Overview
Lobbying Costs
17,500€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4 Fte (6)
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, geographical indications, copyright, domain names and related matters in and throughout the European Union, and for example, in the following areas :
- Harmonization of the national laws of the EU member countries;
- European Union Trade Mark Regulation and Directive;
- Community Design Regulation and Directive;
- Organisation and practice of the EUIPO.
In addition to having close links with the European Commission and the EUIPO, 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 2016/beginning of 2017 ECTA has submitted the following position papers:
2017
ECTA Position Paper: Proposal for a Portability Regulation
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring the cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market.
ECTA Position Paper: Review of the Satellite and Cable Directive.
Review of Council Directive 93/83/EEC OF 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission.
2016
ECTA’s Comments and Proposals on the Draft European Union Trade Mark Implementing Regulation and Delegated Regulation.
ECTA’s feedback for the 19th EU-China IP Working Group.
Position Paper on Rim Designs and the “Repair Clause”
ECTA position paper “Rim Designs and the Repair Clause” regarding the respective referrals of the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) and of the Corte di Appello di Milano.
Joint Position paper on IPR helpdesks and other initiatives ("European IPR helpdesk” and other EU-subsidised IPR helpdesks such as the “China IPR SME helpdesk”, the “Asean IPR SME” helpdesk, the “India IPR helpdesk” and the “MERCOSUR IPR SME Helpdesk").
Joint Statement on Guidelines on Counterfeit Goods in Transit: "BUSINESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS WITH PROPOSED GUIDELINES ON COUNTERFEIT GOODS IN TRANSIT TO IMPLEMENT THE EU TRADE MARK REFORM".
Joint Statement together with APRAM, BMM, GRUR, ITMA and UNION-IP: List of Goods and Services- 512 Characters
ECTA Position Paper on Spare Parts.
ECTA Position Paper on opposability of collective marks identifying Geographical Indications.
and many others
ECTA's position papers are available at http://www.ecta.org/position-papers/Address
Head Office
Rue des Colonies, 18-24
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 50% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4
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 Anna Ostanina (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, CITMA, 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
Membership categories and further information regarding membership can be found at: http://www.ecta.org/association/membership
ECTA Council Membership and Management Committee Members are from EU countries only.
Our Committee members are primarily European with some exceptions.
Ordinary membership is open to nationals of EU countries only but Associate membership is open to countries outside of the EU. -
Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
17,500€
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
None declared
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 - Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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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 - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - MVNO Europe
- Proximus
- GRUPO MASMOVIL
- Vodafone Stiftung Deutschland gGmbH
- GSMA Europe
- Liberty Global Corporate B.V.
- Deutsche Telekom
- TRANSATEL
- European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association
- BOUYGUES EUROPE
- Telenor
- TIM S.p.A.
- Telia Company AB
- Orange
- Colt Technology Services
- KPN
- Polkomtel Sp.z o.o.
- Telefonica, S.A.
- Iliad
- Fastweb S.p.A.
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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)