Trade marks and designs

Trade marks are used by most industries in Europe. Trademark-intensive industries contribute directly for 21.7% of European jobs and 37.3% of the EU GDP. Design-intensive industries also contribute directly for 14.2% of employment and 16.2% of GDP in the EU. (Source: EUIPO/EPO)

Publications

Position papers		Date
	The EU Design Reform - BusinessEurope comments	21/02/2023
	Revision of the EU legistion on design protection - BusinessEurope comments on the public consultation	13/07/2021
	Inception impact assessment on the review of the EU design protection legislation - BusinessEurope comments	16/12/2020
	Evaluation of EU legislation on design protection - Comments on the consultation	26/03/2019
	EUIPO Strategic Plan 2025 consultation - BusinessEurope comments	26/02/2019
	BusinessEurope comments to OHIM strategic plan 2020	23/02/2015
	European Trade Mark package - joint paper from BusinessEurope, AIM, ECTA, ICC-BASCAP, INTA and MARQUES	04/02/2014
	BusinessEurope comments on the European Parliament Legal Affairs (JURI) Committee draft reports on the trade mark package	15/10/2013
	BusinessEurope comments on European Commission trade mark reform package proposals	28/06/2013
	European observatory on infringements of intellectual property rights - BusinessEurope response to OHIM consultation	06/07/2012

Public letters		Date
	Trade mark and design user community strongly opposes diversion of OHIM funds and calls on EU legislators to focus on making trade mark reform a success	08/04/2015
	Trade mark elimination via plain packaging - Open letter	18/03/2015
	Open letter to the European Parliament, Member States and Commission on the EU trade mark reform	20/10/2014
	Commission proposal for a directive on tobacco products - Joint letter from BusinessEurope and the US Chamber of Commerce to MEP Vital Moreira	20/02/2013