European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO): News
17 May 2018
Theresa MayBrexit: EU (Withdrawal) Bill suffers 15th defeat in House-of-Lords
UK Prime Minister Theresa May's government has suffered the 15th defeat in the House of Lords (also known as House of Peers) on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill after peers voted by a majority of 50 to form a body to enforce EU "environment standards" after Brexit.
10 Mar 2018
WorldThis UK college is planning to expand 'Hinglish' course offering
A UK college which piloted a language course in "Hinglish" last year is planning to offer it to a wider range of students from this year following an interest among students to learn the new language, which is a blend of Hindi and English.
20 Dec 2017
LondonEuropean court declares Uber a 'transport-service'. What does this mean?
In a judgment that could have far-reaching consequences, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Uber should be classified as a transport service and regulated like other cab services.
19 Dec 2017
NetherlandsEU authorities investigating IKEA's tax affairs
The European Commission is set to investigate Swedish multinational giant IKEA's corporate tax structure.
16 Dec 2017
BrusselsBrexit: EU-states agree to move talks to second phase
After arriving at a breakthrough Brexit deal recently, EU leaders who met in Brussels have agreed to move the talks on to the second phase.
08 Dec 2017
Theresa MayBrexit: UK and EU reach "breakthrough" divorce deal
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has announced that "sufficient progress" has been made in Brexit talks, which would pave the way for negotiations on the future of the EU-UK relationship.
10 Nov 2017
BrexitEU says that Brexit is "getting dramatic"
Brexit negotiations are significant as they concern the future of both the UK and EU.
23 Oct 2017
ItalyItalian regions Lombardy and Veneto seek autonomy in referendum
Over 90% of voters in Italy's rich northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto have voted yes in a non-binding referendum for more autonomy from Rome.
13 Oct 2017
PhilippinesDuterte threatens to expel EU envoys over drug war criticism
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to expel ambassadors from all EU countries within 24 hours, accusing the bloc of plotting to have Manila expelled from the UN. He didn't provide any evidence of this.
10 Oct 2017
FranceFrench minister: Catalonia will lose EU membership with independence
Both Madrid and the Catalan authorities have been raising the stakes in the matter of Catalonia's independence from Spain.
11 Sep 2017
VisakhapatnamDr. Reddy's Duvvada unit gets six observations from German regulator
German regulatory authority has issued six major oBSErvations pertaining to good manufacturing practices (GMPs) of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories' (DRL) for its Visakhapatnam plant.
07 Sep 2017
WorldEuropean migrant crisis: EU court rejects challenge from Hungary, Solvakia
A European Court has rejected challenges from Hungary and Slovakia against an EU migrant relocation deal.
29 Aug 2017
BrexitBrexit: UK officials in Brussels for next round of negotiations
In a new development on the Brexit front, UK officials have headed to Brussels to prepare for resuming negotiations with the European Union.
12 Aug 2017
FranceEggs scandal that is rocking 16 European countries
The European Commission said 15 EU countries, Hong Kong and Switzerland have received eggs contaminated with the insecticide fipronil.
01 Aug 2017
Theresa MayBrexit: EU citizens may lose free movement rights by 2019
As Britain is gearing up to make an (un)graceful exit from the European Union (EU), British government has confirmed that EU citizens' right to free movement in UK, one of the sticking points in the ongoing Brexit negotiations will terminate in March 2019.
31 Jul 2017
MoonTwo Indian moon missions may be launched in early 2018!
Attention, Indian space nerds! You may have something big to celebrate as two lunar missions are slated to take off from Indian soil next year.
13 Jul 2017
UkraineEU formally approves Ukraine association under frowning Russia's watch
After years of wading through political turmoil, 28 EU member states formally ratified the EU-Ukraine Association agreement.
28 Jun 2017
GoogleGoogle will pay the $2.7b fine without defending itself
What started as a defensive stance suddenly took a turn towards acceptance. Google was levied a massive $2.7 billion fine by the European Union for breaking their antitrust law.
23 Jun 2017
Theresa MayBrexit negotiations: May reassures EU citizens with 'UK settled status'
Allaying EU citizens concerns on Brexit, British PM Theresa May assured that EU citizens who have been residing in the UK for five years will be given a 'UK settled status'. "No one will face a cliff edge", she promised.
06 Jun 2017
Bill GatesRobot Tax? Bill says Yay, EU commissioner says Nay
My future colleague doesn't smile much, works 24 hours a day and never makes mistakes. He also doesn't have a social life, friends and, yes, he's also a robot.
10 May 2017
Emmanuel MacronMacron quest for EU reforms could irk member countries
France's newly elected president Emmanuel Macron is known to have a pro-European Union stance.
04 Apr 2017
United Nations (UN)Syrian crisis: Arab NGOs pledge aid, focus shifts to EU
At a United Nations initiated conference in Doha, 25 Arab NGOs pledged $262 million in humanitarian funding for Syria.
02 Apr 2017
NetherlandsDutch investigators' Hunt: Probe launched into money-launderers, tax evaders
Dutch investigators launched coordinated raids in many countries against suspected money-launderers and tax evaders, who made deposits into an unidentified Swiss Bank.
29 Mar 2017
BrexitGloomy Brexit Report: MPs stage walkout
Pro-Brexit MPs "politely walked out" of a meeting of the Brexit Select Committee after a report presented was deemed "too gloomy".
23 Feb 2017
SwedenSwedish politician argues for paid sex break
A small town Swedish politician, named Per-Erik Muskos, from the town of Övertorneå in northern Sweden, has proposed that Swedish citizens should get an hour-long paid break from work to go home and have sex with their partners.
24 Jan 2017
Donald TrumpTrump pulls America out of TPP trade deal
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal.
05 Dec 2016
IranIran's Supreme Court confirms tycoon Babak Zanjani's death sentence
The Supreme Court of Iran has confirmed well-known billionaire tycoon Babak Zanjani's death sentence, according to the country's state media.
01 Dec 2016
Donald TrumpEuropean Union to launch a big defence research plan
The European Union is going to unveil its biggest defence research plan in over a decade.
26 Sep 2016
Labour PartyJeremy Corbyn re-elected as Labour party leader
After witnessing motions and voters looking to oust him from the Labour party, British politician Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected as the Labour party leader.
15 Sep 2016
South KoreaDelhi to host India-UK Tech Summit 2016
Delhi will host the 'India-UK Tech Summit', scheduled to be held from 7-9 November 2016.
27 Aug 2016
United States of AmericaSuccumbing to cloud rivals, Rackspace goes private in an acquisition
Cloud computing company Rackspace has announced that it has entered into a $4.3 billion cash deal with Apollo Global Management to become a private company.
19 Aug 2016
LondonNorway's sovereign wealth fund uncertain about UK property prices
Norway's sovereign wealth fund (SWF), one of the Britain's biggest foreign investors, said that it was uncertain about the value of its property investments in the UK.