News and events

23.11.2023: EU Customs Statistics The European Commission`s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) and the EUIPO have published their statistics on the enforcement of intellectual property rights at the EU`s external borders and in the EU internal market for the year 2022 more

21.11.2023: APM Press Release High season for counterfeiters – Criminals unfortunately do good business on Black Friday and Cyber Monday more

02. – 10.10.2023: The APM travelling exhibition is going to be shown from 2nd until 10th October 2023 at the  HEROLD-CENTER in Norderstedt, Berliner Allee 40B. more

12.06.2023: APM Press Release New study on the occasion of Wolrd Anti-Counterfeiting Day: Uncertainty about counterfeit products among European consumers is high more

23.05.2023: APM Press Release German customs statistics for 2022: Counterfeit products are widely distributed online more

26.04.2023: World IP Day Women still register significantly fewer intellectual property rights than men. World Intellectual Property Day focuses on the innovations and ingenuity of women inventors, creators and entrepreneurs around the world more

27.02. – 04.03.2023: The APM traveling exhibition is going on tour again. From 27 February to 04 March it can be seen at the LÖHR CENTER Koblenz, Hohenfelder Str. 22. more

27.10.2022: The Digital Services Act was published today in the Official Journal of the European Union, meaning it will come into force in 20 days and will largely apply from February 27th 2024. more

11.10.2022: The European Intellectual Property Office and the European Patent Office have published a new edition of their study on the relationship between the intensity of IP rights use and the economic success. more

31.05.2022: VDMA publishes new study on product piracy in mechanical and plant engineering: More than 70% of companies still affected more

02.05.2022: German Customs publishes statistics for the year 2021

March 2022: EUIPO and OECD publish new study on trade in dangerous counterfeits that pose a risk to safety, health and the environment. more

11.03.2022: As part of the EUIPO study published in May on the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis on IPR-intensive industries, EUIPO is now publishing an update “Economic performance of IPR indicators: December 2021 update” with data for the full year 2021.

07.03.2022: Joint study by EUIPO and Europol reveals that during the pandemic, trade in counterfeit and pirated goods increased more

17.02.2022: Office of the United States Trade Representative releases its “2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy“

17.02.2022: EUIPO publishes new case law overview on infringement and eforcement of intellectual property rights more