You can apply for DesignEuropa Awards 2018 now until May 15, 2018. Find all the necesary information at www.designeuropaawards.eu

1. General presentation
29/11/2017
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2. ABOUT THE OFFICE
DESIGNEUROPA AWARDS 2018
Who we are:
• Decentralisedagency of the European Union.
• Based inAlicante, Spain, since 1994.
• Around 1600 employees and external
collaborators.
• Modern collaborative working areas at the
EUIPO campus on 55 000 m2 size area.
What we do:
• Managing EU trade marks and Registered
Community Designs.
• Around 135 000 EU trade marks and 100 000
designs registrationsannually.
• Collaboration with other IP officesof the EU
Member States and internationalpartners.

3. KEY DATES
DESIGNEUROPA AWARDS 2018
Call for entries:
15 November
2017
Launch and acceptance of
entries:
15 November 2017–15 May
2018
Finalists announcement:
17 September 2018
DesignEuropa 2018
award ceremony:
27 November 2018

4. GOALS OF DEA2018
DESIGNEUROPA AWARDS 2018
Short-term:
• Disseminate knowledge on design protectionsystems and RegisteredCommunity Designs in particular.
• Recognise and reward successful designs and design managmenets in the industry.
Long-term:
• Raise awareness and understandingon the importance of design as an engine for innovation and growth.
(Design-intensiveindustriesare responsiblefor12% of employmentacross the EU, andgenerate12% of the EU’s GDP. )

5. CATEGORIES OF THE AWARDS
DESIGNEUROPA AWARDS 2018
The Industry Award
• For companies with over 50 employees and 10M EUR of annual turnover.
The Small and Emerging Companies Award
• For companies with less than the above, or companies set up after January1, 2014.
Designs will be judged on:
• Aestheticvalue and visual appeal.
• Demonstrableimpact on the market.
• Sound marketing and management of design.
Thule and Caimi Brevetti, DEA2016 winners

6. CATEGORIES OF THE AWARDS
DESIGNEUROPA AWARDS 2018
Reserved for individual designers with a significant body of work of aesthetic value, created over the
course of a career, which has also had a demonstrable impact on the marketplace.
• Their work demonstrates:
– Design excellenceandcontributionsover the whole career.
– Workof aestheticvalue.
– Significantbenefitto society andindustry.
– RCDs over the last 10 years.
– SuccessfulIP management.
Giorgetto Giugiaro, DEA2016 Lifetime Achievement Award winner

7. ELIGIBITLITY
DESIGNEUROPA AWARDS 2018
Who can participate?
• Companies or individuals owning a valid Registered Community Design (RCD), marketed and sold in any country.
• Companies or individuals not owning an RCD wishing to propose a candidate.
How to participate?
• Candidates can submit up to 5 entries (different RCDs and different designers).
• For the LifetimeAchievement Award, anyone may propose a candidate.
• Applications and nominations must be submitted using a web-form.
Simpe online tools for finding designs and submitting them.

8. AWARDS CEREMONY
DESIGNEUROPA AWARDS 2018
The ceremony:
• November 27, 2018 in Warsaw, Poland (in collaborationwith UPRP).
• Announcement of the winners at a gala evening ceremony.
The venue:
• POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
– OpenedinApril2013.
– Extraordinarycontemporaryarchitecture.
– Multiplyawardedstark andaloofbuilding.
– Offersalmost13 m2 of usablefloorspace.
– Auditoriumfor450people.

9. THE AWARD
DESIGNEUROPA AWARDS 2018
• Invitation to the DesignEuropaAwards Ceremony.
• Prestigious trophy and a certificate,which will be widely publicized.
• Featuring in EUIPO‘s website, newsletters and other promotionalpublications.

10. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN
DESIGNEUROPA AWARDS 2018
Do not forget to submit or nominate your design until May 15, 2018.
www.designeuropaawards.eu
Spread the word!
@EU_IPO
#DesignEuropa
For any questions:
DesignEuropaAwards@euipo.europa.eu

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