Every two years, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) awards the “DesignEuropa” prize to holders of registered Community designs. In 2024, this prize will take on a new dimension, becoming an annual award that will also include an additional category for young emerging designers. The prize’s original categories are “Industry”, […]
As a reminder, the protection of geographical indications for artisanal and industrial products has been strengthened at European level, following the example of that already granted to agricultural products, foodstuffs, wines and spirits. The draft regulation concerning these products, approved by the European Parliament on September 12, 2023, has just been […]
On January 18, 2024, the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement for the International Protection of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications will enter into force for Portugal. Portugal’s appellations of origin and geographical indications will thus be protected internationally by a single, simpler and less costly registration in all the […]
A study published on October 17, 2023 and co-edited by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) has just shed light on the percentage of patent and/or trademark applications by start-ups at European level, and its impact on obtaining financing. While the overall European average […]
The 16th edition of the World Innovation Index – the « global reference for measuring a country’s innovation performance » – has just been published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, in partnership with the Portulans Institute, private partners and a network of universities (Source: WIPO). This year, France has moved closer to […]
Afnic (Association Française pour le Nommage Internet en Coopération) manages domain names under the .fr extensions and those of the following overseas territories: Reunion Island .re, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon .pm, French Southern and Antarctic Territories .tf, Wallis and Futuna .wf and Mayotte .yt. Since July 3, 2023, Afnic has been offering […]
Since 2016, date of the first edition of the “DesignEuropa” prize, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) rewards every two years some holders of registered Community designs (CDM) valid at the date of submission of the application for the award. The prize includes the “Industry” and “Small and Medium Companies” […]
On November 1, 2023, the “Patent Prosecution Highway – PPH” agreement signed between the Institut national de la propriété industrielle (INPI) and the Office Marocain de la Propriété Industrielle et Commerciale (OMPIC) will come into force. This agreement, which aims to speed up the granting of patents between the two countries, […]
The reinforcement, at European level, of the protection of geographical indications for artisanal and industrial products has been awaited for several years, in the wake of that already granted to agricultural products and foodstuffs, wines and spirits. On September 12, 2023, the European Parliament approved the proposal for a regulation on […]
The World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) “Global Awards” program, created in 2022, is aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises in WIPO’s 193 member states. The evaluation criteria are based primarily on “knowledge of intellectual property rights to achieve business objectives“, on “the SME’s current or potential impact on the economy, society […]