Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (4)
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 inter alia in its position papers. In this regard, during the period of June 2017 to June 2018 ECTA has submitted a number of position papers, including, but not limited, to the following:
- Joint Statement regarding the negotiations concerning the exit of the United Kingdom particularly with regard to trade marks and designs (collaborative effort of ECTA, AIM, APRAM, BMM, CITMA, INTA and MARQUES)
- ECTA Position Paper on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on copyright in the Digital Single Market, Comments on Articles 3 and 13
- ECTA Position Paper on WHOIS
- Position Paper on Exchange of Customs-Related Data with Third Countries
- ECTA Comments to EC Communication ‘On reform recommendations for regulation in professional services’
- Free Trade Zones in Non-EU Countries: General recommendations, best practices, and guidelines
- ECTA Input for EU-Korea IP Dialogue
- Position paper on the dependency of international trade marks on a national basic application or registration
- Position paper on the introduction of a non-use central attack for international trade mark registrations
- Position paper on the introduction of a Common Electronic Filing Portal (CEFP)
- and others.
Further ECTA position papers are available at www.ecta.orgAddress
Head Office
Rue des Colonies, 18-24
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 4 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 Anna Ostanina (Manager Legal Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Carolin Kind (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-IP) is participating in the European 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 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
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 - Proximus
- GRUPO MASMOVIL
- KPN
- Vodafone Stiftung Deutschland gGmbH
- GSMA Europe
- Orange
- Telefonica, S.A.
- Deutsche Telekom
- Polkomtel Sp.z o.o.
- Iliad
- European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association
- Fastweb S.p.A.
- Liberty Global Corporate B.V.
- TRANSATEL
- Telenor
- TIM S.p.A.
- BOUYGUES EUROPE
- Colt Technology Services
- MVNO Europe
- Telia Company AB
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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 - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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)