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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 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
Design Package: Final Approval by Council
24/10/2024
ECTA Bulletin: the October Edition is Out!
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
Council of Europe adopts first international treaty on artificial intelligence
10/06/2024
ECTA Files its first Amicus Curiae Brief
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
SME Fund: learn more through dedicated webinars
27/09/2023
ECTA WORKSHOP IN TURIN ‘ACCELERATING THE FUTURE: IP IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR’ (13 OCTOBER 2023)
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 LAUNCHED NEW AI SOLUTION FOR IMAGE SEARCH
17/01/2022
EUIPO Boards of Appeal Action Plan 2021-2026 adopted
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
29/11/2021
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)
24/09/2021
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
WORLD ANTI-COUNTERFEITING DAY 2021: RISKS AND DAMAGES POSED BY IPR INFRINGEMENT IN EUROPE
08/06/2021
ECTA Debate Club and June Meetings
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 TAKES A STAND - POSITION PAPER ON 3D PRINTING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON DESIGN LAW BY ECTA
11/05/2021
ECTA WEBINAR ON SLOGANS (18 MAY 2021)
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
JOIN ECTA!
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
Extended Deadline: European Commission Public Consultation on the Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List
29/04/2020
WIPO Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances has entered into force
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
WIPO: DIRECTOR GENERAL PUBLIC BRIEFING ON 7 APRIL 2020 at 14:00
03/04/2020
Update on WIPO Dispute Resolution Operations due to COVID-19
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
ECTA Bulletin - March 2020
23/03/2020
WIPO UPDATE: PROCESSING OF FILED APPLICATIONS WILL CONTINUE
19/03/2020
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
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
Upon Brexit
31/01/2020
WIPO news
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
European Union Joins Geneva Act of WIPO’s Lisbon Agreement
29/11/2019
EUIPO Tuesday Webinars in December
29/11/2019
MBBC re-appoints ECTA as a permanent Observer for the period 2020-2025
27/11/2019
New EUIPO Observatory Publications
26/11/2019
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
Autumn Council and Committee Meetings in Larnaca
11/10/2019
TM view new Beta Version
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
The Hague Yearly Review 2019 – International registration of industrial designs
07/08/2019
GC/CJ Case-Law Overview and EUIPO Annual Integrated Report 2018
07/08/2019
WIPO: Madrid e-Renewal Service Undergoes Complete Makeover
06/08/2019
Release of the Global Innovation Index 2019
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
WIPO CONFERENCE: 20 YEARS OF UDRP STEWARDSHIP - 21 october 2019
08/07/2019
30 Years of the Madrid Protocol
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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2025 EUIPO Guidelines - Key Changes in Force
04/06/2025
The 2025 edition of the Guidelines for Examination of registered European Union designs, to which ECTA contributed during the latest revision round, entered into force in May 2025.

A summary of the key changes introduced is now available here.
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