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Under the framework of the European Cooperation Projects (ECP), in particular ECP8 ‘European Network of Authenticities’, the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (BPO) and the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI) held parts of their compulsory awareness-raising activities in the Authenticities of Plovdiv, Sofia and Thessaloniki.

On 29 September 2021, the city of Banská Bystrica (Slovak Republic) hold the kick-off media event of the project and became the fifth certified ‘Authenticity’, following the Authenticities of Thessaloniki, Sofia, Plovdiv and Mykonos.

Following last year’s certification of Thessaloniki, on 23 July 2021 the Municipality of Mykonos became the second Greek Authenticity to join the growing European Network of Authenticities.

A series of IP-related awareness-raising activities will take place locally over the next two years in the newly certified Authenticity, following a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (OBI) and the Municipality of Mykonos, in cooperation with the Mykonos Town Business Owners Association.

Under the framework of the European Cooperation Projects, in particular ECP8 ‘European Network of Authenticities’, the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (BPO) and the municipalities of Plovdiv and Sofia held their