the-art communication tools to its users. Decision No EX‑20‑9 means that from 1 March 2021 eComm will become the way to communicate with the EUIPO in EUTM and RCD procedures.

The Academy is pleased to announce the Tuesday Webinar, live broadcasts scheduled for March 2021

The remarkable growth in filings for EU trade marks and designs by Chinese applicants may have come to prominence during 2020 – especially following the onset of the COVID‑19 pandemic – but this story starts much earlier.

On 24-26 February, 120 intellectual property experts from across the EU will follow the online IP pre-diagnostic (IP Scan) training session organised by the EUIPO as part of the SME Fund initiative which offers financial support to European SMEs....

Experts from the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN) will be meeting virtually for the 2nd European Cooperation Projects (ECPs) working groups of the Strategic Plan 2025.

On the 11th of March 2021, the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office), in collaboration with the SLOVENIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE, will hold an online Ideas Powered for Business seminar to discuss the most relevant intellectual property topics affecting small and medium-sized companies. It is a unique opportunity to learn from experts about the SME Fund : a 20 million Euro grant scheme for European SMEs.