Info Pi num.125 - September 2020

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Subsidies for the promotion of patent and utility model applications. Open Call 2020

In 2020, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, O.A. (OEPM) continues to promote the use of Industrial Property by Spanish companies as a tool for accessing international markets. For this reason, we have published in the BOE, the Official State Gazette, as of September 9, 2020 an extract of the Open Call for subsidies for the promotion of applications for patents and utility models in Spain and abroad.

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OEPM-UIMP Course: Key Aspects of the Trademark Law Reforms and its Impact on Trademark Law-

Since 2006 the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, O.A. (OEPM), in collaboration with the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP), has organized a summer course on the latest trends and future challenges of Industrial Property. This year, due to the COVID19 pandemic, the course will be held on line from October 21 to 23, 2020.

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European Cooperation: New Project Support Office

Within the framework of the European Cooperation Projects, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, O.A. (OEPM), with the support of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), has defined a set of structured processes for improving project management.

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OEPM Agreements: CIEMAT and CEVIPYME

The OEPM, in its desire to facilitate, promote, and stimulate the knowledge and use of Industrial Property Rights in the field of innovation and research, has signed two agreements. On the one hand, the agreement signed with the (CIEMAT) and on the other hand, the agreement signed with (DGIPYME) of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and the Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation of Spain to promote the Support Center for SMEs, (CEVIPYME), specifically, in matters of management of Industrial and Intellectual Property Rights.

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Study on the impact of the European Commission’s Memorandum of Understanding related to Industrial Property Rights

On August 14, the European Commission published two reports on the impact of the following Memoranda of Understanding (MoU):

MoU on the sale of counterfeit products on the Internet. In this link you can view the MoU and the report.
MoU on online advertising and industrial and intellectual property rights (IPR). In this link you can view the MoU and the report.

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Primera participación virtual de la OEPM en la Feria de la Ciencia 2020

La Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas, O.A. (OEPM) tiene entre sus funciones la de “promover iniciativas y desarrollar actividades conducentes al mejor conocimiento y a la más adecuada protección de la propiedad industrial” de acuerdo al Real Decreto 1270/1997, de 24 de julio, por el que se regula la Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas.