Yesterday, ECTA took part in a number of in-person meetings with relevant DGs of the European Commission (DG GROW, DG TRADE, DG AGRI), to discuss important topics on the IP agenda in Europe at this moment, such as:

• EU Patent Package
• Ongoing trade negotiations, agreements, dialogues and cooperation projects;
• IP future plans and initiatives in relation to SMEs;
• New Regulation EU 2024/1143 for agri GIs and other initiatives affecting GIs;
• and many other topics of interest to our members and related to ongoing projects within various ECTA Committees.

The meetings were attended by ECTA President Carina Gommers; First Vice-President Paola Ruggiero; Second Vice-President Benjamin Fontaine; Secretary General Julien Scicluna; Treasurer Jordi Güell; Head of Legal Affairs Anna Ostanina.