European Union Intellectual Pr @EU_IPO@respublicae.eu
Unofficial mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ European Union Intellectual Property Office. Protecting trade marks and designs in the EU.
Joined Apr 2022
There are millions of brands out there🌍
The good news: A big chunk of them can be searched and found 🔎
TMVIEW gives you access to over 100 million trade marks from all around the globe. For free: https://tmdn.org/tmview/#/tmview
Scared of them 👻🦇🧛🧟♂️?
Try some IP magic 🪄
We've picked a few spells from our trade mark database for a happy (and safe 😉) #Halloween
Lisbon becomes an 'Authenticity' and joins a network of European cities united against counterfeiting
The municipality commits to protecting local trade from counterfeiters and to raising awareness about genuine products among consumers: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/-/news/lisbon-becomes-the-seventh-authenticity
Fighting #fakenews is critical in today’s digital age.
This set of guidelines for teachers aims to boost digital literacy in the classroom and give students the tools to tackle misinformation.
Available on the @EU_Commission website: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/a224c235-4843-11ed-92ed-01aa75ed71a1/language-en
TM5 and ID5, the cooperation forums gathering the world's largest trade mark and design offices 🇰🇷🇨🇳🇺🇸🇯🇵🇪🇺 held their annual meetings this week
They all agreed on the need to work towards interoperable & adaptable trade mark and industrial design systems: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/-/news/euipo-hosts-annual-meetings-of-five-main-trade-mark-and-design-offices
RT @EU_EISMEA: 🖊️ We join forces with @EU_IPO to assist SMEs & start-ups!
Our Director @JeanDavidMALO1 & @EU_IPO Executive Director Christian Archambeau signed an agreement to assist @EUeic beneficiaries to help bring high-risk, high-impact technologies to the market.
Bugs Bunny, Tom&Jerry and other famous cartoon characters are not only protected by copyright, but also regsistered as trade marks.
IP rights owners do it to prevent unauthorised use and to license their rights for merchandising (toys, clothes, jewellery, food...)
Forgotten stories can once again become our shared history
The Out-of-Commerce Works Portal is an EUIPO database that contributes to preserving European cultural heritage
It contains over 920 000 literary and audio-visual works: https://euipo.europa.eu/out-of-commerce
Did you know? Industries using
™️Trade marks
🖌️Design rights
💡Patents
🧀GIs
©️Copyright
🌱Plant Variety Rights
intensively, generate 4 out of 10 jobs in the EU.
A joint EUIPO-@EPOorg study looks into how IP rights benefit the economy: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/ip-contribution
A trade mark™ not only protects words or names, but also shapes.
Shape marks can be containers, packaging, the product itself or its appearance.
Want to register a trade mark in the EU? Learn how here: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/route-to-registration
RT @EPOorg: 📢 Industries making above-average use of IP rights support four in ten jobs in the EU, pay higher wages, comprise 47% of EU GDP and contribute ca 80% to EU exports.
🎧 Listen to our new #TalkInnovation podcast episode for further details: https://anchor.fm/european-patent-office/episodes/How-intellectual-property-IP-rights-create-jobs-and-prosperity-in-the-EU-e1pe788?$web_only=true&_branch_match_id=989106399151104746&utm_sou…
At the EUIPO we listen to the needs and wants of our users.
We gather feedback through:
☑️Satisfaction surveys
☑️The SQAP initiative, which measures users' perception of quality over EUIPO's decisions
☑️Customer panels
Your feedback helps us improve: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/strategic-drivers/ipexcellence/customers
#Onthisday in 1961 the Rome Convention was signed, marking a turning point in the history of copyright.
For the first time, performers (actors, musicians, dancers...) were protected against unauthorised broadcast of their performances.
This is known as 'related rights'
The Lady Dior handbag, the Bratz dolls & Cindy Lamps are all examples of famous designs regstered in the EU.
But how has the Community design system evolved over time and what are the challenges facing design protection?
IP expert @eLAWnora explains: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/-/news/community-designs-a-world-of-cult-designs-litigation-%E2%80%A6-and-new-challenges-1
Fighting #fakenews is critical in today’s digital society.
This set of guidelines for teachers aims to boost digital literacy in the classroom and give students the tools & confidence to tackle misinformation.
Available on the @EU_Commission website: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/a224c235-4843-11ed-92ed-01aa75ed71a1/language-en
Pasta is one of the world's most popular foods 🍝
And intellectual property rights are all around it
Trade marks and design rights protect pasta looks, shapes, packages and brand names⤵️
The world's biggest trade mark offices 🇰🇷🇨🇳🇺🇸🇯🇵🇪🇺 + @WIPO meet in Brussels this week as we mark the 10th anniversary of the TM5 network
On the agenda: increasing communication efforts towards IP users & SMEs and harmonising trade mark procedures through a staff exchange project
⚠️SCAM alert: we never send invoices requesting payment for our services.
If you receive one that looks like it comes from EUIPO:
1. Do NOT pay.
2. Check our website.
3. If in doubts, contact us
See examples and more info here➡️ https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/misleading-invoices
A toy's appearance, packaging or technical parts can be protected by IP rights.
But what falls under trade mark, a design or a patent?
EUIPO & @EPOorg experts will look into how to find the right IP protection for a toy.
🗓️ 25 October
🕙 10.00 CEST
https://epo-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WaoW5Ej6Sk61DK9ztfJDBg
The EUIPO headquarters, a 'green' building
According to 🇪🇸 newspaper @elconfidencial, the EUIPO campus is the most sustainable building in Spain: "It consumes 70% less energy than similar ones. And it has reduced to maximum water consumption."
Unofficial mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ European Union Intellectual Property Office. Protecting trade marks and designs in the EU.
Joined Apr 2022
