Download the brochure with information regarding Mediation as an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) method of Intellectual Property related disputes. read more
The IP Offices of the European Trade Mark and Design Network have now agreed on the third Common Practice on Designs, and the tenth overall, with the aim to identify common criteria for assessing disclosure of designs on the internet and to provide recommendations thereof. read more
The IP offices of the European Trade Mark and Design Network have now agreed on a Common Practice with regard to the distinctiveness of three-dimensional marks (shape marks) containing verbal and/or figurative elements when the shape is not distinctive in itself, with the aim of establishing a minimum threshold for distinctiveness of shape marks when the shape itself is non-distinctive. read more
Common Communication for the CP6 Convergence Project on Graphic representation of designs is now available. It offers users and interested IP Offices access to the Common Practice in its entirety and complementary information, such as the precise implementation dates for each implementing EU IP Office. read more