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
From colours and shapes to movements, smells or tastes. How far can trade mark protection go?
In our next webinar we'll look into the 'philosophy’ underlying the requirements to register new types of trade marks
🗓️ 27 September
🕙 10.00 - 11.00 CEST
85 years ago today, J.R.R. Tolkien published 'The Hobbit' 📖, a bestseller that earned him both critical and popular acclaim.
Like many other celebs, Tolkien has his signature and logo⤵️ registered as trade marks. This helps protect his name & image from commercial misuse
Do you need help kick-starting your business?
On the @IdeasPowered for Business website you’ll find the support you need:
🔸learn how to take your idea to the market
🔸connect with services near you
🔸access trainings and tools
☠️ intoxication
⚡️ electric shocks
🔥 burns
🤕 injuries
There are many health risks associated with counterfeit toys 🧸
A project funded by the EUIPO aims to raise awareness of those hazards through education: https://www.safeorfake.eu/
Happy birthday to Sophia Loren 🎂
One of the greatest female stars in the history of cinema 🎞️ – and user of our services.
Loren owns 4 EUTMs, including her name and this figurative mark ⤵️
More curiosities here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CiuIsjyKHeK/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
Is it possible to use the name of a country as an EU trade mark?
The EUIPO's Grand Board held its first oral hearing on appeal cases R 1613/2019-G & R 1238/2019-G
The cases involve a UK🇬🇧 supermarket chain & the Icelandic 🇮🇸 Ministry for Foreign Affairs: https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6977521232816537600
Registering a trade mark or a design can make a real difference for your business, be it big or small
The EUIPO's role is to help you get the protection you need so that you can keep innovating 💡
More, in ‘The IP Link’: https://youtu.be/N8cVVOluz4c
Failing to submit robust evidence when proving disclosure of an invoked design might result in the rejection of your invalidity action.
How to make sure that the evidence submitted will be accepted? We'll give you tips and examples in the next webinar: https://euipo.blumm.it/event/ar/148/webinar-20220920-1000
RT @Eurojust: 70+ prosecutors dealing with #IntellectualProperty crimes have met at #Eurojust for a 2-day #EIPPN workshop, co-organised by @EU_IPO.
Published on this occasion:
☑️ 2nd edition of the judicial libraries catalogue
☑️ flyer on illegal IPTV services
More ⤵️
https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/intellectual-property-prosecutors-eu-and-beyond-meet-eurojust
This is how the new EU trade mark filing form works⤵️
🔹a wider range of trade marks to choose from (sound, motion...)
🔹possibility to upload your own list of goods and services
... and more. Test the new features and send us your feedback: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/apply-now
The #DesignEuropa Talks are just around the corner! We are inviting five students or graduates in design, art or fashion to attend as VIP guests 🎟️
You only need to take on our challenge and collect as many points as possible. Start here! 🏁 https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/dea-2022-talks
RT @AfricaIPR: 📣SAVE THE DATE!
On Tuesday 20 September 2022, the #AfricaIPSMEHelpdesk is organising the #webinar "Protecting your trade marks at the OAPI".
✅Register here to learn about the key updates in the #OAPI System 👉https://euipo.blumm.it/event/ar/1/0920-icd-africa-ip-sme-helpdesk-monthly-webinars
The Anti-Counterfeiting Technology Guide | The most cost-effective ways of protecting IPRs.
Find an overview of solutions currently on the market and sets out how users can build an anti-counterfeiting strategy based on their own particular needs https://euipo.europa.eu/tunnel-web/secure/webdav/guest/document_library/observatory/documents/reports/2021_Anti_Counterfeiting_Technology_Guide/2021_Anti_Counterfeiting_Technology_Guide_en.pdf …
Europe has an exceptional legacy of world-renown crafts and industrial products. Original. Authentic. Based on traditional practices.
The new 🇪🇺 regulation on GIs will benefit producers, increase trust and guarantee authenticity & reputation More: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/-/gis-at-the-euipo
RT @Europol: Deputy Executive Director Operations Jean-Philippe Lecouffe welcomed @EU_IPO Executive Director Christian Archambeau to Europol's HQ today.
🤝 Our agencies work closely to combat emerging criminal threats in #IPcrime & safeguard consumers across Europe, #MakingEuropeSafer.
Over the past five years, the IP Key China project has been helping EU firms, businesses and innovators establish themselves, or expand in the Chinese market.
Find here an overview https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/-/ip-key-china-five-years-of-support-to-european-businesses
Some of the speakers ⤵️
Christian @guellerin - Director of @lecolededesign
@GemmaTost - @ondiseno magazine
@tdesignplus - CEO Tahkokallio Design+
Marco Bozzola - #DesignEuropa 2021 winner
@WRadomski - Founder @StethoMeR
Borislava Woodford - New European Bauhaus initiative
D-E-S-I-G-N and
🎓education
💡intellectual property (IP) rights
💼job creation
📈economic growth
Learn about all these topics from top experts in the field at the #DesignEuropa Talks
🗓️20 October
🏢EUIPO premises in Alicante
➡️https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/dea-2022-talks
🎫Admission is free!
Before filing a trade mark application, don’t forget to use https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/ and http://tmview.org 🔎™️ to check that no one else has already registered it!
Learn more about how to carry out the most effective search via this link: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/search-availability
IP Case Law | Defending GIs in opposition procedures – the Halime (fig.) /’ΧΑΛΛΟΥΜΙ’ (HALLOUMI) / ‘HELLIM’ Case.
“Any group of producers, irrespective of its legal form, can take actions to protect a GI”
Find out more here and on Alicante News https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/alicante-news
Unofficial mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ European Union Intellectual Property Office. Protecting trade marks and designs in the EU.
Joined Apr 2022
