From April 14 to 16, 2025, InfoCons, represented by Mr. Sorin Mierlea, the President of InfoCons, is attending the Working Group meeting on Public Awareness within the Observatory – European Office for Intellectual Property – EUIPO.
The meeting, organized by EUIPO, is being held in Alicante, Spain and will cover various topics related to Intellectual Property. The first Group Meeting takes place today, on April 14, 2024, and it is the Public Awareness Working Group Meeting.
Meeting Agenda
Welcome and Introduction
- Opening remarks
- Update on the Observatory’s recent outreach activities
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Spring Campaign 2025
- Presentation of the campaign concept: “Respect for Consumers”
- Narrative focus: counterfeit goods, Geographical Indications (GIs), and the importance of IP protection
- Campaign video screening (if available)
- Stakeholder feedback and suggestions for potential synergies
Influencer Outreach Initiatives
- Presentation of national and EU-level initiatives targeting influencers:
- Stakeholder discussion on the Observatory’s influencer-focused initiative linked to a major youth event in 2025
Engaging the Next Generation
- Context: EU policy developments including the Competitiveness Compass and the Union of Skills
- Strategies for scaling up IP knowledge in education and vocational training
- Expansion of material dissemination and training activities
- Feedback on new educational resources (e.g., MOOC design module)
- Input on teacher training and dissemination opportunities
International IP Enforcement Summit 2025 – Athens
- Latest updates on the Summit
- Agenda highlights
- Participation details
Any Other Business & Wrap-Up
- Final comments and open discussion
- Summary of outcomes and next steps
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The participants attending the Working Group meeting on Public Awareness are :
- Vincent Jadot – Belgian Intellectual Property Office
- Julie Gronsfeld – SPF Economie
- Kateřina Maláčová – Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
- Jana Engelová Pavková – IPO CZ
- Fanny Helene Fensvig – The Danish Patent and Trademark Office
- Stéphanie Leguay – INPI France
- Fiona Burg – German Patent and Trade Mark Office
- Spyridon Peristeris – DIMEA / Hellenic Ministry of Development
- Eirini Zacharopoulou – Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation
- Eva Kokkinou – Hellenic Copyright Organization (HCO)
- Peter Horvath – HIPO / ProArt
- Kinga Zugh – Hungarian Intellectual Property Office
- Giorgia Mariella – Italian IP Office
- Paola Riccio – Italian IP Office
- Paola Brunetti – Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy
- Ilze Grava – Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia
- Liune Storozenkaite – State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania
- Zivile Plyciuraityte-Plyciute – Ministry of Culture
- Marisa Stivala – Commerce Department
- Angela van der Meer – Ministry of Economic Affairs
- Raquel Campos – Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property
- Patrícia Šimková – Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
- María Jesús García – Spanish Patent and Trademark Office
- Peter Hedin – PRV
Private Sector
- Roland De Meersman – ABAC-BAAN (Belgian Association Anti-Counterfeiting)
- Philip Lewis – ACG (The Anti-Counterfeiting Group)
- Marie Pattullo – AIM (European Brands Association)
- Alejandro Sotomayor López – ANDEMA (Asociacion para la defensa de la Marca)
- Beatriz Collazo Martín – ANDEMA (Asociacion para la defensa de la Marca)
- Celia Moreno – ANDEMA (Asociacion para la defensa de la Marca)
- Peter Gretenkord – APM e.V. (German Anti-Counterfeiting Association)
- Giles Corbally – ECTA (European Communities Trademark Association)
- Mary White – ECTA (European Communities Trademark Association)
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Observatory Working Group: Public Awareness
- Stefan Ebenberger – EuroISPA (European Internet Services Providers Associations)
- Enrico Turrin – FEP (Federation of European Publishers)
- Deborah Biggs – FESI (Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry)
- Raffaele Ranieri – INTA (International Trademark Association)
- Julia Hahn – IVF (International Video Federation)
- Maria Romoleroux – MARQUES
- Sabine Henssler – MPA (Motion Picture Association)
- Annica Ryng – SAA (Society of Audiovisual Authors)
- Jolanda Girzl – SACG (Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group)
- Régis Messali – UNIFAB (Union des Fabricants pour la Protection Internationale de la Propriété Intellectuelle)
- Ann Becker – VGE (Video Games Europe)
Civil Society
- Michael Isles – ASOP EU / EAASM (European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines)
- Sorin Mierlea – InfoCons
- Yuliya Morenets – TaC International
Observers
- Angelo Longo – Europol (European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation)
- Gianluca Sabatino – Europol (European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation)
- Morgane Gaudiau – OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
European Commission
- Mafalda Fortuna do Couto – European Commission – DG GROW
- Valerie Marie d’Avigneau – European Commission
- Katarina Barathova – European Commission – DG AGRI
- Mirjam Dondi – European Commission – DG COMM
- Flavia Stefura – European Commission
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External Speakers
- Jasper van Loo – CEDEFOP
- Flora Gubicz – CUMULUS
- Quentin Bordage – UMICC / EIMA / Kolsquare
EUIPO Representatives
- Patricia García-Escudero Márquez – Director, Observatory Department
- Claire Castel – Head of Service, Observatory Department
- Yasen Gyurov – Observatory Department
- Elena-Livia Ionascu – Observatory Department
- Kari Kivinen – Observatory Department
- Erifyli Manousou – Observatory Department
- Nicolás Sánchez – Observatory Department
- Stephanie Rowland – Observatory Department
InfoCons – European Organization for Consumer Protection and Promotion of Programs and Strategies , a full member of the World Organization Consumers International , founding member of the Federation of Consumer Associations , and member of ANEC .