Overview
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
14
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
EU Transparency Register
932781112187-50 First registered on 04 Nov 2013
Goals / Remit
The Association has always concentrated on those issues where the interests of all members coincide and has refrained from taking a position on matters in which there is no common viewpoint.
The extensive work carried out by the Association so far, following the above guidelines, combined with the high degree of professionalism and recognised technical capabilities of its members, has established ECTA at the highest level and has allowed the Association to achieve the status of a recognised expert spokesman on all questions related to the protection and use of trade marks, designs and domain names in and throughout the European Union, and for example, in the following areas :
- Harmonization of the national laws of the EU member countries;
- Community Trade Mark Regulation and Directive;
- Community Design Regulation and Directive;
- Organisation and practice of the OHIM.
In addition to having close links with the European Commission and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM), ECTA is recognised by WIPO as a non-Government Organisation (NGO).
ECTA does also take into consideration all questions arising from the new framework affecting trade marks, including the globalization of markets, the explosion of the Internet and the changes in the world economy.Main EU files targeted
The fields in which ECTA is active can be found, amongst others, in its position papers. In this regard, during the year 2014 ECTA has submmited the following position papers:
◾ ECTA’s comments on the proposals, of 18 July 2014, for a Regulation and Directive on the Community Trade Mark
◾ ECTA submission to European Commission on proposed UK ‘Standardized packaging’ legislation
◾ ECTA’s comments regarding communication adopted by the European Commission entitled “Towards a renewed consensus on the enforcement of intellectual Property Rights: An EU Action Plan”
◾ ECTA submission to European Commission on proposed UK ‘Standardized packaging’ legislation
◾ ECTA’s comments: EU – Korea IP Dialogue
◾ ECTA’s input to IP Key
◾ ECTA Submission on Proposed Ireland “Standardized Packaging” Legislation
◾ Joint statement reflection on the adoption of "plain packaging" legislations
◾ New Zealand Parliament Bill Plain Packaging for cigarettes
◾ Joint paper from BUSINESSEUROPE, AIM, ECTA,ICC-BASCAP, INTA and MARQUES: European Trade Mark package
◾ ECTA comment to support the creation of a specific tld category with the brand tlds
◾ Joint Oirecachtas Committee on Health and Children. Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of proposed law for ‘standardised’ or plain packaging for cigarettes – ECTA Comments
◾ ECTA Position paper on the notion of “comparable goods” in the practice of the OHIM (on absolute and relative grounds)
ECTA's position papers ar available at http://www.ecta.org/position-papers/Address
Head Office
Rue des Colonies, 18-24
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
ECTA's work is carried out through its Committees, Council Members, Management Committee and its employees based in Brussels.
The number of persons involved from our organization depends on the specific field, being the Council Members and Management Committee always involved in the process of delivering ECTA's position papers.
Therefore, ECTA is unable to answer this question.Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Barbara Diaz Alaminos (Manager Legal Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Oker-Blom Max (Secretary General)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
ECTA together with other associations specialized in Intellectual Property (APRAM, BMM, ITMA, GRUR, MARQUES and UNION) is member of the Sister Associations.
The above mentioned associations meet once per year in order to discuss the latest developments in the field of Intellectual Property.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
None declared
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
The Association has always concentrated on those issues where the interests of all members coincide and has refrained from taking a position on matters in which there is no common viewpoint.
The extensive work carried out by the Association so far, following the above guidelines, combined with the high degree of professionalism and recognised technical capabilities of its members, has established ECTA at the highest level and has allowed the Association to achieve the status of a recognised expert spokesman on all questions related to the protection and use of trade marks, designs and domain names in and throughout the European Union, and for example, in the following areas :
Harmonization of the national laws of the EU member countries;
Community Trade Mark Regulation and Directive;
Community Design Regulation and Directive;
Organisation and practice of the OHIM.
In addition to having close links with the European Commission and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM), ECTA is recognised by WIPO as a non-Government Organisation (NGO).
ECTA does also take into consideration all questions arising from the new framework affecting trade marks, including the globalization of markets, the explosion of the Internet and the changes in the world economy.
Meetings
Meetings
14 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 18 Dec 2023 Location BRUSSELS Subject Smart Networks Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Oct 2023 Location Brussels Subject on Electronic Communications Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject Telcoms policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jun 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Connectivity infrastructure Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Apr 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Endorsing the Joint statement on Roaming and International calls between EU and Ukraine Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - TRANSATEL
- Fastweb S.p.A.
- Vodafone Stiftung Deutschland gGmbH
- Liberty Global Corporate B.V.
- BOUYGUES EUROPE
- GRUPO MASMOVIL
- Telia Company AB
- GSMA Europe
- KPN
- Deutsche Telekom
- Telenor
- Telefonica, S.A.
- Orange
- Colt Technology Services
- European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association
- Polkomtel Sp.z o.o.
- Iliad
- TIM S.p.A.
- MVNO Europe
- Proximus
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Date 29 Mar 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Efforts to facilitate Roaming with Ukraine Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 13 Apr 2021 Location Videoconference Subject European telecommunications regulation and investment Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 27 Jan 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Telecoms regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Nov 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Challenges of the telecom sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject European Electronic Communications Code DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 22 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject European Electronic Communications Code DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 10 Nov 2016 Location BXL Subject DSM DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject telecom review DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 13 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Vectoring in Germany Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Kamila Kloc (Cabinet member)