Observatory newsletter
The economic cost of IPR infringement in the pesticides sector.
Observatory Work Programme 2017
We would like to inform you that the Observatory Work Programme 2017 was approved during the EUIPO Management Board and Budget Committee meetings, which took place on 15-17 November in Alicante.
9 of the Craziest Recent Art Forgery Scandals
Here are the juiciest forgery scandals, from a $250 million heist to a Lady Gaga countersuit.
String of Suspected Old Master Fakes May Reveal ‘Biggest Art Scandal in a Century’
Some $255 million in Old Master paintings have been implicated.
Observatory newsletter
The Observatory held its annual plenary meeting on 28th and 29th September 2016.
Millions of pounds worth of masterpieces have disappeared from art galleries around the UK for a national Sky Arts competition
A top secret operation last night saw millions of pounds worth of priceless masterpieces removed from the collections of galleries and museums around the UK. In a further twist, the seven paintings – all by celebrated British Artists – have been switched for copies.
Observatory newsletter
In March 2015, EUIPO, through the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, published the first study in the Quantification of Infringements series.
Change of Name of the Office
Circular letter to IP Offices of EU Member States
€3.5 billion losses due to fake jewellery and handbags
Two new reports from the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) reveal that 13.5% of sales of jewellery and watches and 12.7% of sales of handbags and luggage in the EU are lost due to counterfeiting.
Extraordinary homeroom
It is a mixed program, with presentations (counterfeiting, intellectual property, copyright) and exhibitions with counterfeited objects.