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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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ECTA OCTOBER BULLETIN IS OUT!
29/10/2020
Many interesting insights in the IP field are waiting for you in the latest issue of the ECTA Bulletin!

You will know more about our newly created Data and International Trade Committee, their mission, plans and aspirations for the years to come.

This issue contains very engaging and interesting interviews. You will read about Amaryllis Verhoeven (Head of the Intellectual Property Unit at the European Commission, DG GROW F3), her career in IP and the main challenges facing the EU in the field of TM and design regulations, and you will also learn from Yo Takagi (WIPO Assistant Director General, Global Infrastructure Sector) about WIPO PROOF, the new WIPO service for IP professionals.

But that’s not all! Read about the growing recognition on IPRs in Africa, bad faith filings in PRC, important changes to the Romanian TM system, Cyprus’ efforts to align its laws with Directive 2015/2436 as well as the effect of Coronavirus on IP.

In the case law section, our members analysed two important decisions of the French Constitutional Court and CJEU about copyright infringers on the Internet and the proportionality of the mechanism to deal with this issue as well as United States Patent and TM Office vs. Booking.com, recently judged by the Supreme Court of the United States.

On the Bulletin pages you will find, for the very first time, the Book Review section, with an insight of the book Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Africa by Marius Schneider and Vanessa Ferguson, and you will surely learn more about the work of various ECTA Committees by reading their reports. Would you like to join one of the ECTA Committees? This is the right time to find out everything you need to know before the ECTA General Committee Elections that are coming up in January 2021, including learn from the testimonials of some long-standing Committee members!

Last but not least, our warm welcome to the new members of the ECTA family!

For ECTA members the print friendly pdf version is available in the Library section of the ECTA Private Site. Enjoy reading it!

Yours sincerely,
ECTA

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