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ECTA Members’ Voice: Turkish Regulation on the Implementation of the Administrative Revocation of Trade Marks Is Finally Published

28/03/2025

ECTA 43rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN BERLIN – FINAL DAYS OF EARLY BIRD! Interview with Laurine Janin-Reynaud, moderator of the session ‘Listen to the Judges! Unified Patent Court Case Law'

26/03/2025

ECTA 43rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN BERLIN – LAST FEW DAYS OF EARLY BIRD! Interview with Verena von Bomhard, moderator of the session ‘My Name is Law...Case Law - Overview of Recent EU Cases’

21/03/2025

ECTA 43rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN BERLIN - EARLY BIRD ENDS SOON! Interview with Fabio Angelini, moderator of the session ‘In Their Shoes - How the EUIPO Boards of Appeal Rule on Disputes’

19/03/2025

European Sister Organisations’ (ESO) Meeting in Paris

05/03/2025

ECTA-EUIPO Bilateral Meeting in Alicante

03/03/2025

ECTA 43rd Annual Conference in Berlin - Keynote on Diversity & Inclusion by Myrtha Hurtado Rivas

21/02/2025

EUIPO User Area Upcoming Releases

12/02/2025

European Commission Presents 2025 Work Programme

12/02/2025

SME Fund 2025: Call For Applications Now Open!

03/02/2025

BE AN EARLY BEAR: Register Now for ECTA 43rd Annual Conference 'Bears on the Loose' in Berlin!

31/01/2025

ECTA Round Table in Alicante (27 February 2025)

29/01/2025

ECTA Member’s Voice: New secondary legislation for Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 on GIs for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products

27/01/2025

ECTA General Committee Elections 2025/2027 – Apply by 14 February 2025!

20/01/2025

EUIPO issues explanation of implementation of Article 5s of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 on restrictive measures against Russia

17/01/2025

EUIPO Addresses Irregular ‘Change of Representative’ Requests

17/01/2025

Conclusions from the Annual Meeting of the Circle of European Trade Mark Judges

13/01/2025

EPO and EUIPO Publish Joint Study on IPR and Firm Performance in the EU

10/01/2025

ECTA 2025: Save the Dates!

07/01/2025

ECTA Files its second Amicus Curiae Brief

03/01/2025

Madrid System: Frequently Asked Questions - NB! the Email Address Requirement

11/12/2024

ECTA-WIPO Bilateral Meeting Held Yesterday in Geneva

10/12/2024

EUIPO Published ‘EU Member States’ potential for protecting craft and industrial Geographical Indications’

06/12/2024

EUIPO released a study on online copyright infringement in the EU

29/11/2024

ECTA AWARD: Submit Your Paper by 15 February 2025!

28/11/2024

EUIPO unveils Strategic Plan 2030

27/11/2024

DesignEuropa Awards 2025 in Copenhagen: Applications now open!

26/11/2024

Design Law Treaty was adopted by WIPO Member States

22/11/2024

Roundtable ‘The Future of GIs: European and Global Perspectives’ (London-hybrid, 12 December 2024)

21/11/2024

EU Design Legislative Reform Published Today

18/11/2024

Register for the ASIPI-ECTA Joint Webinar on Smart Contracts (5 November, 17:00-19:00 CET)

13/11/2024

EUIPO Trade Mark Directive Webinar Series - Register for the Webinar Organised with ECTA on 14 November

08/11/2024

EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Programme for Paralegals: Registration Now Open (Only 60 Places)!

06/11/2024

ECTA Bulletin: the October Edition is Out!

24/10/2024

Design Package: Final Approval by Council

24/10/2024

ECTA Amicus Curiae Task Force Reports: The Nightwatch Case Finally Decided by the EUIPO BoA

17/10/2024

Sven Stürmann Appointed as President of the EUIPO Boards of Appeal, Edyta Barbara Demby-Siwek as Deputy Executive Director of the EUIPO

04/10/2024

Register for the ECTA Workshop in Seville ‘Make Up or Break Up? AI and IP: The Future of Our Profession’ (11 October 2024)

30/09/2024

Mandatory use of electronic Applications for Action (eAFAs) as of 3 October 2024

19/09/2024

ECTA Meetings with the European Commission

18/09/2024

EUIPO-CPVO Joint Seminar: "30 Years of Incentivising Innovation" in Alicante and Online (19 September 2024)

14/08/2024

AI ACT ENTERED INTO FORCE

01/08/2024

Apply for the New ECTA Mediation Committee by 6 September!

03/07/2024

EU Imposes IP Registration Restrictions on Russian Nationals and Entities

01/07/2024

SAVE THE DATE - The Next ECTA Annual Conference will be In Berlin (18-21 June 2025)

28/06/2024

New ECTA Board of Directors 2024/2026

25/06/2024

ECTA Bulletin: the June Edition is Out!

17/06/2024

ECTA 42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ANTWERP - LAST PLACES AVAILABLE! INTERVIEW WITH JULIEN SCICLUNA, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘SHINING SOMEONE ELSE’S LIGHT – COPYCATS’

13/06/2024

WORLD ANTI-COUNTERFEITING DAY EUIPO LAUNCHES A CAMPAIGN AGAINST COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY IN THE SPORTS SECTOR

12/06/2024

PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE COUNTERFEIT AND PIRACY WATCH-LIST

11/06/2024

ECTA Files its first Amicus Curiae Brief

10/06/2024

Council of Europe adopts first international treaty on artificial intelligence

10/06/2024

Europol IP Crime Conference (Madrid, 24-25 October 2024)

06/06/2024

ECTA 42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ANTWERP - A GLIMPSE BEHIND THE CURTAIN! INTERVIEW WITH JORDI GÜELL, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘PRESERVING TRADITIONAL BRILLIANCE – CULTURAL HERITAGE AND COPYRIGHT’

05/06/2024

Historic New Treaty Adopted Today on IP, Genetic Resources, and Associated Traditional Knowledge

24/05/2024

ECTA Member’s Voice: New revised regulation on geographical indications for agricultural sector enters into force

13/05/2024

ECTA 42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ANTWERP - A GLIMPSE BEHIND THE CURTAIN! INTERVIEW WITH MARIE-CHRISTINE SEILER, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘EU CASE LAW UPDATE’

07/05/2024

ECTA MEMBER’S VOICE: Revised Geographical Indication Protection Regime Commenced in New Zealand on 1 May

02/05/2024

EUIPO Report on Green EU Trade Mark Update

29/04/2024

Happy World IP Day! Join the Buzz of the ECTA Hive!

26/04/2024

ECTA 42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ANTWERP - A GLIMPSE BEHIND THE CURTAIN! INTERVIEW WITH F. PETER MULLER, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘MEDIATION AND ADR. DISPUTE RESOLUTION FROM AN ALTERNATE ANGLE’

19/04/2024

ECTA 42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ANTWERP - A GLIMPSE BEHIND THE CURTAIN! INTERVIEW WITH ALBERTO GIORDANO, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘EQUAL ACCESS TO SPARKLING OPPORTUNITIES? DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION’

05/04/2024

Register free of charge for the ECTA ®etreat in The Hague 'Moving Beyond the Frontiers of IP' in collaboration with BOIP

03/04/2024

2024 EUIPO GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINATION OF EUTMS AND RCDS CAME INTO FORCE

02/04/2024

EU toolbox against counterfeiting adopted by European Commission

02/04/2024

REGISTER for the ECTA Annual Conference in Antwerp!

01/04/2024

ECTA 42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ANTWERP – EARLY BIRD ENDS TODAY! INTERVIEW WITH DELIA BELCIU, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘THE BRILLIANT FUTURE? AI AND DATA’

29/03/2024

ECTA Bulletin: the March Edition is Out!

27/03/2024

ECTA 42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ANTWERP - EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS SOON! INTERVIEW WITH MARIA CECILIA ROMOLEROUX, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘THE MANY FORMS OF INDULGENCE - THE ROLE OF IP IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY’

21/03/2024

New EU Design Legislation Adopted by the European Parliament

19/03/2024

Join the ECTA Young Professionals Group!

15/03/2024

ECTA 42nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ANTWERP - A GLIMPSE BEHIND THE CURTAIN! INTERVIEW WITH ANETTE HENRYSSON, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘LIGHT ON ANIMAL TRADE MARKS - NAVIGATING THE LEGAL JUNGLE’

14/03/2024

AI Act approved by the European Parliament today

13/03/2024

ECTA 42nd ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ANTWERP - A GLIMPSE BEHIND THE CURTAIN! INTERVIEW WITH LIDY-ANNE JESWIET, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘DIFFERENT SHADES OF GREEN - SUSTAINABILITY IN TRADE MARKS’

08/03/2024

ECTA-EUIPO BILATERAL MEETING IN ALICANTE

04/03/2024

Revised Rules of Procedure of the EUIPO Boards of Appeal entered into force today

01/03/2024

EUROPEAN SISTER ASSOCIATIONS’ (ESA) MEETING IN AMSTERDAM

28/02/2024

ECTA AWARD: Submit your Paper by 28 February 2024!

12/02/2024

Conclusions from the meeting of the Circle of European Trade Mark Judges

02/02/2024

Register for the ECTA Round Table in Alicante on Evidence before the EUIPO (29 February 2024)

01/02/2024

EUIPO introduced the new e-Filing RCD form

16/01/2024

ECTA Member’s Voice: The Data Act entered into force

12/01/2024

Register for the ECTA Webinar on Trade Secrets in the EU (in Collaboration with the Bulgarian Patent Office)

12/01/2024

ECTA President’s New Year Message and Plans Ahead!

10/01/2024

Important Notice: Disregard Today’s ECTA Notification Sent in Error

03/01/2024

ECTA Member's Voice: Update on the EU Design Reform

03/01/2024

ECTA EVENTS IN 2024 - SAVE THE DATES

17/12/2023

ECTA Member’s Voice: New Nice Trade Mark Classification System as of 1 January 2024

04/12/2023

EU Council adopted the Data Act

01/12/2023

Transition to the mandatory use of electronic Applications for Action (eAFAs)

24/11/2023

EU Regulation on GI protection for craft and industrial products entered into force

17/11/2023

Apply for the new ECTA Patent Committee by 15 December!

14/11/2023

ECTA-ASIPI Webinars in the Data Domain

13/11/2023

ECTA MEMBER’S VOICE: WIPO - CHANGES TO PROTOCOL REGULATION REGARDING PROVISIONAL REFUSALS

10/11/2023

ECTA-WIPO Bilateral Meeting in Geneva

10/11/2023

EUIPO launched the new Geographical Indication Hub

07/11/2023

Transition to the mandatory use of electronic Applications for Action (eAFAs)

01/11/2023

The October ECTA Bulletin is out!

24/10/2023

ECTA and MARQUES co-hosted the European Sister Associations’ (ESA) meeting in Turin

10/10/2023

WIPO Global Innovation Index 2023

28/09/2023

ECTA WORKSHOP IN TURIN ‘ACCELERATING THE FUTURE: IP IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR’ (13 OCTOBER 2023)

27/09/2023

SME Fund: learn more through dedicated webinars

27/09/2023

EUIPO STUDY ON ONLINE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN THE EU 2017-2022

21/09/2023

ECTA MEETINGS WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF BELGIUM TO THE EU

20/09/2023

ECTA MEMBER’S VOICE: UKIPO Updated Guidance on the Address for Service

13/09/2023

Austrian IP Day 2023 (Vienna)

01/09/2023

WIPO survey on trade mark and industrial design search competency framework

23/08/2023

EUIPO Observatory - Report on trade secrets litigation trends in the EU

21/08/2023

EUIPO IP Mediation Conference - 19 and 20 October 2023

04/08/2023

ECTA Members’ Voice: EU and New Zealand signed a free trade agreement

14/07/2023

Julien Scicluna elected as new ECTA Secretary General

13/07/2023

João Negrão appointed today as next EUIPO Executive Director

12/07/2023

The new 2023-2025 term of ECTA Committees starts today

10/07/2023

SME Fund: support extended to Ukrainian businesses

27/06/2023

The June ECTA Bulletin is out!

23/06/2023

EUIPO TMD WEBINAR SERIES – WATCH THE ECTA/INTA JOINT WEBINAR

16/06/2023

ECTA 41st ANNUAL CONFERENCE: KEYNOTE SPEECH AND LATEST IP NEWS AND TRENDS. READ THE INTERVIEW WITH THE MODERATOR PAOLA RUGGIERO

15/06/2023

European Commission’s Proposals for an EU Customs Reform

13/06/2023

EUIPO OBSERVATORY RELEASED THE IP PERCEPTION STUDY

12/06/2023

New Unitary Patent system enters into force

02/06/2023

EUIPO TRADE MARK AND DESIGN EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR PRACTITIONERS AND PARALEGALS – REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

01/06/2023

REGISTER FOR THE ECTA 41ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE! INTERVIEW WITH PÉTER LUKÁCSI, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘EU CASE LAW UPDATE’

01/06/2023

ECTA MEMBER’S VOICE: UK INFORMATION COMMISSIONER CHANGE OF APPROACH TO ENFORCEMENT

26/05/2023

THIRD COUNTRY REPORT PUBLISHED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

22/05/2023

EUIPO: NEW PRE-ASSESSMENT SERVICE AND OTHER TOOLS FOR USERS

10/05/2023

ECTA 41ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE – THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER! INTERVIEW WITH ANDREA RINGLE, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘NON-AGRI GIS: ALCHEMY?‘

09/05/2023

EUIPO ACADEMY'S LEARNING AND TRAINING IN MAY

05/05/2023

COUNCIL AND EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: PROVISIONAL DEAL ON NON-AGRI GIS

04/05/2023

EUROPOL AND EUIPO RELEASED A MANUAL TO COMBAT MISLEADING INVOICES

04/05/2023

ECTA 41ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE – THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER! INTERVIEW WITH KATRI KIVINIEMI, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘ILLUMINATING THE DESIGN REFORM’

03/05/2023

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLISHED THE ‘PATENT PACKAGE’

28/04/2023

HAPPY WORLD IP DAY - Read Interviews with Inspiring Women in IP!

26/04/2023

Register for the ECTA ®ETREAT on Non-Traditional Trade Marks

19/04/2023

2023 EUIPO Guidelines for Examination of EUTMs and RCDs are out

17/04/2023

ECTA MEMBER’S VOICE: Order of ban for ChatGPT by the Italian Data Protection Supervising Authority

11/04/2023

ECTA 41ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE – EARLY BIRD ENDS TODAY! Interview with Karel Šindelka, moderator of the session ‘Works of Applied Arts’

07/04/2023

REGISTER FOR THE ECTA 41st ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE!

05/04/2023

IP SCAN IS NOW LIVE

03/04/2023

ECTA CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE – Interview with Zsófia Fulajtár, moderator of the session ‘Anti-counterfeiting Tricks and Spells’

30/03/2023

ECTA Bulletin - The March edition is out!

29/03/2023

ECTA MEETINGS WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF SPAIN TO THE EU

27/03/2023

ECTA CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE - INTERVIEW WITH KLAUDIA BLACH-MORYSINSKA, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘A MAGIC CARPET RIDE THROUGH THE ONLINE WORLD’

21/03/2023

ECTA CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE - INTERVIEW WITH ANETTE RASMUSSEN, MODERATOR OF THE PANEL ‘CP13 (BAD FAITH) AND CP14 (PUBLIC POLICY OR PRINCIPLES OF MORALITY). A COMPARATIVE SESSION WITH THE US’

16/03/2023

ECTA CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE - INTERVIEW WITH FABIO ANGELINI, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘DOMAIN ABUSE AND TRADE MARK ABUSE’

09/03/2023

ECTA-EUIPO BILATERAL MEETING IN ALICANTE

06/03/2023

ECTA CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE - INTERVIEW WITH BERNARD VOLKEN, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘THE SUPERPOWER OF BRANDS IN SPORTS’

21/02/2023

FULLY BOOKED - ECTA Alicante Round Table on Geographical Indications

20/02/2023

ECTA CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE - INTERVIEW WITH SOZOS-CHRISTOS THEODOULOU, MODERATOR OF THE SESSION ‘GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES AS TRADE MARKS: ROAD TO NOWHERE?’

13/02/2023

ECTA, INTA AND MARQUES SUBMITTED JOINT COMMENTS ON THE NEW PROPOSED EU DESIGN LAW

01/02/2023

ECTA GENERAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS 2023/2025 - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS!

31/01/2023

SME Fund 2023: call for applications is open!

24/01/2023

Communications with WIPO International Bureau: Requirement to indicate an e-mail address

17/01/2023

Annual greetings by ECTA President and plans for 2023!

12/01/2023

EUIPO: API PLATFORM AND NEW EUTM FILING FORM ARE NOW AVAILABLE

09/01/2023

ECTA Member’s Voice: Recap on the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework

21/12/2022

New requirements on submitting evidence to the EUIPO from 1 February 2023

20/12/2022

EUIPO-DG TAXUD Joint Study ‘EU enforcement of IPRs: results at the EU border and in the EU internal market, 2021’

16/12/2022

ECTA Member’s Voice: Recap on the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework

13/12/2022

The European Commission published the Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List 2022

05/12/2022

ECTA Member’s Voice: UK Parliamentary Bill ‘the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill’ or ‘REUL’

30/11/2022

The new Design Regulation and Directive have been published for feedback

29/11/2022

EURid - Update of the .EU ADR Rules

28/11/2022

WIPO: Publication of the World Intellectual Property Indicators 2022

24/11/2022

WIPO launched the new Global Brand Database

18/11/2022

SME Fund - Reopening of Voucher 1

10/11/2022

Madrid System: Changes to Regulations - Appointing Representatives and Renewals

08/11/2022

Ukraine: Extension of time limits

08/11/2022

ECTA-WIPO BILATERAL MEETING IN GENEVA

03/11/2022

JOIN ECTA NOW! 2023 Membership + Remainder of 2022

19/10/2022

Latest package of sanctions by the Council against Russia. Implications on IP practitioners.

18/10/2022

The October ECTA Bulletin is out!

13/10/2022

ECTA AWARD: Call for papers is open!

12/10/2022

ECTA Workshop on the Metaverse and NFTs in Ljubljana (14 October 2022)

10/10/2022

EUIPO OBSERVATORY: 2022 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SME SCOREBOARD

30/09/2022

EUIPO OBSERVATORY – 4 NEW PUBLICATIONS

26/09/2022

Read the ECTA Design Committee Working Paper on Graphical User Interfaces

21/09/2022

Register for the ECTA Webinar IP in Africa (14 September)

27/08/2022

Register for the Austrian IP Day in Vienna on 19 September 2022

18/08/2022

ECTA Members’ Voice: UK Registered Trade Marks to become searchable on the WIPO Global Brands Database

27/07/2022

Read the ECTA Harmonization Committee Project Report on Trade marks with Reputation

26/07/2022

ECTA DESIGN COMMITTEE WORKING PAPER ON THE FUTURE OF DESIGN PROTECTION OF ITERATIONS

19/07/2022

EUIPO approach on virtual goods, non-fungible tokens and the metaverse

12/07/2022

ECTA Members’ Voice: Upcoming deadline to record trade marks of all goods imported into Kenya

05/07/2022

WIPO Webinar - Understanding Examination and Refusal Procedures at the EUIPO (29 June)

27/06/2022

New ECTA Board of Directors 2022/2024

24/06/2022

The June Bulletin is out!

14/06/2022

ECTA MEMBERS’ VOICE - WAR/LIFE BALANCE

13/06/2022

ECTA 40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 15-18 JUNE IN COPENHAGEN!

13/06/2022

EUIPO – Update of Recent European Case-law on the Infringement and Enforcement of IPRs

10/06/2022

ECTA Annual Conference: Conference App and Virtual Hub

09/06/2022

World Anti-Counterfeiting Day: EUIPO 2022 update of the IP Youth Scoreboard

08/06/2022

ECTA signed a MoU with the Bulgarian Patent Office

03/06/2022

EUROPOL: 2021 Situation Report on Misleading Invoice Fraud to IPRs Owners

24/05/2022

EUROPOL/EUIPO Webinar: Beware of misleading invoices: Act smart against scammers! (24 May)

19/05/2022

Proposal of a Data Act published by the European Commission

05/05/2022

WIPO LAUNCHED E-MADRID GATEWAY

05/05/2022

EUIPO Observatory and CPVO – Impact of the Community Plant Variety Rights system on the EU economy and environment

29/04/2022

CJEU - Broadcast by streaming of hearings, judgments and opinions as of 26 April

26/04/2022

HAPPY WORLD IP DAY! ECTA membership fee: 50% reduction for under 35

26/04/2022

NEW LEGISLATION IN UKRAINE: SUSPENSION OF TERMS IN THE IP SPHERE

25/04/2022

ECTA Member’s Voice: The European Commission releases its long-awaited proposal for a regulation on EU geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products

20/04/2022

EUIPO Boards of Appeal: case-law research reports

20/04/2022

Register for the ECTA ®ETREAT (Milan, 7 April 2022)

28/03/2022

The March Bulletin is out!

22/03/2022

EUIPO TMD WEBINAR SERIES: ECTA AND BMM JOINT WEBINAR - WATCH THE RECORDING!

21/03/2022

OECD-EUIPO Study on Dangerous Fakes Trade in Counterfeit Goods

17/03/2022

Russian Government: proposal to suspend IPRs of foreign companies

09/03/2022

EUIPO OBSERVATORY - STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF AI ON THE INFRINGEMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF COPYRIGHT AND DESIGNS

08/03/2022

ECTA message of solidarity and support for Ukraine

04/03/2022

Observatory Study - Online advertising on IPR-Infringing Websites and Apps 2021

02/03/2022

ECTA’S STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF PEACE

25/02/2022

New edition of Recent European Case-law on the Infringement and Enforcement of IPRs

22/02/2022

ECTA-EUIPO BILATERAL MEETING

21/02/2022

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER - ECTAPOLY: Testing the Limits of Good Faith!

16/02/2022

China Joins Two Key WIPO Treaties

10/02/2022

ECTA Members’ Voice - More transparency, maybe too much: Public availability of decisions refusing EUTM applications on absolute grounds

09/02/2022

News from WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

04/02/2022

EU TOOLBOX AGAINST COUNTERFEITING – CALL FOR EVIDENCE OPEN

04/02/2022

EUROPEAN COMMISSION: STUDY ON DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM ABUSE

31/01/2022

BREXIT - Future Exhaustion of IP Rights Regime in the UK - January 2022 Update

21/01/2022

NEW OBSERVATORY PAPER: IPR-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES

20/01/2022

ECTA PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL STATEMENT

20/01/2022

EUIPO Boards of Appeal Action Plan 2021-2026 adopted

19/01/2022

EUIPO LAUNCHED NEW AI SOLUTION FOR IMAGE SEARCH

17/01/2022

Commission and EUIPO launched the new EU SME Fund – Call for proposals is open

12/01/2022

EUIPO ACADEMY – LEARNING CATALOGUE 2022

21/12/2021

ECTA - HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

16/12/2021

Public Consultation on the Counterfeit and Piracy Watch-List

15/12/2021

EUIPO Observatory: two new studies

10/12/2021

DG TAXUD/EUIPO JOINT PUBLICATION: EU ENFORCEMENT OF IPRs

30/11/2021

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE ‘WALTZING WITH IP’ - PHOTOS AND SUMMARY

30/11/2021

EUIPO OBSERVATORY DISCUSSION PAPER ON E-PAYMENT SERVICES

22/11/2021

EU PARLIAMENT ASSESSED ON COMMISSION’S IP ACTION PLAN

17/11/2021

EUIPO OBSERVATORY: RELEASE OF TWO NEW STUDIES

29/10/2021

ECTA AWARD 2021 WINNERS

27/10/2021

The October Bulletin is out!

21/10/2021

ECTA 39th Annual Conference - Access the Virtual Hub!

15/10/2021

ECTA MEETINGS WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

08/10/2021

ECTA 39TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE – REGISTRATION OPEN FOR NON-MEMBERS AND MEMBERS ALIKE!

05/10/2021

BREXIT - IMPORTANT DEADLINE (GRACE PERIOD ENDING: 30 SEPTEMBER 2021)

27/09/2021

WIPO: VIRTUAL EXHIBITION AND WORLDWIDE SYMPOSIUM ON GIs

06/09/2021

SMEs fund - fifth and last application window open until 30 September

01/09/2021

EUIPO IP Course for Paralegals (14-15 September)

17/08/2021

EUIPO TMD Webinar series - including ECTA and BMM joint webinar

16/08/2021

EUIPO LEARNING AND TRAINING IN AUGUST

03/08/2021

New Decision of the Executive Director on the payment of fees and charges

21/07/2021

ECTA CREATES THE SME TASK FORCE

15/07/2021

WIPO RELEASED THE MADRID SYSTEM YEARLY REVIEW

02/07/2021

ECTA-WIPO BILATERAL MEETING

29/06/2021

EUIPO TRADE MARK AND DESIGN EDUCATION PROGRAMME – REGISTRATION CLOSES ON 30 JUNE

28/06/2021

EUIPO webpage on E-commerce marketplaces’ IP protection tools

22/06/2021

ECTA JUNE BULLETIN IS OUT!

21/06/2021

ECTA MEETINGS START TODAY!

21/06/2021

ECTA Members’ Voice: National implementation of the new Directive on copyright: the deadline has passed, but not much is happening. An update.

15/06/2021

EUIPO LAUNCHED A NEW OUT-OF-COMMERCE WORKS PORTAL

08/06/2021

ECTA Debate Club and June Meetings

08/06/2021

WORLD ANTI-COUNTERFEITING DAY 2021: RISKS AND DAMAGES POSED BY IPR INFRINGEMENT IN EUROPE

08/06/2021

ECTA MEMBER’S VOICE - AT LAST: COUNTERFEITING ON THE POLITICAL PRIORITY LIST IN BRUSSELS

27/05/2021

ECTA WEBINAR ON SLOGANS - WATCH THE RECORDING!

26/05/2021

ECTA TAKES A STAND - POSITION PAPER ON THE INTERPRETATION OF TECHNICAL FUNCTIONALITY UNDER ART. (8)1 CDR

21/05/2021

ECTA JUNE MEETINGS AND EVENTS

14/05/2021

ECTA WEBINAR ON SLOGANS (18 MAY 2021)

11/05/2021

ECTA TAKES A STAND - POSITION PAPER ON 3D PRINTING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON DESIGN LAW BY ECTA

11/05/2021

EUIPO TUESDAY WEBINARS IN MAY

05/05/2021

EUROPEAN COMMISSION LAUNCHED A PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON NON-AGRI GIs

04/05/2021

EUROPEAN COMMISSION LAUNCHED A FURTHER OPEN CONSULTATION ON DESIGN PROTECTION

29/04/2021

THIRD COUNTRY REPORT PUBLISHED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

29/04/2021

Happy World IP Day! Join ECTA with 50% discount today only!

26/04/2021

EUIPO – FEWER PAPER COMMUNICATIONS AS OF 15 MAY 2021

20/04/2021

ECTA MEMBERS’ VOICE: HALLOUMI VS BBQLOUMI CASE

16/04/2021

EUIPO TUESDAY WEBINARS IN APRIL

07/04/2021

UPDATE ON THE EU GC/CJ CASE-LAW OVERVIEW

01/04/2021

The EUIPO published the Study on Dynamic Blocking Injunctions in the EU

23/03/2021

ECTA MARCH BULLETIN IS OUT!

22/03/2021

ECTA events 2021

17/03/2021

JUDICIAL COOPERATION REPORT PUBLISHED BY THE EUIPO

16/03/2021

ECTA Members’ Voice: The fight against counterfeit cannot be only legal. Technological solutions are essential to increase the effectiveness of anti-counterfeiting strategies - The Observatory publishes an Anti-Counterfeiting Technology Guide.

11/03/2021

ECTA (R)ETREAT, 10 MARCH 2021 (VIRTUAL EVENT)

10/03/2021

ECTA Members’ Voice: European Commission launches process for transfers of personal data to UK

09/03/2021

European Commission published the study on GIs and TSGs protected in the EU

04/03/2021

SMEs fund – second application window is now open

03/03/2021

EUIPO TUESDAY WEBINARS IN MARCH

02/03/2021

ECTA GENERAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS – LAST DAYS TO APPLY FOR A COMMITTEE!

02/03/2021

eComm is the new way to communicate with the EUIPO

26/02/2021

ECTA VIRTUAL ROUND TABLE - WATCH THE RECORDING!

26/02/2021

ECTA, INTA and MARQUES submit joint comments on designs review

23/02/2021

EUIPO-OECD joint study on misuse of containerised maritime transport for trade in counterfeit goods

22/02/2021

Joint EUIPO/EPO IP Contribution Report

16/02/2021

UPCOMING CHANGES IN THE WAY OF COMMUNICATING WITH THE EUIPO (DECISIONS NO EX-20-9 AND NO EX-20-10)

16/02/2021

ECTA-EUIPO BILATERAL MEETING

15/02/2021

ECTA AWARD 2021: TWO WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT YOUR PAPER!

15/02/2021

WTR CONNECT SPRING COMING UP ON 15-19 MARCH 2021 - ECTA MEMBERS CAN ATTEND AT HALF-PRICE!

12/02/2021

Sign up for the ECTA virtual Round Table - Influencers, super brands and celebs: just fame or a brand with a repute? - 11 February 2021

10/02/2021

EUIPO TUESDAY WEBINARS IN FEBRUARY

03/02/2021

ECTA MEMBERS’ VOICE: KAMPOT PEPPER FROM CAMBODIA GOES INTERNATIONAL

28/01/2021

European Commission: Consultation on the revision of the EU GIs systems in agricultural products and foodstuffs, wines and spirit drinks

22/01/2021

ECTA TAKES A STAND - POSITION PAPER ON THE CONCEPT OF “REPUTATION” IN GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS BY ECTA GI COMMITTEE

08/01/2021

European Commission: Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List 2020

04/01/2021

30/12/2020

UPCOMING GENERAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS - VIDEO MESSAGE OF CARINA GOMMERS, ECTA SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

21/12/2020

Commission proposes new rules for digital platforms

17/12/2020

ECTA Podcast: CJEU Cofemel decision and its interpretation by National Courts

17/12/2020

EUIPO STUDY – ONLINE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN THE EU: FILM, MUSIC AND TV

09/12/2020

ECTA Member’s Voice: Benelux IPO abolishes paper applications and changes Rules on evidence submission

04/12/2020

COMMISSION PUBLISHED THE EVALUATION OF THE OBSERVATORY – APPLICATION OF REGULATION No 386/2012

02/12/2020

COMMISSION PUBLISHED THE INCEPTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON GI PROTECTION AT EU LEVEL FOR NON-AGRI PRODUCTS

02/12/2020

WIPO ANTI-CYBERSQUATTING SERVICE: 50.000 CASES

01/12/2020

SIGN UP TO ECTA WEBINAR: Is a design reform needed? 3D printing / virtual printing?

01/12/2020

EUIPO launched GIview

26/11/2020

IP ACTION PLAN ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

25/11/2020

EUIPO: IP PERCEPTION STUDY 2020

24/11/2020

ECTA MEMBERS’ VOICE: UK IPO Guidance re new IP law post Brexit

22/11/2020

FAKE RENEWAL INVOICES: SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THE RECENT CASE AGAINST THE ECTO AND EPTO SCAMMERS

18/11/2020

ECTA WEBINAR ON BREXIT: WATCH THE RECORDING!

18/11/2020

EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLISHED THE REPORT ON THE EVALUATION OF EU LEGISLATION ON DESIGN PROTECTION

10/11/2020

EUROPEAN COMMISSION (DG AGRI) AND EUIPO - DIGITAL CONFERENCE ‘STRENGTHENING GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS’

10/11/2020

DOWNLOAD THE ECTA APP AND ITS MEMBER GUIDE!

08/11/2020

SCAM ALERT! FAKE EUIPO RENEWAL INVOICES

06/11/2020

ECTA OCTOBER BULLETIN IS OUT!

29/10/2020

ECTA MEMBERS’ VOICE: REQUEST TO LIFT SEIZURE OF TOBACCO STICKS IN TRANSIT GONE UP IN SMOKE

27/10/2020

SIGN UP TO ECTA WEBINAR ABOUT CASE LAW (23 October)!

19/10/2020

ECTA MEMBERS’ VOICE: The Dark Knight rises above…again. WIPO reveals Batman was the most used Franchise Character in Movies and Games throughout the years.

16/10/2020

ECTA MEMBERS’ VOICE: Do You Like “Anji Bai Cha”? EU-China Agreement on Geographical Indications is Signed!

15/10/2020

EUIPO Observatory: Intellectual Property Infringement and Enforcement Tech Watch Discussion Paper 2020

01/10/2020

WIPO: Mr Daren Tang assumes functions as Director General

01/10/2020

13th edition of the Locarno Classification will enter into force in January 2021

30/09/2020

ECTA MEMBERS’ VOICE - WIPO new free database of judicial decisions on intellectual property from around the world has been launched

30/09/2020

European Commission: Public Consultation - Third Country Report

28/09/2020

WIPO: FRANCIS GURRY REPORTS ON PROGRESS OF THE LAST 12 YEARS AS DIRECTOR GENERAL

24/09/2020

ECTA MEETINGS WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

21/09/2020

Brexit: End of the transition period (Updated information)

17/09/2020

EORI NUMBER: MANDATORY IN NEW APPLICATIONS FOR ACTION (AFAs)

15/09/2020

The Benelux Office for Intellectual Property improves its Trade Marks Register

11/09/2020

WIPO Global Innovation Index 2020

04/09/2020

EUROPEAN COMMISSION STUDY ON EVALUATION OF PRACTICES FOR COMBATING SPECULATIVE AND ABUSIVE .EU DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATIONS

02/09/2020

EUROPEAN COMMISSION: NEW REPORTS DEMONSTRATING THE IMPACT OF MoU ON FIGHTING ONLINE COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY

26/08/2020

LAST DAYS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EU COMMISSION’S IP ACTION PLAN

10/08/2020

EUIPO e-LEARNING COURSES IN AUGUST

03/08/2020

WIPO, WHO, WTO LAUNCHED UPDATED STUDY ON ACCESS TO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION

31/07/2020

EUIPO JOINED THE WIPO DIGITAL ACCESS SERVICE (DAS)

29/07/2020

WIPO TRADE MARK WEBINARS: 4 AND 12 AUGUST 2020

28/07/2020

LAST DAYS TO REGISTER - EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Programme Third Edition

27/07/2020

WIPO LAUNCHED THE MADRID APPLICATION ASSISTANT

20/07/2020

WIPO: COVID-19 IP POLICY TRACKER

12/07/2020

IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE WITH THE ECTA BULLETIN!

06/07/2020

ECTA PRESIDENCY HANDOVER

26/06/2020

ECTA IS NOW IN YOUR POCKET: A NEW MEMBER GUIDE ON YOUR ECTA APP!

26/06/2020

ECTA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 2020/2022

24/06/2020

ECTA AWARD 2020 WINNERS

19/06/2020

ECTA GOES VIRTUAL IN JUNE

15/06/2020

WIPO-ECTA BILATERAL MEETING

11/06/2020

WORLD ANTI-COUNTERFEITING DAY: EUIPO RELEASED 2 NEW RELATED REPORTS

10/06/2020

4 REASONS 4 DESIGN RIGHTS: AN INTERACTIVE GUIDE

05/06/2020

ECTA WEBINARS: LAST WEEK TO REGISTER!

02/06/2020

WIPO LAUNCHED ITS NEW ONLINE SERVICE WIPO PROOF FOR SAFEGUARDING DIGITAL ASSETS

27/05/2020

ECTA WEBINAR 'PARALLEL IMPORTS: HOW IMPORTANT IS A TRADE MARK? A LIMITLESS SEA? (PHARMA PERSPECTIVE)' - 11 JUNE 2020!

26/05/2020

COVID-19: EUIPO RELEASED A GUIDANCE NOTE FOR USERS

15/05/2020

LEARNING WITH ECTA WHILE AT HOME

15/05/2020

ECTA WEBINAR ‘POWERING UP. USING NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE IP ENVIRONMENT’ 9 JUNE 2020

13/05/2020

4REASONS4TRADEMARKS: AN INTERACTIVE GUIDE FOR SMEs

12/05/2020

EUROPEAN COMMISSION STUDY ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

12/05/2020

WIPO: DAREN TANG OF SINGAPORE APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR GENERAL

08/05/2020

EUIPO TUESDAY WEBINARS IN MAY

05/05/2020

EUIPO: further extension of deadlines due to COVID-19

29/04/2020

WIPO Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances has entered into force

29/04/2020

Extended Deadline: European Commission Public Consultation on the Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List

29/04/2020

EUROPEAN COMMISSION STUDY ON IP IMPLICATIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL 3D PRINTING

22/04/2020

WIPO UNVEILS ITS ONLINE DASHBOARD TO MONITOR OPERATIONS DURING COVID-19

16/04/2020

WIPO: NEW MADRID SYSTEM WEBINARS

15/04/2020

WIPO: CORRESPONDENCE EXCLUSIVELY VIA EMAIL DUE TO COVID-19

10/04/2020

INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON COVID-19 PROTECTION PRODUCTS VIA THE EUIPO OBSERVATORY IP ENFORCEMENT PORTAL

09/04/2020

EUIPO: BEWARE OF SCAMMERS!

07/04/2020

Update on WIPO Dispute Resolution Operations due to COVID-19

03/04/2020

WIPO: DIRECTOR GENERAL PUBLIC BRIEFING ON 7 APRIL 2020 at 14:00

03/04/2020

IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION - ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE POSTPONEMENT

02/04/2020

EUIPO-OECD: Trade in Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Products - a Joint Study

26/03/2020

EUIPO: NEW INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATIONS BACK OFFICE

26/03/2020

HAGUE AND MADRID SYSTEMS: WIPO TEMPORARY MEASURES DUE TO COVID-19

23/03/2020

WIPO UPDATE: PROCESSING OF FILED APPLICATIONS WILL CONTINUE

19/03/2020

ECTA Bulletin - March 2020

17/03/2020

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION UNVEILED ITS SME STRATEGY

17/03/2020

Annual Conference: Further update on COVID-19 virus

16/03/2020

EUIPO: EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITS DUE TO COVID-19

16/03/2020

EUIPO: NEW REPORT ON RCD (REGISTERED COMMUNITY DESIGNS)

13/03/2020

SECOND EDITION OF THE EUIPO TRADE MARK AND DESIGN EDUCATION PROGRAMME

07/03/2020

EUIPO TUESDAY WEBINARS IN MARCH

05/03/2020

ECTA ®ETREAT BRUSSELS – M@RK MY WORDS – FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND IP RIGHTS

05/03/2020

RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE EUIPO BOARDS OF APPEAL

03/03/2020

GENEVA ACT OF WIPO’S LISBON AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE

28/02/2020

EUIPO DESIGN EUROPA AWARDS 2020: CALL FOR ENTRIES IS NOW OPEN

28/02/2020

SURVEY ON WIPO’S NEW DIGITAL IP SERVICE

28/02/2020

Last days to apply at the ECTA Award 2020 (deadline 1 March)

24/02/2020

EU UNVEILS THE WHITE PAPER ON ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE AND DATA STRATEGY

21/02/2020

COPENHAGEN CONFERENCE: EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL 25 MARCH!

20/02/2020

ECTA Round Table 'Design ReEvolution', 13 February 2020

20/02/2020

BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN ECTA AND EUIPO

18/02/2020

ECTA ROUND TABLE 'DESIGN REEVOLUTION'

18/02/2020

Improved DesignView launched in beta

13/02/2020

Visual search in TMview extended to Benelux

12/02/2020

WIPO Webinars on Madrid System Regulations

12/02/2020

Brexit Agreement: Implications for Madrid and Hague Systems Users

07/02/2020

New EUIPO Guidelines for Examination enter into force

07/02/2020

EUIPO TUESDAY WEBINARS IN FEBRUARY

07/02/2020

31/01/2020

20/01/2020

Report of the European Commission on the Protection and Enforcement of IPR in Third Countries

13/01/2020

Become a Traineeship Provider in ELSA’s STEP Programme

13/01/2020

ECTA GENERAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS COMING UP NEXT WEEK!

12/01/2020

Upcoming General Committee Elections - Video message of Carina Gommers, ECTA Second Vice President

21/12/2019

New AI-Based Search Tool at EUIPO

09/12/2019

CEIPI Diploma in European Union Trade Mark and Community Design Law

03/12/2019

EUIPO Tuesday Webinars in December

29/11/2019

European Union Joins Geneva Act of WIPO’s Lisbon Agreement

29/11/2019

New EUIPO Observatory Publications

27/11/2019

MBBC re-appoints ECTA as a permanent Observer for the period 2020-2025

27/11/2019

Publication: WIPO Collection of Leading Judgments on Intellectual Property Rights People’s Republic of China (2011–2018)

22/11/2019

EUIPO Strategic Plan 2025 approved by Management Board

22/11/2019

The WIPO Mediation Pledge for IP and Technology Disputes: Why consider mediation for IP- and tech-related disputes?

18/11/2019

WIPO Mediation Pledge Signed by ECTA

29/10/2019

ECTA Bulletin - October 2019

24/10/2019

TM view new Beta Version

11/10/2019

Autumn Council and Committee Meetings in Larnaca

11/10/2019

SQAP audit on opposition decisions

09/10/2019

BREXIT, WHAT IS NEW?

30/09/2019

ECTA WORKSHOP 'CHEESY COME - CHEESY GO? OR NOT AT ALL?', 18 October 2019, Larnaca, Cyprus

29/09/2019

Withdrawal of the notification made under Rule 20bis(6)(a) of the Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol: Germany

27/09/2019

EUIPO Observatory: New Publications on Enforcement of IPRs and more

26/09/2019

EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Programme Second Edition

17/09/2019

EUIPO Observatory Publications: Case-law Collection on the Liability and Obligations of Intermediary Service Providers

16/09/2019

GC/CJ Case-Law Overview and EUIPO Annual Integrated Report 2018

07/08/2019

The Hague Yearly Review 2019 – International registration of industrial designs

07/08/2019

Release of the Global Innovation Index 2019

06/08/2019

WIPO: Madrid e-Renewal Service Undergoes Complete Makeover

06/08/2019

ECTA Workshop on 'The Impact of GDPR on IP' taking place in Brussels on 18 September 2019

11/07/2019

ECTA Bulletin June 2019

09/07/2019

30 Years of the Madrid Protocol

08/07/2019

WIPO CONFERENCE: 20 YEARS OF UDRP STEWARDSHIP - 21 october 2019

08/07/2019

ECTA Award 2019 Winners Announced

05/07/2019

Draft EUIPO Strategic Plan 2025 released for public consultation

27/06/2019

Joint ECTA & INTA session in Boston

22/05/2019

27th NGO Coordination Meeting

21/05/2019

EURid and EUIPO tackle cybersquatting and bad faith domain name registrations

20/05/2019

TM5 User Session in Boston

19/05/2019

EUIPO EUTM and RCD Guidelines in HTML

08/04/2019

EUIPO: Impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU – EUTMs and RCDs

15/03/2019

EUIPO’s online services

01/03/2019

Memorandum of Understanding with ELSA

01/02/2019

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ECTA Webinar IP in Africa (14 Sep) - ECTA Members can register free of charge!

05/07/2022

Africa is a continent on the rise. Register for the ECTA webinar IP in Africa (14 September 2022, 14.00-16.00 CET) to learn about the protection and enforcement of IP rights in Africa as well as practical tips and tricks to set up a successful IP strategy.

ECTA members can register FREE OF CHARGE here!

After the opening by Carina Gommers (ECTA 1st Vice-President, Wiggin, BE), Gaèle Le Borgne (ECTA International Trade Committee, Le Borgne, FR) will moderate a panel of experts comprised of Stephan Hanne (European Commission DG TRADE, BE), Gregor Schneider (AfrIPI Project, CM), Nastassia Saint-Severin (Procter & Gamble International Operations SA, UAE), Christine Strutt (Von Seidels, ZA), Ike C. Ibeku (Benchmac & Ince, NG), and Marius Schneider (IPvocate Africa, MU).