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
📂 Many books, films & songs never see the light of day because their authors or rights holders can't be found or located.
Thanks to the Orphan Works Database, these works are digitised, given a chance to be discovered and used.
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/orphan-works-db
🎥 Out-Of-Commerce Works Portal - making available to the public and helping rights holders to identify printed/audiovisual works that are no longer/have never been commercially available.
©️ FAQs on copyright - 15 questions from consumers and teachers on copyright for all EU Member States.
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/faqs-on-copyright
📚 IP in Education - bringing relevant parties together to formulate a common approach so that concepts such as creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and the ethical use of IP-protected materials can shape the knowledge and behaviour of digital natives.
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/ip-in-education
🦾 #EUBlockathon - fighting fakes, block by block.
A step closer to solving counterfeiting threat by using blockchain.
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/blockathon/acbi
💡 @IdeasPowered - raising awareness about the value of IP and the importance of respecting it.
🛒 E-commerce - working with online marketplaces to gather information on their IP protection tools to make it easier for you to take action.
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/e-commerce
🎞️🎶🎮 Agorateka - the single European portal to find films, TV shows, music, e-books, sports events (and more) online – legally, quickly & in your own language
10 years of the EU Observatory on Infringements of IP rights in 10 initiatives and projects 👇
🛡️ The IP Enforcement Portal - free, multilingual and secure platform to defend your IP rights. https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/ip-enforcement-portal-home-page
Christian Archambeau, the EUIPO Executive Director, met stakeholders of EU funded regional projects, heads of national & regional IP Offices and other partners - alongside the @WIPO General Assembly this year-
More about it here:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/christian-archambeau_eufunded-euipo-wipo-activity-6953780595155959808-FWCs
Best practices and experiences from the Community of practice on the smart use of intellectual property.
Fake products young people buy the most:
👚 Clothes
👟 Footwear
📱 Electronic devices
💄 Personal care
Results of IP Youth Scoreboard 2022 shows that young Europeans buy more fake products and continue to access pirated content.
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/news/-/action/view/9413150
RT @JEPaquetEU: 📢 Interested in participating directly in policy making?
💡 Get inspired by the members of the Community of practice for the smart use of IP and discover more about their experience of co-creating a code of practice.
Together with the @EU_Commission, the EUIPO is helping build better access to intellectual property rights among citizens and businesses from non-EU countries.
Learn more about EUIPO's ongoing projects in the African, Asian and Latin American regions https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/strategic-drivers/ipnetwork/international-cooperation
RT @IdeasPowered: 📢 𝙇𝘼𝙐𝙉𝘾𝙃 📢
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The new Ideas Powered for business Talks is now available on the @EU_IPO YouTube channel 🎉, check it out! ⏬⏬⏬
🔸https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-Uo-gXwsEQ&t=13s
Not only names can be protected with a trade mark, but also shapes
Shape marks can be containers, packaging, the product itself or its appearance.
Learn more via this link: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/trade-mark-definition
What we today call intellectual property emerged during the ancient, medieval and Renaissance cultures.
People of those periods recognised the value of ideas – from culinary recipes to books and machines – and found ways to protect them: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/news/-/action/view/9004470 #IPinHistory
During the coming years, the EUIPO’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services will be expanded.
What to expect and the ingredients for a successful ADR Service in this article via @WTR_Alerts
https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/article/the-ingredients-successful-adr-service
Owning design rights has plenty of benefits for EU companies: their revenue per employee is 32% higher and they pay better salaries.
If you decide to apply for a registered design in the EU, now it's as easy as ever thanks to our revamped online form https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/news/-/action/view/8726501
Unofficial mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ European Union Intellectual Property Office. Protecting trade marks and designs in the EU.
Joined Apr 2022
