The European Digital SME Alliance teams up with the EUIPO
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). ...
ECP working groups: 28 September to 2 October 2020
Experts from the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN) are meeting virtually for the 9th European Cooperation Projects (ECP) working groups....
15th Liaison Meeting on Cooperation, 24th Liaison Meeting on Trade Marks and 19th Liaison Meeting on Designs at the EUIPO
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....
Virtual meeting with CNIPA and signature of Agreement on exchange of trade mark information
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 [&helli...
New link between DesignView and WIPO’s Global Design Database
In the framework of the EUIPO-WIPO Work Programme 2020, the Smart Button feature is now active in both DesignView and WIPO’s Global Design Database. This enables users to search in one tool and then conduct the same search in the other tool, without the need to enter the search criteria again....
EUIPO and Accountancy Europe collaborate together to support SMEs
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....
EUIPO’s Academy Tuesday webinars: October 2020
The Academy is pleased to announce the Tuesday Webinar live broadcasts scheduled for October 2020....
Extended Working Groups on CP 11 and CP 12
As a result of the joint efforts of the CP11 Working Group members, MS IPOs, User Associations and non-EU IPOs, the final drafts of both work streams of the CP11: New types of marks – examination of formal requirements and grounds for refusal were approved in the Extended Working Group meetings which took place virtually […]...
European Cooperation: Enhanced back office in the Greek Trademark Office (GGE)
The Greek Trademark Office (GGE), with the support of the EUIPO’s European Cooperation Projects, has implemented several functional enhancements to its Back Office tool....
European Cooperation: Polish Patent Office (PPO) upgraded its back office system
The Polish Patent Office (PPO), with the support of the EUIPO’s European Cooperation Projects, has upgraded its back office system....