This update is to help ECTA members and IP community at large stay informed about upcoming ECTA events and plan ahead. Registration links and further details will be shared via direct email communication in due course.If you are not a member and would like to receive updates on ECTA events and activities, please email ecta@ecta.org to be included on our mailing list.15-17 October 2026ECTA Autumn Meeting 📍  Porto, Portugal Open to ECTA Supervisory Board and Committee members only / Registration open soon in July.Spring 2027ECTA ®ETREAT📍 The Hague, The Netherlands In collaboration with Benelux Office for Intellectual PropertyMore information will follow.16-19 June 2025ECTA 45th Annual Conference "La Dolce IP" 📍  Sorrento (South of Italy)Registration open in November.

We wish to inform ECTA members that, in line with the new BoA Action Plan 2026-2030 and following the biennial revision cycle, the revised EUIPO Boards of Appeal Rules of Procedure (BoA-RoP) will enter into force on 1 July 2026.The amendments include substantive updates to existing provisions and introduce new provisions for appeal proceedings concerning GIs for craft and industrial products, as well as procedural changes relating to extensions, suspensions, costs, and other aspects of appeal proceedings.To learn more about the amendments, please consult the official news here.To access the revised BoA-RoP, please click here. The revised Rules will be translated into all EUIPO working languages.ECTA actively participated in the public consultation on the revision of the BoA-RoP by submitting comments on the proposed amendments. ECTA also provided feedback on the outline of the BoA Action Plan 2026-2030 and continues to participate regularly in the BoA Focus User Group meetings.

We are pleased to announce that the ECTA Presidency rotation took place during the 44th Annual Conference in Dublin.The ECTA Board of Directors for the 2026-2028 term is as follows:Paola Ruggiero, PresidentResponsible for strategic direction and overall supervisionBenjamin Fontaine, 1st Vice-PresidentResponsible for the academic program of eventsMicaela Schork, 2nd Vice-PresidentResponsible for general management of CommitteesCarina Gommers, Secretary General (Ad Interim)Responsible for administrative and contractual mattersKrystyna Zurawska, TreasurerResponsible for financial mattersWe would like to express our sincere gratitude to former President Carina Gommers for her dedicated service and outstanding leadership over the past two years, as well as to former Treasurer Klaudia Blach-Morysińska for her valuable contribution to the Association.We wish our new President Paola Ruggiero and the entire Board of Directors every success in the journey ahead. The updated composition of the ECTA Supervisory Board following this year's election can be consulted here.

ECTA Bulletin (Conference Edition) Out Now! Enjoy reading it here.In this edition: Get ready for #ECTA44: Read the welcome to Dublin from ECTA President, Carina Gommers;Interviews with Benjamin Schindler from the Fédération Internationale de Basketball - in line with this year's World IP Day theme IP and Sports; and with Professor Morten Rosenmeier on the Danish Board of Design;Art. 8(4) EUTMR series: this time focusing on Czech Republic, Finland and Hungary;Insights on weak trade marks, the UPC, copyright protection for works of applied art and the increasing relevance of design protection and much more; plus case law reports, including the Chubby Gorilla case, the CJEU's Ape Tees judgment;Committee updates and a warm welcome to new ECTA members.Interested in advertising in the next ECTA Bulletin? Send an email to ecta@ecta.org to learn more and secure your spot.Thank you to the ECTA Publications Committee for another excellent edition, and special thank to Birgit Reiter, for her outstanding work over the past two years as Chair of the Committee!A print-friendly version is available for members only in the ECTA Library (private site).