Month: January 2021

Recently, some of our users have been unable to complete their fee payments with credit/debit cards due to non-compliance with the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) requirements. To avoid this situation, we recommend that users contact their bank to ensure that their credit/debit cards meet the requirements to complete secure payments.   [#item_full_content]...

The first application window for the new SME fund grants comes to an end on 31 January at 23.59 CET. [#item_full_content]...

The Academy is pleased to announce the Tuesday Webinar, live broadcasts scheduled for February 2021: [#item_full_content]...

As of 18 December 2020, the Danish Patent and Trademark Office Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) has made its trade mark images available to TMview visual search tool. TMview’s visual search facility allows users to search for trade mark images in the world’s largest online trade mark database. [#item_full_content]...

The European Commission has launched a public consultation inviting citizens and organisations as well as national and regional public authorities to contribute to the assessment of how to strengthen the geographical indications system. [#item_full_content]...

The Roanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM) has enhanced its front-office and back-office applications with added capabilities. [#item_full_content]...

The Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (BPO), with the support of the EUIPO’s European Cooperation Service, has improved the service it provides to its users with the launch of a new release of the front office system supporting trade mark and design applications and related e-services. [#item_full_content]...

As of 20 January 2021, the Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) has enhanced its participation in TMclass. From this day, NIPO will use and accept the terms from the harmonised database of goods and services (HDB) in TMclass in Norwegian. [#item_full_content]...

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). [#item_full_content]...