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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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Mandatory use of electronic Applications for Action (eAFAs) as of 3 October 2024
19/09/2024
As per Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2399, starting 3 October 2024, right holders and their representatives must submit electronic Applications for Action (eAFAs) to customs exclusively through the IP Enforcement Portal (IPEP) or national portals in Germany, Italy, and Spain.

These portals will be the sole platforms for filing and managing (amending, extending, or withdrawing) AFAs. Right holders who haven’t transitioned to these portals should do so promptly, as the acceptance of paper AFAs by Member States will soon end.

Legal representatives can access IPEP via a ‘legal representative’ account, linked to a rights holder's account. They can also manage multiple rights holder accounts (detailed instructions for legal representatives are available here).

To find out more, please read here.
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