{"id":12328,"date":"2019-11-12T10:13:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T10:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=12328"},"modified":"2019-11-22T10:41:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T10:41:30","slug":"2020-designeuropa-awards-call-for-entries-open-until-20-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/2020-designeuropa-awards-call-for-entries-open-until-20-april\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 DesignEuropa Awards call for entries open until 20 April"},"content":{"rendered":"

Submit your registered Community designs by 20 April 2020 to enter the 2020 DesignEuropa Awards, celebrating excellence in design and design rights management.<\/em><\/p>\n

Time for the DesignEuropa Awards 2020! Into their third edition this year and going strong, the DesignEuropa Awards are organised every two years by the European Union Intellectual Property Office<\/a>\u00a0 (EUIPO)\"Premi with the aim of raising public awareness of the Community design<\/a> protection system and of promoting registered designs as valuable intellectual property righs that underpin our economy and support jobs.<\/p>\n

The awards celebrate excellence in design and design rights management.<\/p>\n

Candidates<\/span><\/h2>\n

The competition is open to any person, entity or institution of any nationality, either individually or as a team, provided that they own a valid RCD that is also marketed and sold (in any country).<\/p>\n

Categories<\/span><\/h2>\n

Entries must indicate one the following categories.<\/p>\n

Industry<\/strong> – RCDs owned by companies with 50 or more employees and with a turnover or balance sheet total of EUR 10 million or more.<\/p>\n

Small and emerging companies<\/strong> – RCDs owned by companiethats comply with at least one of thefollowing conditions:<\/p>\n