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We would like to inform you that during its meeting on 10th and 11th December 2024, the Administrative Council of the European Patent Office (EPO), following an electoral procedure, re-elected Ms. Aikaterini Margellou, Deputy General Director and Director of...
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Street Event Authenticity in Thessaloniki & STEAM Innovation Program in Argostoli.
Faithful to our collaboration with the EUIPO, which manages rights related to trademarks, industrial designs, and other titles within the EU, Greece is participating in the AUTHENTICITY Program with four cities: Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Corfu, and Argostoli. With the aim of...
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The Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI), in collaboration with the European Observatory on Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), organised a specialized seminar on "Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IP) – Support...
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The Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund program has officially closed for 2024.
We would like to inform you that the SME Fund (Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund) has officially closed for 2024, as of 5th December 2024 at 18:00 Greek time. Voucher 4, which relates to Plant Varieties, remained open, while...
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A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI) and the Law School of Athens (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - NKUA), within the framework of an informative seminar taking place today at the...
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“Overview of Decision T0702/20 EPO – Rejection of the appeal by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.”
"By Mr. Demetris Stafylas, Head os Search Directorate of the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)." Decision Τ0702/20 of the Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO). The appeal concerns the European patent application EP3089081 for a patent by...
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Online Seminar EUIPO-OBI: The Importance of Intellectual Property (IP) for Your Business
The Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI), in cooperation with the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office), is organizing an online seminar on Thursday, December 5, 2024. Experts from both organisations will present topics related to initiatives aimed at existing small...
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“Adoption of an International Treaty on Industrial Design Law, Riyadh, November 22, 2024”
On November 22, 2024, the Diplomatic Conference for the adoption of an international treaty on design law concluded successfully in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). After 19 years of discussions and negotiations,...
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“Modernization of the Legislative Framework for the Protection of Designs and Models”
On November 18, 2024, Directive (EU) 2024/2823 of the European Parliament and the Council of October 23, 2024, on the legal protection of designs and models (recast) (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EL/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202402823) and Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 of the European Parliament and the Council...
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A seminar on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights and the support of authorities in recognizing counterfeit products was successfully held in Corfu on November 14, 2024. The specialized training seminar, hosted at the historic Ionian Parliament building, was organized...