(...) The European Commission has proposed that the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market should play a more prominent role in tasks related to the protection of intellectual property rights including supporting the European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy.
According to the proposal, in carrying out these tasks, OHIM is to regularly consult experts, authorities, and stakeholders, who will assemble under the “European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy”.
The proposal will be tabled to the Council and Parliament in the form of a draft regulation aimed at providing the Observatory with additional responsibilities and a sustainable structure.
The role of the European Observatory, which was set up in 2009, is to focus on operational tasks such as organizing training for enforcement authorities, including customs, police, and judicial authorities. It is also involved in setting up a database of national and European case law, and fostering co-operation with countries which are particularly vulnerable to counterfeiting and piracy, and which are used by criminal networks as manufacturing and distribution bases. (...)
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