On 28 May 2026, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published its study on “Mapping of EU Databases and Metadata Standards Providing Information on Copyright-Protected Works” …
As we are going from one heatwave to another, EU copyright law has not stopped producing exciting developments on the judicial and policy front. In this issue we report on CJEU judgments (including…
A recent dispute before the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) first decided by the Cancellation Division (12 June 2024) and then reversed by the Fourth Board of Appeal (5 May 2025)…
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In August 2020, a review of the Orphan Works Directive (2012/28/EU), or OWD, was initiated by the…
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Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have recently jointly published an Intellectual Property Crime Threat Assessment. This…
The European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recently published a report on Online Copyright Infringement in the European Union. The report examines the consumption of copyright-infringing…
