The primary focus of the study visit of a delegation from INPI Brazil will be an in-depth examination of the EUIPO’s trade mark system, as well as discussions with the EUIPO's Business Operations Department aimed at identifying and evaluating best practices.
The Sub-Project Steering Committee (Sub-PSC) of the CarIPI project held its inaugural meeting on 25 September 2025. High-level representatives from the Intellectual Property Offices of CARIFORUM countries, the European Commission, and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) met virtually to strengthen their collaboration in the field of intellectual property (IP) for the coming years.
During the meeting, participants discussed and endorsed the First Annual Work Plan (AWP1), set to run for six months and is divided in four work packages.
From 8-9 September 2025, the State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI) marked its 33rd anniversary by hosting a Regional Conference on Intellectual Property and Creative Industries in Chișinău. The event was organised in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and in the context of the EU-funded project Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights in Moldova and Ukraine (EU4IP).
Graphic design technician María Inés Costa Saravia was announced as the Uruguayan winner of the Ingenias LATAM 2025 award for her (inter)nationally protected invention that facilitates hand crocheting. The award is an initiative of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), within the framework of the EU-funded project AL-INVEST Verde IPR. Its objective is to highlight and promote female talent in the field of intellectual property (IP) and innovation in Latin America.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), as part of the EU-funded EU4IP project, supported the organisation of the 9th edition of the Youth Intellectual Property Contest in the Republic of Moldova. The initiative was led by the State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI) in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova, the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks of Romania and the Romanian Copyright Office, on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day 2025.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with three leading Ukrainian universities, officially integrating them into the Pan-European Seal (PES) programme. This joint milestone was possible thanks to support from the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations (UANIPIO), which actively promotes international opportunities for Ukrainian students and professionals, ensuring that future intellectual property (IP) experts benefit from EU and global best practices and advanced training.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), in collaboration with the Escola Paulista da Magistratura, is organising the final event of the AL-INVEST Verde IPR project, funded by the European Union.
Objectives
• To strengthen the institutional and practical capacities of intellectual property rights operators in Latin America.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), through the EU-funded project AL-INVEST Verde IPR, held the final session of the mentorship programme for producers of geographical indications (GIs) in the Andean Community. Held on 16 September 2025, the final mentorship session of this edition of the AL-INVmentor initiative marked the successful conclusion of months of intensive collaboration, training, and knowledge exchange.
Dr Gladys Antonieta Rojas de Arias, biologist and inventor of compounds (synthetic molecules) derived from 2,5-dihydroxybenzyl, was announced as the Paraguayan winner of the Ingenias LATAM 2025 award for her nationally protected invention for the treatment of Chagas disease and leishmaniasis. The award is an initiative of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), in the framework of the EU-funded AL-INVEST Verde DPI project.