According to official EUIPO statistics, the disputes that develop before the EUIPO and are part of the registration and subsequent validity of European trade marks and European designs are as follows: On an annual basis, there are over 23,000 disputes involving two opposing parties. At first instance, this includes: 18,000 oppositions; 1,200 cancellations; 700 design…
What is an industrial design? An industrial design, hereinafter referred to as a “design”, is the visible appearance of a product or part thereof, determined by the features of shape, lines, pattern, ornamentation, color combination or a combination thereof. A product is any article obtained by an industrial or artisanal process, including parts intended to…
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) began receiving EUTM applictions (European Union Trade Mark) in 1996. Back then the name was Community Trade Mark – CTM. Thirty years later, the European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) system has become one of the most widely used intellectual property systems in the world. According to EUIPO statistics,…
On December 15, 2025, the Government of Grenada deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol – the governing Treaty of the Madrid System – with WIPO Director General, Daren Tang. Grenada is the 116th member of the Madrid System, and the 10th country from Latin America and the Caribbean to join. Its accession…
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A European patent (EP) is a single patent granted by the European Patent Office (EPO). Through one unified procedure, providing patent protection for an invention in multiple European countries (around 40) under the European Patent Convention (EPC). It acts like a national patent in each designated country after validation, giving the owner exclusive rights to…
The UK Intellectual Property Office is announcing a fee increase across all Intellectual Property rights, which are due to come into effect on 1 April 2026. Fees will be increasing by an average of 25%. For example, a patent search is going up from £150 to £200 and a trade mark application from £170 to…
Recently the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) published the statistics for the number of received EUTMs (European Union Trade Marks) for the year 2025. The European Union Intellectual Property Office reported that in 2025 has received 327 735 new applications for EU trade marks and EU designs. It is the highest annual number of…
European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) On 1 August 2024, the European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) entered into force. The main aim of the act is to foster responsible artificial intelligence development and deployment in the EU. Proposed by the Commission in April 2021 and agreed by the European Parliament and the Council in…
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