The EU SME Fund providing grants for registration of trademarks and designs is back in 2026
As from today 02 February 2026 EU-based and Ukraine-based small and medium-sized […]
The 2025 edition of the EU Fund providing grants for registration of trademarks and designs is now open
As from today EU-based and Ukraine-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may […]
Five common IP myths debunked
Myth Number One: If a work is published on the internet, it […]
IP Alert: new legislation on EU design protection
On 18 November 2024 a design reform package was published in the […]
EU Fund provides grants for registration of trademarks and designs in 2024
The EUIPO and the European Commission launched the 2024 edition of the […]
EUIPO publishes a report on trade secret litigation in the EU (with contribution from IP Legal)
The EUIPO Observatory published a new report on the litigation trends in […]
The SME Fund now available also for funding IP rights protection of Ukrainian-based companies
Since July 5, 2023 the SME Fund will provide grant funding for […]
Conference on Geographical Indications: where is the EU heading to?
Today, IP Legal attended a conference organized by the Patent Office of […]
Reminder: EU Fund provides grants for registration of marks and designs of SMEs. Apply now!
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are eligible to obtain grants to register […]
Return to innocence: EU Court of Justice rules on copyright liability of YouTube and other platforms
By its recent judgment of 22 June 2021, the Court of Justice […]
Innovation leads to better financial performance according to new EUIPO / EPO report
Being increasingly innovative, more and more firms rely heavily on intellectual property […]
EU trade marks after Brexit – what will happen?
Following UK’s leaving of the EU formalised earlier this year, as of […]
Change in official fees for registration of marks
The official fees for registration of marks in Bulgaria changed as from […]
Legal Alert: New Law on Marks and Geographical Indications
A new Marks and Geographical Indications Act entered into force in Bulgaria […]
New draft Law on Marks and Geographical Indications (text in English only)
Cheating at board games? (text in English only)
The EUIPO Board of Appeal declared Hasbro Inc.’s re-filing of its MONOPOLY […]
Protection of intellectual property drives business growth, more awareness needed according to EU’s latest report on SMEs (text in English only)
EU and China agree on mutual protection of Geographical Indications for food and drinks (text in English only)
Artificial Intelligence as a protected innovator? (text in English only)
One month ago the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) updated its Manual […]
Court of Justice of the EU on e-books copyright case: no digital exhaustion (text in English only)
Court of Justice of the EU on e-books copyright case: no digital exhaustion
By a recent judgment of 19 December 2019 the Court of Justice […]
Artificial Intelligence as a protected innovator?
One month ago the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) updated its Manual […]
EU and China agree on mutual protection of Geographical Indications for food and drinks
The EU and China reached a historical agreement to protect 100 European […]
Protection of intellectual property drives business growth, more awareness needed according to EU’s latest report on SMEs
Yesterday, 29 October, the EUIPO published an updated report on Intellectual Property […]
Cheating at board games?
The EUIPO Board of Appeal declared Hasbro Inc.’s re-filing of its MONOPOLY […]
New draft Law on Marks and Geographical Indications
The Bulgarian Parliament will hold a second reading of a new draft […]