# Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs): tasks related to the protection of intellectual property rights

European Parliament procedure 2011/0135(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee CULT / IMCO / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 204 committee amendments tabled by 32 Members between 2011-10-17 and 2011-12-01.

## What the amendments focus on

A proposed regulation entrusting the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) with tasks related to the protection of intellectual property rights. Amendments develop the Observatory's role in collecting and disseminating data on IP infringements, counterfeiting and piracy, awareness campaigns, technical tracking-and-tracing tools, cooperation with offices in third countries, and the involvement of right holders, SMEs, consumer organisations and civil society.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria BADIA i CUTCHET | Spain | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28342.md |
| Cecilia WIKSTRÖM | Sweden | ALDE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96677.md |
| Sajjad KARIM | United Kingdom | ECR | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28481.md |
| Helga TRÜPEL | Germany | Verts/ALE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28240.md |
| Petra KAMMEREVERT | Germany | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96837.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Malika BENARAB-ATTOU | France | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96732.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Bernadette VERGNAUD | France | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28177.md |
| Paul NUTTALL | United Kingdom | EFD | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96805.md |
| Emma McCLARKIN | United Kingdom | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96919.md |
| Regina BASTOS | Portugal | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5956.md |
| Alajos MÉSZÁROS | Slovakia | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96652.md |
| Zuzana ROITHOVÁ | Czechia | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28352.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |

## Official source documents

- PE472.123: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-472.123+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE474.065: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-474.065+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE478.366: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.366+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0135-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0135-COD.json

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