Joint Study by EUIPO and DGTAXUD
A factual document on the 'EU enforcement of intellectual property rights: results at the EU border and in the EU internal market, 2021' has been produced from data on the detentions at the EU border reported by the customs authorities of all the Member States, through the EU-wide anti-counterfeit and anti-piracy information system (COPIS), as well as the data on detentions within the internal market reported by the enforcement authorities of some EU Member States, through the IP Enforcement Portal (IPEP).
Its objective is to provide useful information to support the analysis of IPR infringements in the EU and the development of appropriate countermeasures. On a broader scale, it should provide EU policymakers with data to develop an evidence base for priorities and policies.
The document shows the figures resulted from the detentions carried out in that year and their comparison with the previous ones. This edition includes a comparison between the estimates of fakes and detentions of this type of goods in the EU border. Although they existed already in separate reports, the figures have been put together in this document for the first time.
IPR indicators
The 2022 edition of the Economic performance of IPR indicators has been published.
IPR indicators are updated based on the selection of IPR-intensive industries from the 2022 EPO/EUIPO report. The 2022 edition of IPR indicators are monitored for the EU total and 21 Member States based on Eurostat’s Short-Term Statistics available from 2019 until the third quarter of 2022.
In September 2022 all IPR indicators were above their pre-crisis level (February 2020) except the German design and patent indicators.
Both these documents are available together with other 18 documents published last year at the Observatory's website here.
Watch List
The European Commission has published the Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List 2022. The EUIPO, through its Observatory on Infringements of IP Rights, has supported the creation of the Watch List with several in-house studies.
The Watch List names both online service providers and physical marketplaces located outside the European Union that reportedly engage in or facilitate substantial IPR infringements, especially through counterfeiting and piracy.
The list is intended to encourage the operators and owners of those online service providers, as well as local authorities and governments, to take action to reduce the availability of IPR-infringing goods or services. The Watch List is based on information reported in a public consultation process.
The full Watch List can be found here and the press release here.
Issue 145
MARQUES Council and Team members can now book their places at the Spring Team Meeting, which takes place at the Hilton Hotel, Frankfurt on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 March
MARQUES has been involved in the debate on the reform of the European Union Design legislation since its inception, following the publication of the Legal Review on Industrial Designs Protection in Europe in 2016
The Ideas Powered SME Fund 2023 was opened on 23 January and will run until 15 December 2023
Representatives of SMEs can now apply for the WIPO 2023 Global Awards
On 13 January this year, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued a notification on soliciting public opinions regarding the draft revision to the China Trademark Law
It has been a busy month on the MARQUES blogs, with reports from MARQUES members on various legislative developments and judgments