European Union Intellectual Property Office

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OHIM
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The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), formerly the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), is the EU body ressponsible for the uniform protection of trade marks and industrial designs. It maintains registers of trademarks and designs and has a role in the prosecution of infringements. The EUIPO website covers the legal framework and the remit of the Office and its Boards of Appeal, as well as an online registration facility, databases, publications, news and more. The eSearch Plus database covers the registers of EU trademarks and designs; eSearch Case Law covers decisions of the EUIPO and judgments of the General Court, Court of Justice and national courts. The Official Journal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office is available on the Law and Practice page, together with legislation, international agreements and official guidelines.

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