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The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has just announced the 2024 edition of the Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund, which offers intellectual property (IP) vouchers for EU-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

The EU Industry Days 2023 has brought together in Málaga the leaders of the European industry to unlock the full potential of the Single Market, contribute to EU industrial policy, and foster innovation for a truly green, digital, and resilient EU industry.

The European Commission and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have announced an extension of the Ideas Powered for business SME Fund 2023. This year the Fund will cover the costs patent and community plant variety protection.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recently published the 2023 edition of the examination guidelines for EU trade marks (EUTMs) and registered Community designs (RCDs).

European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recently announced that the call for applications to the SME Fund 2023 will be open from 23 January to 8 December 2023.

Thanks to the joint efforts of both IP Key Latin America and the EUIPO, the Mexican Institute of IP (IMPI) has just found common grounds with the criteria listed under the EUIPO's Common Communication (CP6) — Convergence on graphic representations of designs - Common Communication.

Cláudio Furtado, President of INPI, and Christian Archambeau, EUIPO's Executive Director, both met on May 31 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for the following 4 years between the institutions. 

In 2021, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recorded the highest-ever number of EUTM applications.

With the new release, the IP Enforcement Portal (IPEP) becomes the single e-filing and management point for customs applications for action (AFA) for 24 Member States, with an alternative system for the remaining three (DE, ES and IT).

With the new “Ideas Powered for Business” website, the EUIPO has created a centralised information hub for businesses interested in intellectual property aspects.

The European Commission and the EUIPO have released a joint report on ‘EU enforcement of intellectual property rights: Results at the EU border and in the EU internal market 2020’.

On 21 October, the ‘Africa IP SME Helpdesk’ was launched in Rome, under the auspices of the EU-African SME Summit 2021. From now on, EU businesses will be able to find detailed and practical information on African intellectual property matters

The EUIPO Observatory's fourth call for proposals aiming to raise awareness on the benefits of protecting IP rights is closing on June 8.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has just made available their Trade mark and Industrial Design Guidelines in the 23 languages