This event will address:
1. Presentation of the Benchmarking and Diagnostic Exercise and Action Plan - MERCOSUR (Brazil)
2. Presentation of EUIPO’s New Organizational Structure and Strategic Plan 2030

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) acknowledges a significant milestone reached for two Argentinian origin-linked products featured in the AL-INVmentor mentorship programme: Té Argentino, Argentine tea from the province of Misiones and Northeast of Corrientes, and Miel de flores de Atamisqui, honey from the Atamisqui flower from Santiago del Estero.

The EUIPO’s work with ASEAN aims to safeguard and elevate the status of the region’s unique products, helping them thrive in global markets and attract business partnerships. By supporting IP officials in the ASEAN region to strengthen GI systems, the EUIPO strives to ensure that products like Luang Prabang silk are not only protected but celebrated globally.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), as a leading global authority on intellectual property (IP), has partnered with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to host the ‘GI for ASEAN Countries, Prospect and Challenges’ conference in Luang Prabang, Laos.

As of 16 December 2024, the Intellectual Property Office of Suriname (BIE) will accept the terms from the harmonised database of goods and services (HDB) in the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) TMclass search and classification tool.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) supported a second mock negotiation session on intellectual property (IP) compliance, organised by the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO) in collaboration with the European Patent Office (EPO), together with the Latvian IP Office in a ‘Team Europe’ spirit.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) co-organised the event #CONEXIÓNVerde in Belém of Pará in Brazil, in collaboration with the other implementing partners of the AL-INVEST Verde programme: the development organisation sequa, the International Italo-Latin American Organisation (IILA), and the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Public Administration and Policy (FIAPP), in the context of the EU-funded IP cooperation project AL-INVEST Verde IPR or Component 3 the Programme.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) played a key role in co-organising Origens Brasileiras, Brazil’s most significant geographical indications (GI) event in its sixth edition, in the context of the EU-funded intellectual property (IP) cooperation project AL-INVEST Verde IPR. The event was organised by the Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Enterprises (SEBRAE) in partnership with the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI).

Finding ways to unlock the valuation and financing of intangible IP assets is becoming a priority around the world and several initiatives have emerged from both private and public sectors. South Korea, with its well-established legislative and policy framework, has launched several IP valuation and IP-backed financing initiatives since 2010, involving public institutions, commercial banks and private investors.