2020 in images

We look back at how the EUIPO fared in a year like no other. From our first steps in a world of virtual work to a year full of achievements, the Consolidated Annual Activity Report (CAAR) video offers an overview with a personal touch of the Office’s landmark moments of the year. [#item_full_content]...
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International IP Enforcement Summit 2021

Following earlier editions in London (2014), Berlin (2017) and Paris (2019), the fourth International IP Enforcement Summit will be held online on 22 and 23 June 2021. The summit will bring together key European and international decision makers, law enforcement authorities, multinational companies and other relevant participants to discuss ways to improve the protection and enforcement [&hel...
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European cooperation: kick-off media events in the ‘Authenticities’ of Sofia and Plovdiv

Under the framework of the European Cooperation Projects, in particular ECP8 ‘European Network of Authenticities’, the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (BPO) and the municipalities of Plovdiv and Sofia held their project kick-off media events on 27 and 28 May, following the recent certification of both Plovdiv and Sofia as the first Bulgarian […]...
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Report on the EU Enforcement of intellectual property rights: overall results of detentions, 2019

Following the publication, in December 2020, of the reports of Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) and the EUIPO on the detention of goods infringing IP rights at the EU border and in the EU internal market respectively, this report allows an overarching view of the overall detentions of fake products in 2019 […]...
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New: improved online form for designs

As part of our drive to modernise the EUIPO’s online services, we have made several enhancements to the online application form for registered Community designs (RCD). Most of these improvements follow up on suggestions made by our customers to improve the user experience at the time of filing, including additional guidance to avoid possible deficiencies […]...
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