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It is also noteworthy that the unexpected situation in the first half of the year meant a rather modest receipt of applications for registration of industrial designs, but when the new reality had become more habitual, the number of applications also increased dramatically. Of the 40 applications filed, 22 – more than half – were filed in the fourth quarter of the year. In addition, it is more reasonable for many applicants to file their industrial desing design applications directly to the European Union Intellectual Property Office, both on the basis of a business strategy and economically, and an increase in the number of applications can be noticed in that area too.
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In the autumn, a working group of a support project for small and medium-sized enterprizes enterprises (ECP6) started work under the leadership of EUIPO. The project aims to support small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the European Union by broadening their knowledge of the importance of intellectual property and promoting effective protection of intellectual property rights. There are a number of new measures that should help meet these objectives – for example, Estonian companies will be able to apply for 50% compensation for basic fees for their trade mark and design applications (SME Fund), receive free legal advice from patent attorneys (Pro Bono Service) or receive recommendations for effective dispute resolution.
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