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
@europarl_en 10 years of the EU Observatory on Infringements of IP rights in 10 initiatives and projects 👇
RT @EU_IPO: 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
At the @europarl_en to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights.
A flagship of the EUIPO, helping close the IP circle from registration to enforcement, raising awareness on the way.
Registering a domain name together with your EU trade mark helps to protect your brand in the online world.
Would you like to know if the trade mark you want to apply for is available as a domain name 🌐.eu? Set an alert in our User Area: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/eu-domain-names#:~:text=eu%20is%20the%20country%20code,%D0%B5%D1%8E%20domain%20name.
Buenos Aires, Beijing, Geneva... The EUIPO deploys 'IP attachés' in areas and regions where there's a need to protect intellectual property (IP) rights.
They advise EU businesses and raise IP awareness beyond the EU's borders: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/-/ip-attaches-the-euipo-all-over-the-globe?inheritRedirect=true&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Feuipo.europa.eu%2Fohimportal%2Fen%2Fweb%2Fguest%2Fsearch%3Fp_p_id%3Dcom_lifera…
If you had a cell phone in the 90's you'll probably remember this popular tune.
Did you know that Nokia registered it ®️ as a trade mark?
Trade marks protect words, figures, colours, shapes, sounds...
But not everything qualifies for trade mark protection – and here's why ⤵️
In our next webinar we’ll address EUIPO’s practice in relation to the protection of Geographical Indications in terms of classification, absolute grounds, inter partes & relative grounds.
🗓️ 18 October
🕙 10.00 CEST
The EUIPO works with a number of e-commerce platforms to make it easier for trade mark & design owners to report possible infringements.
Here’s a list of the tools and resources available to secure your intellectual property rights in the online world: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/e-commerce
The General Court confirmed the revocation of Apple’s rights in the mark ‘THINK DIFFERENT’ for the peculiar way the sign was used on the packaging.
Read our comment on the case ⤵️
RT @IPKey_EU: Last week, @dip_thailand visited the @EU_IPO in the context of an EU-Thailand IPR Dialogue with support from the #IPKeySEA project. New knowledge and technologies on #IPprotection were shared to enhance Thailand’s capacity to fight infringements.
More➡ https://ipkey.eu/en/south-east-asia/news/eu-and-thailand-advance-ip-cooperation
Companies using intellectual property (IP) rights intensively⤵️
💼create 4 out of 10 jobs in the EU
💶generate almost half of the EU’s GDP
🛳️are responsible for 80% of EU imports and exports
Read the findings of the latest EUIPO-@EPOorg study: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/-/industries-intensive-in-intellectual-property-rights-create-more-than-81-million-jobs-in-the-eu-and-pay-better-salaries
Did you know that a registered Community design is valid for 5 years from the date of filing up to a maximum of 25 years?
Packaging, logos or even computer icons can be protected by design rights in the EU: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/design-definition
Link to registration 👉 https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/rcd-apply-now
Good news! EUIPO's new EUTM filing form offers
👤 customisation options
🆘full guidance and contextual help
⏩faster goods and services management
🛡️enhanced security
Need help getting started?
🔧Guide: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/eutm-filing-form
💻Webinar: https://euipo.europa.eu/knowledge/course/view.php?id=4728
Why do 🇪🇺 SMEs register their IP rights?
Mainly to avoid counterfeiting and piracy, but there are other reasons ⤵️
Read the findings of our survey: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/sme-scoreboard
🔹 What is copyright infringement?
🔸 Can I get in trouble?
🔹 What if I wasn't aware that I infringed something protected by copyright?
🔸 Under which conditions can I use a work protected by copyright?
Questions on copyright?
We have some answers https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/faqs-on-copyright
Deficiencies happen when filing a design application – for instance, when the design images do not adjust to certain requirements.
These tips and best practices 👇 will help you avoid mistakes and save time in the process: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/design-filing-tips-best-practices
The transposition of the Trade Mark Directive has brought about changes in national legislations.
In our upcoming webinars we put the focus on the below countries ⤵️
🇨🇾 13/10
🇱🇹 27/10
🇵🇱 3/11
🇵🇹 10/11
🇧🇬 17/11
🇪🇸 24/11
🇩🇪 1/12
Register here: https://register.internationalipcooperation.eu/event/ar/1/icd-ecp7-webinars-nipos-2022
Many books, films and 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
The new edition of our monthly newsletter is all about design⤵️
🔹 Featured: An insight into the Community design system, by @eLAWnora
🔸#DesignEuropa Talks: Book your place
🔹Practice tip: designs in the metaverse
🔸 New image search in TMview
And more: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/alicante-news
WEBINAR | Are you involved in an IP dispute? Would you like to know if your case could be solved through mediation?
Learn how to make an informed decision when considering alternative options to court litigation.
🗓️ 11 October
🕙 10.00 CEST
We launched the first ever European blockchain platform to better serve public IP institutions and clients.
🇲🇹 Malta, 🇪🇪 Estonia and 🇱🇹 Lithuania have already joined. Progress continues.
Unofficial mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ European Union Intellectual Property Office. Protecting trade marks and designs in the EU.
Joined Apr 2022
