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- Tuesday, 19.12.2017The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) informs its users that from January 1, 2018 fax will no longer be accepted for filing EUTM applications or renewals except as a backup system…
- Tuesday, 19.12.2017The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently published an article regarding trade secrets, which provides a quick overview of this "hidden right". Learn how trade secrets are…
- Tuesday, 12.12.2017The UK Intellectual Property Office has published a guide for businesses setting out ways to successfully manage their intangible assets. The guide explains: the different types of IP where…
- Tuesday, 12.12.2017According to WIPO’s annual World Intellectual Property Indicators report, innovators around the world filed 3.1 million patent applications in 2016. China reached a record high in patent, trade mark…
- Tuesday, 12.12.2017The EPO, in co-operation with Handelsblatt Research Institute, has conducted its first study on "Patents and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)". The study examines this profound technology trend…
- Tuesday, 12.12.2017The Common Communication gives a complete overview on how each national office, the Benelux Office and the EUIPO plan to implement the removal of the graphic representation requirement from EU trade…
- Tuesday, 12.12.2017The Notice has been prepared by the European Commission and countersigned by EUIPO. It addresses holders of and applicants for European Union Trade Marks and Registered Community Designs in the…
- Monday, 04.12.2017A study published on 14 November 2017 by the EPO finds that the Unitary Patent could significantly enhance technology transfer in the EU through more trade and foreign direct investment (FDI). The…
- Monday, 04.12.2017As of 20 November 2017, the National Institute of Industrial Property of Argentina (INPI) and the State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI) have made their trade mark…
- Monday, 04.12.2017A patent that protects technology essential to a standard is called a Standard Essential Patent (SEP). In the world of SEPs, incentivising the development of new technologies while ensuring smooth…
- Monday, 04.12.2017The European Commission has presented measures to ensure that intellectual property rights are well protected, thereby encouraging European companies, in particular SMEs and start-ups, to invest in…
- Tuesday, 28.11.2017Biggest hit against online piracy: over 20,520 Internet domain names seized for selling counterfeitsJoint investigations by Europol’s Intellectual Property Crime Coordinated Coalition (IPC³), the US National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Centre and law enforcement authorities from 27 EU…
- Tuesday, 28.11.2017Would you like your IP success story to be known by thousands of people around Europe? What about becoming a source of inspiration to SMEs, institutions and researchers? Tempted? Then, tell your…
- Tuesday, 21.11.2017The European Commission has published a guide to activities related to information and communication technologies (ICT) in the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-20: Information and Communication…
- Tuesday, 21.11.2017The European Patent Office (EPO) has published a study which assesses the impact of the European patent system on the circulation of technologies through trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) in…
- Tuesday, 21.11.2017The DesignEuropa Awards celebrate excellence in design and design management among Registered Community Design (RCD) holders, whether they are individual right holders, small businesses or large…
- Tuesday, 14.11.2017The CIFRA Consortium, whose partners are Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (DE), Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo SA (ES), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (IT) and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (…
- Monday, 13.11.2017The Internet has created plenty of opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as it has revolutionised the dynamics of international commerce and is an excellent means to boost brand…
- Tuesday, 07.11.2017The Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT Authority have been amended. These Guidelines give instructions on the practice and procedure to be followed in various aspects of the…
- Tuesday, 07.11.2017DesignClass is the online search tool for harmonised product indications and has been designed to help users find product indications in the Harmonised Database that best match the goods to which a…