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The Games for the Olympians. IP protection for us. As we get ready for the Paris 2024 Games, find here a few interesting facts about intellectual property (IP) and the Olympics: 🎽👟 EU trade marks and designs protect the gear worn by athletes, but also the equipment used, such as the shot put, javelin and hurdles. 🏀🏸 From basketball star Lebron James to badminton champion Carolina Marin or swimmer Leon Marchand, athletes capitalise on trade marks to protect their names, logos, and even iconic poses. 🥇 The International Olympic Committee owns more than 100 registered EU trade marks and designs to date, including the Olympic motto ('Faster, Higher, Stronger'), the Olympic rings, the official posters and logos. ®️ The Olympic IP journey begins years before each edition takes place. The names, emblems and logos for the 2026 Winter Games in Milano Cortina or the 2028 Games in Los Angeles are already registered. #OlympicGames #Paris2024 #intellectualproperty

Happy (IP) holidays!
The school holidays are here! A time for joy and fun for the kids. And of survival for some parents 😉 We know. We feel you. But worry not, we are here to help you. Thanks to the Ideas Powered IP in education programme, we have tons of activities to develop creativity. And to keep your kids entertained (and alive) during summertime. From a creative diary to IP trivia. Find them all here https://ideaspowered.eu/our-projects/ideas-powered-school/ip-teaching-materials

🎶🎸 “Yesterday", "Hey Jude"... The Beatles' songs changed music history forever. Alongside their success, they built a strong brand identity – its members' names, signatures or song titles are protected by trade mark rights. On Global Beatles Day, check out how much intellectual property there is in this legendary band. #BeatlesDay #Beatles #intellectualproperty

Watch Fair. Buy Fair. Play Fair.
If fair play is a must for every athlete, why aren't we as consumers playing fair with the sports industry? Recent data show that at least one in ten young consumers in the EU has bought counterfeit sporting equipment 🥎🥋⚽️🏹, and that over a quarter of them access or stream sports from illegal sources. Watching a pirated football match or buying a fake team’s jersey may seem harmless but it’s not – it gives money to criminal networks and harms innovation. Are you ready to support our athletes this summer? Buy fair, watch fair, and play fair. https://www.euipo.europa.eu/en/news/observatory/illegal-sports-streaming-fake-sports-equipment-europe #playfair2024 #paris2024 #Olympics #sportsindustry #counterfeiting #piracy #intellectualproperty

Athletics for athletes. IP protection for us. The European Athletics Championships are in full swing – and intellectual property (IP) 💡 is on the track field. 🇪🇺™️ The championships logo and the mascot of this edition are EU trade marks – as well as the brands of the clothes that athletes wear. 👟 Many of the running shoes for the marathon and the soles of the sneakers used in sprint races are protected by registered Community designs. 🏃🏻‍♀️ Some equipment, such as the heavy weighted ball used in the shot put, the javelin or the hurdles are also protected by EU trade mark and/or design rights. 💪🏻 Some athletes even protect their iconic celebration poses by IP. A famous example is Usain Bolt's signature victory pose, registered as an EU trade mark. #athletics #Roma2024 #europeanathletics #intellectualproperty

“Design has to serve a purpose. It has to serve the society.” Some of the biggest names in the European design industry gathered recently at the EUIPO to select the finalists of the 2024 DesignEuropa Awards. Hear their thoughts on the role of design, and stay tuned as we will announce the finalists shortly! Learn all about the upcoming edition of the awards: https://www.euipo.europa.eu/en/designs/designeuropa-awards #designeuropa #designawards #industrialdesign #productdesign #intellectualproperty

Cycling for cyclists. IP protection for us. With the Giro d’Italia 🇮🇹 now in full swing, find here a few interesting facts about intellectual property and cycling: 🚴 Il Giro, La Vuelta and Le Tour de France are all EU trade marks. Trade marks are also present in the names of the competing teams and the brands of the bikes. 🏆 World-class riders from yesterday and today such as Eddy Merckx, Marco Pantani, Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard or Primož Roglič own EU trade marks for their names and/or logos. 🟡 Le Tour de France is the only one of the three Grand Tours that has its winners jersey, the 'maillot jaune', registered as a trade mark. 🚲 Design rights not only protect the appearance of bicycles and parts of them, but also the riders’ clothes and helmets. 💡 Patents protect inventions and new technologies related to bicycles. #cycling #giroditalia #trademarks #patents #designrights #intellectualproperty

What is your EU story? | Europe Day 2024
Her grandparents fled Poland during WWII and she returned there in 2004 for her master's: "It meant a lot for me to celebrate Europe Day in Warsaw that year". What do you feel most proud of as a European 🇪🇺? Whether it is being able to speak several languages, getting to know people from other cultures or just settling down and forming a family in a different country, there is an EU story in all of us. We asked some of our colleagues to share their most touching experiences as Europeans and here's what they said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_L5AN6YmCA #EuropeDay #9May #UnitedinDiversity

Happy World Intellectual Property Day! Today, we celebrate that intellectual property (IP) is crucial to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and overcome the global challenges that impact our everyday lives. Whether it is improving health, fighting poverty or tackling climate change, inventors and creators everywhere can drive the innovative solutions that we need to build a better, fairer future for all: https://www.euipo.europa.eu/en/news/world-ip-day-harnessing-the-power-of-intellectual-property-to-support-the-sdgs #WorldIPDay #WorldIPDay2024 #innovation #creativity #SDGs #intellectualproperty European Patent Office Österreichisches Patentamt BOIP Benelux-Bureau voor de Intellectuele Eigendom Патентно Ведомство на Република България Patent- og Varemærkestyrelsen PRH Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus INPI PT Valstybinis patentų biuras Patentstyret Urząd Patentowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej Oficiul de Stat pentru Invenţii şi Mărci Patent- och registreringsverket Intellectual Property Office UK Intellectual Property Office of Ireland OBI-Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation Hugverkastofan Patendiamet Úřad průmyslového vlastnictví

World Book and Copyright Day
There's nothing like the pleasure of reading a good book 📖. And on World Book Day we celebrate it. ©️ Did you know that copyright protects creators of original works? It prevents anyone from copying, reproducing or selling an original work without the owner's consent. And it ensures that authors are fairly compensated for the sale of their books - through the payment of royalties for example. #WorldBookDay #WorldCopyrightDay #copyright #intellectualproperty

IP protection for Europe's craft and industrial products
🇪🇺 What is the 'European way of doing things' ? It is respecting history, tradition, and authenticity. Europe's craft and industrial products are an example of manufactures based on quality and a unique know-how passed on from generations. Murano glass or Limoges porcelain are some well-know examples. Can intellectual property protect them? Yes - through geographical indications. An explainer ⤵️ #WorldHeritageDay #geographicalindications #EUquality #intellectualproperty

How much intellectual property is there in golf?
🏌🏽 The game for the players, IP protection for us. Best of luck to players from Europe and across the world as they tee off at the 2024 Masters Tournament, the first major golf tournament of the year. Some curiosities about golf and Intellectual Property: 🧢 The brands and designs of the clubs, the shoes, the bags, the clothes...and even the balls are protected as EU trade marks and as Registered Community Designs. ⛳️ Technical innovations have been involved in the game since the very beginning to improve aerodynamics of both the clubs and the balls. The first balls were made of leather until William Taylor’s ball with dimples arrived, helping it travel further. 🏆 Augusta National, the storied golf club in the U.S. state of Georgia, holds 9 EU trade marks, including the word mark "Green Jacket" for the iconic green blazer given to Masters winners, a figurative mark with the U.S. map with a golf flag pin marking Augusta and two marks for the Augusta National Women's Amateur tournament. 🏌️‍♂️ Historic players can be found in our trade mark and design registry. The shape of Seve Ballesteros is registered as an EU trade mark as well as the signatures of Jack Niklaus and Bobby Jones. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy also own several trade marks, including their logos. 🏌️‍♀️ Former top-ranked golfer Lorena Ochoa is the only woman with a registered EU trade mark. #golf #golfswing #golfer #themasters #intellectualproperty

Run for Life - the EUIPO solidarity race

✍️ You keep crafting stories. Intellectual property (IP) will keep protecting your creations. Did you know that IP rights play a crucial role in nurturing literature, by protecting creators and their work? ©️ Copyright protects the writer of the original work 📖 Book titles/character names can be protected as trade marks 🔏 Trade secrets oblige publishers not to disclose book details to others #dayofeuropeanauthors #copyright #creativity #intellectualproperty

They are true drivers of social change. On International Women's Day, we honour all women designers who are pushing the boundaries of design, humanising it and leaving their mark on the world. #IWD2024 #womensday #design #innovation #creativity #intellectualproperty

Murano 🇮🇹 is well known for its glassmaking industry. But did you know that this centuries-old tradition played its part in the development of intellectual property in Europe? The technique behind Murano glassmaking is regarded as an early form of trade secret, as it was secretly kept and passed down through generations of artisans. Today, Murano glass is one of the around 300 high-quality craft and industrial products that are eligible to become EU geographical indications. Delve into the fascinating story of Murano glassmakers ⤵ and learn more about craft GIs in our dedicated hub: https://www.euipo.europa.eu/en/gi-hub/ci-regulation #muranoglass #tradesecret #intellectualproperty

IP and the Beatles
🎶🎸 “Yesterday", "Hey Jude"... The Beatles changed music history forever, and their songs continue to be widely heard and played. Alongside their success as a band, the Beatles also built a strong brand identity, both as a group and individually, and several registered trade marks protect its members' names, signatures or song titles. #beatles #intellectualproperty

Live it. Feel it. Win it. DesignEuropa Awards 2024
[🔊] The feeling of winning a DesignEuropa Award. The feeling of realising a dream. Be our next winner. Apply for the 2024 edition of the awards in any of these categories: 🏆 Industry 🏆 Small Companies and Entrepreneurs 🏆 Next Generation Design (NEW!) www.designeuropaawards.eu #designeuropa #designawards #industrialdesign #productdesign #desingrights #intellectualproperty

💞 Love is in the air at the EUIPO 💞 Yes, our colleagues have a crush... on design. Because great design makes an object look beautiful, charming, appealing... And registering ®️ it makes it even more appealing. Are you in love with a great design too? Is it registered? Nominate it for the next edition of the DesignEuropa Awards: www.designeuropaawards.eu #ValentinesDay #design #designeuropa #intellectualproperty

A tale about public domain
Once (IP)on a time... A tale about Public Domain 📖 Much has been said about famous fictional characters that enter the public domain. But what does this mean? A public domain character is no longer protected by copyright, meaning that anyone can use it or adapt it freely for their own stories. Did you know that Little Red Riding Hood or Peter Pan were inspired by earlier public domain stories? Here are a few more: 🐗 Beauty and the Beast, published in 1756 by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. 🏹 The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, written in 1883 by Howard Pyle. 🦁 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow in 1900. 🐰Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll (1865). 🕵️‍♂️ Sherlock Holmes, originally published in 1887 by Arthur Conan Doyle. 🐇 Peter Rabbit, written by Beatrix Potter in 1901. 🐎 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving (1820). In EU countries, copyright lasts for 70 years after the death of the author or 70 years after the death of the last surviving author in the case of a work of joint authorship*. After that, the works enter the public domain. *Copyright legislations are not harmonised worldwide. The term of protection granted by copyright laws varies from country to country. #copyright #publicdomain #intellectualproperty