New link between WIPO’s Global Brand Database and OHIM’s TMview

November 14, 2013

Following the Declaration of Intent published on 21 December 2012, OHIM and WIPO have enabled the first stage in the link between the Global Brand Database managed by WIPO and TMview, managed by OHIM.

The smart button feature, which is now active in both the Global Brand Database and TMview, enables users to search in one tool and then to conduct the same search in the other tool, without the need to re-input the search criteria.

This facility marks another milestone in cooperation under the Memorandum of Understanding between OHIM and WIPO, signed on 17 June 2011. The next development phase, which will involve closer cooperation at data level to provide integrated search results, is planned for 2014. It will continue the expansion of common functionality and standards on structure and format of data for the benefit of users, as set out in the 2011 agreement.