The December edition of our monthly newsletter Alicante News takes you on a culinary journey into the world of geographical indications (GIs). Ahead of the end-of-year celebrations, IP lawyer and expert Eleonora Rosati gives you a taste of some of the EU’s best-loved products and how intellectual property law helps to protect this important aspect of our lives and our culture. Bon appétit!

The Designs Directive and Community Design Regulation, originally created twenty years ago, are currently being revised.

We are proud to announce that the 2023 edition of the DesignEuropa Awards ceremony will take place in Berlin! Berlin, Germany, was appointed a City of Design by UNESCO in 2006.

The EUIPO’s Management Board and Budget Committee are made up of representatives from the EU Member States, the European Commission and the European Parliament. Representatives from the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property, the European Patent Office, the World Intellectual Property Office, the Community Plant Variety Office and user associations attend as observers during the non-confidential parts of the meetings.

By joining the EUIPO’s revolutionary blockchain initiative, the two offices open the doors to new and innovative services to their users.

On 20 October, the highly anticipated first-ever edition of the DesignEuropa Talks welcomed more than 400 design enthusiasts to the EUIPO campus in Alicante and was streamed online for others to access from all over the world.

What if one day it became possible for us to live and interact in a single, virtual world that was just like our physical one, save for it being – indeed – immaterial?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has great potential to drive innovation and transform lives for the better. It is already revolutionising industry and intellectual property (IP), but it is also changing how we work, communicate and cooperate.

A new extension has been granted for all parties in proceedings before the Office having their residence or registered office in Ukraine.

The November edition of our monthly newsletter Alicante News focuses on the metaverse: its origins, how it is evolving and its relationship with intellectual property (IP).