Sorin Mierlea , President of InfoCons Consumer Protection , attends the EUIPO Observatory Civil Society Representatives Meeting as a Speaker
Sorin Mierlea, President of InfoCons, is attending today, February 27, 2026, the Civil Society Representatives Meeting of the Observatory – European Office for Intellectual Property – EUIPO as a speaker.
The meeting, organized by EUIPO, is being held online and will address various topics related to Intellectual Property.
InfoCons is an active member of the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) Observatory, playing a role in the Cthe Public Awareness Working Group within the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights. This involvement underscores InfoCons‘ commitment to addressing the challenges posed by intellectual property infringements across Europe.
At the national level, InfoCons has been a member since 2006 in the Working Group on Intellectual Property Issues under the coordination of the Prosecutor’s Office near the High Court of Cassation and Justice.
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Meeting Agenda
10:00 – 10:05 | Welcome and Introduction
Speaker: Patricia Garcia-Escudero, Director, Observatory
10:05 – 10:35 | Presentations from Civil Society Representatives
- EU Falsified Medicines Awareness Campaign & New Surveillance Tools
Speaker: Mike Isles (EAASM) - The European InfoCons App
Speaker: Sorin Mierlea (InfoCons) - European Consumer Centre Network
Speaker: Margarita Synanidi (ECC-Net)
10:35 – 10:50 | Key Awareness Projects for 2026
Speaker: Helen Oliver, Head of Service, Outreach and Network, Observatory
10:50 – 11:10 | EUIPO Copyright Knowledge Centre & Digital Services Act
Speaker: Harrie Temmink, Deputy Director / Acting Head of Service, Copyright Knowledge Centre and Digital, Observatory
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11:10 – 11:35 | EMPACT – New Cycle
Speaker: Carmen Parrilla, Enforcement Service, Observatory
11:35 – 11:50 | Round Table: The Future of the Observatory
Topic:
The civil society perspective: How to ensure better and more efficient engagement with the Observatory network?
Moderator: Paloma Pertusa, Outreach and Network Service, Observatory
11:50 – 12:00 | AOB & Satisfaction Survey
- Any Other Business
- Participant Satisfaction Survey
Participants
EUIPO – Observatory
- Patricia Garcia-Escudero – Director, Observatory
- Harrie Temmink – Deputy Director, Observatory & Acting Head of Service, Copyright Knowledge Centre and Digital
- Helen Oliver – Head of Service, Outreach and Network, Observatory
- Carmen Parrilla – Enforcement Service, Observatory
- Paloma Pertusa – Outreach and Network Service, Observatory
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Civil Society Representatives
- Margarita Synanidi – ECCNET (European Consumer Centres Network)
- Leander Nielbock – Communia
- Laura Galli – Adiconsum (Italy)
- Mike Isles – EAASM (European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines)
- Sorin Mierlea – InfoCons (Romania)
- Luis Pisco – DECO (Portugal)
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