The EUIPO Management Board approved the Office’s Strategic Plan 2025 yesterday (20 November). The Plan will begin to be implemented on 1 July 2020.

The Plan is supported by the EU member states and Commission, and has also been presented to the JURI committee of the European Parliament.

It aims to deliver “IP value for businesses and citizens in Europe" through three Strategic Drivers:

1. To further develop an interconnected, efficient and reliable IP System for the Internal Market;
2. To focus on more customer-centric services; and
3. To move the Office towards a more innovative workplace while developing the organisational skillsets required to do so.

A new set of European Cooperation Projects have also been approved to run alongside the Plan.

MARQUES submitted extensive comments on the Plan during the two consultations.

Find out more about the Plan on EUIPO’s website here.

In a post on LinkedIn, EUIPO Executive Director Christian Archambeau unveiled a rotating, illuminated cube that illustrates the Plan (pictured right). He wrote: “Our new 3D symbol represents the Office’s commitment to technological excellence and our aspiration to build even further on the networks that link all aspects of our work, delivering higher quality for users of the IP system generally and getting closer to customers.”