The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) welcomed on 4-5 March a delegation from the Japan Patent Office (JPO) for a series of bilateral meetings aimed at aligning strategies on emerging technologies and quality management. The event brought together experts and leadership from both offices to exchange best practices on the rapidly evolving landscape of intellectual property.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), in the context of the EU-funded SCOPE IPR project, extends their warmest congratulations to the Government and people of Timor-Leste on the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste becoming the 11 Member State of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 26 October 2025, at the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This historic milestone marks the culmination of years of commitment and preparation by Timor-Leste and its ASEAN partners toward deeper regional integration, cooperation and shared prosperity.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), through the EU-funded CarIPI project, supports the development of modern, harmonised intellectual property frameworks in CARIFORUM countries and the adoption of international IP treaties. In this context, Grenada has successfully acceded to the Madrid Protocol.
As of 9 February 2026, the DesignView search functionality for industrial design images has been implemented for all connected intellectual property (IP) offices, making it the largest search engine for design images in the world.
On 12-13 September 2025, EUIPO concluded a successful mission to Japan, reinforcing its commitment to fostering international intellectual property (IP) collaboration and its global network of partners under the recently launched IP Alliances initiative. The mission, led by EUIPO Executive Director João Negrão, underscored the EUIPO’s role as a key international IP actor and highlighted strategic advancements in cooperation with the IP office in Japan (Japan Patent Office - JPO).
On 15 December 2025, the EU4IP project held its second Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting, chaired by the Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST) with the support of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (the EUIPO). The meeting brought together key stakeholders and partners to review the progress achieved and discuss priorities for the project’s Second Work Plan (WP2).