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    EUIPO warns against counterfeit food and beverages

    The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is highlighting the problem of counterfeit food and beverages in the EU. EUIPO’s #WhatsOnYourTableEU campaign, launched in all 27 EU Member States, aims to raise awareness and protect consumers.Counterfeit products are often associated with luxury goods or the clothing and fashion sector. However, foodstuffs – particularly cookies, pasta, crisps and sweets – were the second most seized category of products at the EU’s external borders in 2020. Counterfeits of wines and spirits are also common. They are estimated to cause annual losses

    EPO and EUIPO announcement: Owning Intellectual Property (IP) rights boosts startups’ ability to raise funds

    The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published on 17 October 2023 a joint study highlighting how much patents and trademarks can boost the success of European startups. The report shows that, on average, startups that possess these two types of intellectual property (IP) rights during their initial seed or early growth stages are up to 10 times more likely to successfully secure funding.Munich, 17 October 2023 – Today, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have published a new

    EUIPO: EUR 460 billion worth of counterfeit and pirated goods traded worldwide

    A report released today by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) estimates the total value of counterfeit and pirated goods traded worldwide to be EUR 460 billion. The share of counterfeit goods in world trade has increased from 2.5 % in the estimates released in 2016 to 3.3 %. Up to EUR 121 billion worth of EU imports are counterfeit and pirated goods, which corresponds to 6.8 % of total EU imports.Today’s report, ‘Trends in Trade in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods 

    EUIPO: DesignEuropa Awards finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award winner announced

    PRESS RELEASE 8 October 2018 DesignEuropa Awards finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award winner announced · Eight finalist designs shortlisted, representing the best of European industrial and product design · Lifetime Achievement Award winner is Hartmut Esslinger, renowned for his collaboration with Steve Jobs and Apple · The DesignEuropa Award ceremony takes place in Warsaw on 27 November 2018 The DesignEuropa Awards finalists in the Industry and Small and Emerging Companies categories are revealed today, along with the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award. The

    The EUIPO: Trade in counterfeit goods and free trade zones

    An extra free trade zone within an economy increases the value of counterfeit goods exported from that country by 5.9%. That’s according to a new report released by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The press release is on the website of Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH):  https://www.prh.fi/en/uutislistaus/2018/P_14590.html Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus (PRH) on julkaissut EUIPOn tiedotteen verkkosivuillaan:  https://www.prh.fi/en/uutislistaus/2018/P_14590.html

    The EUIPO: EUR 2.4 billion lost every year across the EU due to fake tyres and batteries

    PRESS RELEASE 21 February 2018 A new report from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shows that EUR 2.2 billion — corresponding to 7.5 % of all sales in the tyre sector — are lost each year due to counterfeiting across the EU. In addition, the presence of counterfeit batteries in the EU market costs legitimate industry EUR 180 million each year, which is equivalent to 1.8 % of the sector’s sales. Counterfeit batteries mostly affect the vehicle sector but are also found in the mobile phone sector. Those lost sales translate into approximately 8 400 jobs lost

    EU:n immateriaalioikeuksien virasto (EUIPO) on julkaissut selvityksen: "Protecting Innovation through Trade Secrets and Patents: Determinants for European Union Firms"

    The EUIPO through the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights has launched a report on Protecting Innovation through Trade Secrets and Patents: Determinants for European Union Firms. The report uses data from the Community Innovation Survey for 24 EU Member States to examine the economic importance of trade secrets and their relation with patents. The study finds that the use of trade secrets is higher than the use of patents for most types of companies (although it is particularly prevalent among SMEs), in most economic sectors and in all Member States.

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