Month: January 2021

On 13 January, the Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, and Director-General for DG RTD, Jean-Eric Paquet, held their first bilateral meeting via video-link. [#item_full_content]...

On Monday 18 January the EUIPO launched its new e-filing form designed for direct filers (usually small businesses and individual entrepreneurs) from the European Economic Area. [#item_full_content]...

On 13 January, the Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, and Director-General for DG RTD, Jean-Eric Paquet, held their first bilateral meeting via video-link. [#item_full_content]...

The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, has released a new video update on the latest developments at the Office. [#item_full_content]...

The State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI) has published Practice Paper: Likelihood of confusion (impact of non-distinctive/weak components) relative grounds of refusal. [#item_full_content]...

The Executive Director of the EUIPO, Christian Archambeau, has met the President of the European Business Registry Association (EBRA) and Director General of the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH), Antti Riivari, via video-link. The Deputy Executive Director of the EUIPO, Andrea Di Carlo, and the Director of the EUIPO’s Customer Department, Inge Buffolo, also […]...

The EUIPO via the Observatory organised on 13 January, an information and working meeting with pharmaceutical companies and law enforcement authorities. [#item_full_content]...

The new Decision of the Executive Director on the technical requirements for annexes submitted on data carriers No EX-20-10, repeals previous Decision EX-17-6. This new decision was signed on 22nd December 2020 however it has a later date of entry into force, namely 1st March 2021. [#item_full_content]...

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. [#item_full_content]...

As of 11 January small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in the EU can apply for financing under the new Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund. [#item_full_content]...