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
What type of property is acquired when purchasing a virtual asset authenticated by a non-fungible token (NFT)?
The metaverse raises plenty of questions regarding IP protection. @eLAWnora explains it in the latest edition of our monthly newsletter: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/alicante-news
How is #blockchain technology shaping and delivering added value to the EU's intellectual property (IP) system?
In the next webinar we'll look into the how the EUIPO is integrating blockchain into different IP projects.
🗓️ 8 November
🕙 10.00 CET
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Did you know that this quote by Stephen Hawking is registered as a 'Sound mark' in the EU?
"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious"
All about EUTMs➡️ https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/trade-marks-examples
Interested in IP & Artificial Intelligence? We have a few webinars💻 available:
🔸#AI and IP at the crossroad
🔸EUIPO AI tools empowering customer services
🔸Demystifying Artificial Intelligence
🔸Transforming the workplace using AI
Access them here: https://euipo.europa.eu/knowledge/
We are experiencing a technical issue and today’s EUTM and RCD bulletins in the eSearch Plus tool will be published on Wednesday 2 November.
Thank you for your understanding.
There are millions of brands out there🌍
The good news: A big chunk of them can be searched and found 🔎
TMVIEW gives you access to over 100 million trade marks from all around the globe. For free: https://tmdn.org/tmview/#/tmview
Scared of them 👻🦇🧛🧟♂️?
Try some IP magic 🪄
We've picked a few spells from our trade mark database for a happy (and safe 😉) #Halloween
Lisbon becomes an 'Authenticity' and joins a network of European cities united against counterfeiting
The municipality commits to protecting local trade from counterfeiters and to raising awareness about genuine products among consumers: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/-/news/lisbon-becomes-the-seventh-authenticity
Fighting #fakenews is critical in today’s digital age.
This set of guidelines for teachers aims to boost digital literacy in the classroom and give students the tools to tackle misinformation.
Available on the @EU_Commission website: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/a224c235-4843-11ed-92ed-01aa75ed71a1/language-en
TM5 and ID5, the cooperation forums gathering the world's largest trade mark and design offices 🇰🇷🇨🇳🇺🇸🇯🇵🇪🇺 held their annual meetings this week
They all agreed on the need to work towards interoperable & adaptable trade mark and industrial design systems: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/-/news/euipo-hosts-annual-meetings-of-five-main-trade-mark-and-design-offices
RT @EU_EISMEA: 🖊️ We join forces with @EU_IPO to assist SMEs & start-ups!
Our Director @JeanDavidMALO1 & @EU_IPO Executive Director Christian Archambeau signed an agreement to assist @EUeic beneficiaries to help bring high-risk, high-impact technologies to the market.
Bugs Bunny, Tom&Jerry and other famous cartoon characters are not only protected by copyright, but also regsistered as trade marks.
IP rights owners do it to prevent unauthorised use and to license their rights for merchandising (toys, clothes, jewellery, food...)
Forgotten stories can once again become our shared history
The Out-of-Commerce Works Portal is an EUIPO database that contributes to preserving European cultural heritage
It contains over 920 000 literary and audio-visual works: https://euipo.europa.eu/out-of-commerce
Did you know? Industries using
™️Trade marks
🖌️Design rights
💡Patents
🧀GIs
©️Copyright
🌱Plant Variety Rights
intensively, generate 4 out of 10 jobs in the EU.
A joint EUIPO-@EPOorg study looks into how IP rights benefit the economy: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/observatory/ip-contribution
A trade secret🔒 is confidential information that only few people within a company know
It is protected for as long as it is kept secret 🤫
Coca-Cola's recipe, McDonald’s sauce or the Google search algorithm are some well-known examples
Flip through the slides to learn more ⤵️
A trade mark™ not only protects words or names, but also shapes.
Shape marks can be containers, packaging, the product itself or its appearance.
Want to register a trade mark in the EU? Learn how here: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/route-to-registration
RT @EPOorg: 📢 Industries making above-average use of IP rights support four in ten jobs in the EU, pay higher wages, comprise 47% of EU GDP and contribute ca 80% to EU exports.
🎧 Listen to our new #TalkInnovation podcast episode for further details: https://anchor.fm/european-patent-office/episodes/How-intellectual-property-IP-rights-create-jobs-and-prosperity-in-the-EU-e1pe788?$web_only=true&_branch_match_id=989106399151104746&utm_sou…
At the EUIPO we listen to the needs and wants of our users.
We gather feedback through:
☑️Satisfaction surveys
☑️The SQAP initiative, which measures users' perception of quality over EUIPO's decisions
☑️Customer panels
Your feedback helps us improve: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/strategic-drivers/ipexcellence/customers
#Onthisday in 1961 the Rome Convention was signed, marking a turning point in the history of copyright.
For the first time, performers (actors, musicians, dancers...) were protected against unauthorised broadcast of their performances.
This is known as 'related rights'
Unofficial mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ European Union Intellectual Property Office. Protecting trade marks and designs in the EU.
Joined Apr 2022
