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
RT @EEAthina: 🔴 Οι νέοι 🇪🇺 συνεχίζουν να έχουν πρόσβαση σε πειρατικό περιεχόμενο.
🔹Το 52% αγόρασε τουλάχιστον ένα προϊόν απομίμησης online τον περασμένο χρόνο. Το 37% το έκανε εν γνώσει του.
🔸Το 33% είχε πρόσβαση σε πειρατικό περιεχόμενο. 21%, σκόπιμα.
ℹ️ https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/ip-youth-scoreboard#2022 @EU_IPO
Find these, and more, on eSearch plus. It provides you with information on EU trade marks, designs, owners...
Quick and efficient searches within EUIPO's databases.
It also uses image recognition tech to find similar-looking trade marks & designs.
#OnThisDay in 2006, @Twitter was launched.
A year after its founding, they registered their first trade marks at EU level: the name of the company, 'tweet' and 'tweetmeme'.
Today, it owns 94 EU trade marks and more than 400 registered community designs.
RT @JulioLaporta_: Executive Director, Christian Archambeau: “It is critical that we achieve a truly harmonised approach to GIs and I humbly believe that the @EU_IPO is well placed to do so without burdening the EU with additional costs.”
A collective mark is a trade mark owned by an association.
It identifies a product (or service) with certain criteria such as quality, accuracy or geographical origin.
Here a few examples ⤵️
See how to apply for a collective mark in the EU: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/certification-and-collective-marks
Since 2018, the EUIPO has been heavily involved in many aspects of GIs.
Mr Archambeau shared with Ms Walsmann the way we cooperate with @EUAgri and @EU_Growth and the significant number of initiatives we have already undertaken in GI-related areas.
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/news/-/action/view/9450991
Christian Archambeau, Executive Director, congratulates @marionwalsmann on her appointment as @europarl_en rapporteur on Craft and Industrial Geographical Indications.
"Thanks for taking the time to get to know the EUIPO and our mission"
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6952920040090267648/
France counts 795 GIs protected at EU level.
Among them:
🧀 Vacherin du Haut-Doubs
🍾 Champagne
🧈 Beurre d'Isigny
🥖 Brioche vendéenne
Find them all in GIview, the most complete online database worlwide when it comes to GIs https://www.tmdn.org/giview/
🇫🇷 🇪🇺 Happy Bastille Day, France! Bon 14 juillet!
France was one of the six founding countries of the EU, and it is in the TOP5 of EU trade marks & RCDs filings since the EUIPO opened its doors.
155 699 EUTMs (3 910 this year)
116 034 RCDs (2818 this year)
Would you like to know if the trade mark you want to apply for is available as a domain name 🌐.eu?
Now you can easily check that out!
Learn how: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/eu-domain-names @EUregistry
Five top tech trends in IP
Experts from the EUIPO’s Technology Watch System share their take on the main IT trends in IP for 2022, and how the office is embracing them.
https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/article/euipo-techwatchers-five-top-tech-trends-in-ip via @WTR_Alerts
Ernő Rubik (born #onthisday)🇭🇺🇪🇺 wanted to create a teaching tool. He ended up creating one of the most famous toys in the world.
A patent that expired, a 3D shape EUTM, some Court rulings...find here 5 curiosities about it & IP:
Frida Kahlo, one of Mexico's greatest artist of all time, died #onthisday in 1954.
Did you know that her signature is a registered trade mark? https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/owners/466249
Sometimes, IP rights are used to preserve an artist’s legacy, but protection is only granted in specific cases
Quoting a famous book online? If you are not sure if it is legal to do so in your country (or how to do it) check ut our FAQs on copyright.
15 questions (and answers) on copyright by EU country.
Find them all here: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/faqs-on-copyright
A year at the EUIPO: an in-depth interview with Christian Archambeau, Executive Director.
How the office has responded to challenging times, GIs, new technologies, what the IP community can expect in the next few years, and much more.
It’s summer time. And for many that means... entertaining the kids.
We’ve got you covered. Check out our ‘Creativity Diary’!
With daily activities to promote a creative habit.
Part of the IP in Education project.
Download available in 23 languages ➡️ https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/educational-materials
🇫🇮 Guilty for making online radios available through embedded links & distributing lyrics of songs, both without authorisation.
🇪🇸 ‘Champanillo’ and unfair advantage of PDO ‘Champagne’
🇮🇹 ‘500%FIAT’ & the lack of originality
These cases, and more, here: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/news/-/action/view/9456906
The Intellectual Property Metro 💡🚇
A guide to registering your IP rights
All about IP: https://euipo.europa.eu
Download the map here: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/design-definition
Intentional use of pirated content (% of young people by EU country)
🇲🇹 43%
🇧🇪 29%
🇫🇷 29%
🇪🇪 29%
🇱🇺 28%
🇮🇪 28%
🇭🇷 28%
🇨🇿 27%
🇨🇾 26%
🇪🇸 25%
🇬🇷 25%
🇱🇻 25%
🇮🇹 24%
🇳🇱 22%
🇸🇮 20%
🇵🇱 19%
🇱🇹 19%
🇸🇪 19%
🇩🇰 19%
🇦🇹 18%
🇫🇮17%
🇭🇺17%
🇸🇰17%
🇵🇹17%
🇧🇬16%
🇷🇴14%
🇩🇪12%
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/news/-/action/view/9413150
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Unofficial mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ European Union Intellectual Property Office. Protecting trade marks and designs in the EU.
Joined Apr 2022
