ECTA is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP), formalised today at the ECTA office in Brussels by ECTA President Carina Gommers and BOIP Director General Hugues Derème. The agreement marks a new step in the ongoing cooperation between the two organisations, aiming to promote collaboration and the exchange of best practices in key areas of intellectual property.Commenting on the signing, ECTA President, Carina Gommers, said:“BOIP is a partner with whom ECTA shares a strong professional synergy, and this MoU builds on our fruitful cooperation in recent years - notably the successful ECTA ®etreat co-organised with BOIP last year in The Hague. As a Belgian practitioner who is part of the Benelux IP framework, it is especially meaningful for me to strengthen this partnership during my presidency. I am sure this MoU will serve as a lasting contribution to ECTA’s outreach in the region and to our shared mission of supporting the IP community”.BOIP Director General, Hugues Derème, also shared his views:"Our collaboration with ECTA has a longstanding and successful history. I'm therefore personally delighted about the signing of this MoU, because it underlines exactly our shared values. BOIP firmly believes in an IP system that is functional - one that prioritises the needs and wishes of its users. It is no coincidence that we are committed to delivering the highest quality of services in our BOIP2030 Strategic Plan. Quality is our goal, both in the services and information that we provide, but also in the impact that we can make on the IP system - to make it faster, more accessible, more transparent and efficient, and more harmonised. Our close collaboration with ECTA enables us to follow trends closely, exchange best practices, and drive together improvements of the Benelux IP system for the benefits of its users."This partnership is part of ECTA’s broader initiative to strengthen ties with regional and national IP Offices, in line with ECTA President’s Strategic Plan 2020-2026. Other similar MoUs have already been concluded, reinforcing ECTA’s engagement at a local level.