From the EU harmonisation reasons, the obligations of the state offices shall be shifted to the trademark owners. All trademark proprietors must be aware of these changes in order to be prepared to a responsible fulfilment of these new obligations.
Our office is interested in all status updates relating the new system of European patents with unitary effect since the acceptance of European Regulations regarding this matter in 2012.
As a follow-up to an increasing number of fraudulent invoices we repeatedly warn the applicants and owners of industrial property rights that may be requested in writing or electronically to pay invoices, which have no relation to the existing industrial property rights.
With the festive season approaching, millions of shoppers across the EU-28 are buying Christmas presents for family and friends. The Executive Director of the EUIPO hopes that the results of our study series will help consumers make more informed choices and they will be able to see the economic effects that counterfeiting and piracy have on sales and jobs.
