Archive: 25 Jun 2014

Misleading invoices for trademarks and industrial designs

Misleading invoices for trademarks and industrial designs

Users are receiving an increasing amount of unsolicited mail from companies requesting payment for trademark and design services such as publication, registration or entry in business directories. A list of the firms or registers that users have complained of as having sent misleading invoices is published on the website of the Office for Harmonization in […]

Jérôme Guillemont awarded within European Inventor Award 2014

Jérôme Guillemont awarded within European Inventor Award 2014

The EPO presented the European Inventor Award 2014, last week in Berlin to outstanding inventors or teams, honouring their contribution to social, economic and technological progress. The award ceremony, held at the former Kaiserliches Telegrafenamt (Imperial Telegraph Office) in Germany’s capital, was attended by some 500 guests from the fields of business, science, culture and politics, including German […]