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
If love is the universal language, what is a kiss? ❤️💋
Did you know that 'kiss' and 'love' are some of the most used words in trade marks (and designs) in 🇪🇺?
There are over 10 000 EUTMs + RCDs that contains at least one of them.
https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#basic/1+1+1+1/100+100+100+100/Kiss
"The issue of enforcement will be key. At the EUIPO, we are at the @EU_Commission disposal to fully support these new EU rules for digital businesses, within our field of expertise."
"The adoption of the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act by @europarl_en is excellent news for Europeans and the world of IP.
Congratulations to @ThierryBreton on this important step"
Christian Archambeau, Executive Director of the EUIPO
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/christian-archambeau_dsa-dma-activity-6950449009442365440-3LNi/
🇲🇹 Malta, 🇪🇪 Estonia and 🇱🇹 Lithuania have already joined the IP Register in Blockchain 🇪🇺.
Progress continues in one of the most exciting and innovative areas of technology.
Find out more here https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/news/-/action/view/9454411
Want to know how we ensure our registration services are of the highest quality?
We have an Integral Quality Framework that combines internationally recognised quality standards and integrates quality controls in every step of our work.
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/news/-/action/view/9404935
An intellectual property right goes through changes during its lifetime:
modification 📝
expiry of licence🔓
ownership transfer↔️
...
And you can access an updated record of those changes in our database, thanks to eRegister: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/news/-/action/view/8618002
Trade secrets and confidential business information can be assigned or licensed to a third party.
However, to manage it well is essential.
In the video, our colleague Giulia Predonzani talks about trade secret management.
@IPKey_EU
Services relating to virtual goods and NFTs will be classified in line with the established principles of classification for services.
The Office’s approach is set out in the 2023 draft Guidelines on which a range of stakeholders have until 3 October this year to comment.
🔹 12th Edition of Nice Classification will incorporate the term downloadable digital files authenticated by non-fungible tokens in Class 9.
For the Office, the term non fungible tokens on its own is not acceptable. Type of digital item authenticated by the NFT must be specified
🔸 Virtual goods are proper to Class 9 because they are treated as digital content or images.
However, the term virtual goods on its own lacks clarity & precision so must be specified by stating the content to which the virtual goods relate.
The EUIPO is increasingly receiving applications containing terms relating to virtual goods and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
A thread with the approach that the Office is taking for classification purposes.
Find it also in this link: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/news-newsflash/-/asset_publisher/JLOyNNwVxGDF/content/pt-virtual-goods-non-fungible-tokens-and-the-metaverse #NFTs
More than 4 years of capacity building, knowledge expansion, promotion, dissemination and development of tools and databases to increase legal certainty and transparency.
Find out an overview of the EUIPO's work in relation to GIs here
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/news/-/action/view/9450991
GIs and the EUIPO | The EUIPO is fully prepared to take on new tasks brought about by the European Commission's proposal on non-agricultural GIs.
A proposal that relies heavily, if not exclusively, on the expertise of the EUIPO.
If interested in the wonderful world of IP, check out the EUIPO Academy.
🔸 A wide range of topics to choose from
🔸 Beginner, intermediate & advanced level
🔸 Free, 24/7 access
🔸 With certificate
Access to our Learning Portal via this link: http://euipo.europa.eu/knowledge/
🔹 New vacancy | Head of Business Promotion Service (Temporary Agent - AD9).
Deadline: 20 July 2022
Selection criteria and how to apply here: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/vacancies
Owning trade marks, patents and designs increases significantly the revenue of SMEs, according to a recent study.
Here's why you should invest in intellectual property rights https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/ip-contribution#ip-contribution_feb-2021
RT @EU_CEPOL: 🙏 Thank you @EU_IPO colleagues for organising the EMPACT #IPCrime, Counterfeit Goods and Currencies Strategic Meeting. It offered a great opportunity to share ideas and discuss the way forward for 2022-2025!
An EU trade mark may be declared invalid by invoking absolute grounds..
...where the applicant acted in bad faith when filing the application. It concerns -mainly- cases where applicant was pursuing illicit aims.
Find all the details and the facts here https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/invalidity-and-revocation
When can the rights of proprietor of an EU trade mark be revoked?
- For instance if, in consequence of the use by the proprietor, a trade mark has become misleading as to nature, quality or geographical origin of goods & services for which it' registered
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/invalidity-and-revocation
EU trade marks facts | From the date of the publication, 3rd parties who believe a trade mark should not be registered have 3 months to object.
If no opposition, the trade mark is registered.
All filings are publicly available.
You can even set an alert
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/registration-process
Unofficial mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ European Union Intellectual Property Office. Protecting trade marks and designs in the EU.
Joined Apr 2022
