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We would like to inform you that Mrs. Aikaterini Margellou, Deputy Director General and Director of Legal Support at the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI), was unanimously elected on February 28, 2023, by the members of the Appeals Committee...
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Filing fee increase for the translation of a European Patent
Kindly be informed that as of 01.03.2023, the filing fee for the translation of a European Patent (Art. 12 of PD 77/1988) shall amount to € 400.
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New Address for the Trademark Electronic Services.
We would like to inform you that the web address for the Trademark Electronic Services has changed. Starting from Tuesday, February 21, 2023, you can access these services at the following address: https://tmfo.obi.gr
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“New EUIPO-OECD Study” Risks of Illicit Trade in Counterfeits to Small and Medium-Sized Firms.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are publishing today a Study on the impact of Intellectual Property infringement on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This is the first time a...
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Municipality of Thessaloniki & OBI: Children Design the Cities of the Future.
The STEAM program (Science – Technology – Engineering – Arts & Mathematics) started today for the second year, implemented in collaboration with the Municipality of Thessaloniki and the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI). The program targets students from the 4th,...
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The EUIPO Study titled "Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the EU: Results at the EU Borders and the EU Internal Market in 2021" is now available on the European Union Intellectual Property Office's website, featuring data from the...
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EUIPO study: Intellectual Property Infringement and Enforcement – Tech Watch Discussion Paper.
13 Key Points of Emerging New Technologies The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), through the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights (Observatory), is developing tools and promoting best practices to strengthen IP protection. To enhance the Observatory’s work...
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THALES: A Deep Neural Network (DNN) Developed Entirely by OBI.
"THALES" is a Deep Neural Network (DNN) that was developed entirely by the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI), specifically within the Search Directorate, by a team of scientific experts with knowledge or studies in the field of Artificial Intelligence...
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Another record for OBI: 100 European Patents from Greece.
The Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation received and forwarded 100 European Patent applications to the European Office in 2022. It is worth noting that in 75% of these filings, the applicants were large foreign companies. Article by Sofia Florous, Head of...
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The engineer in the role of inventor and patent advisor: second-day proceedings, 10.12.2022.
The role of the engineer as a patent advisor, which will be certified through relevant exams starting in 2023, was the focus of the second day of the workshop titled "New Activities for Engineers: The Engineer as Inventor and...