12/07/23 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 12 July, Portugal’s João Negrão received a majority of votes from the Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the EU, to become the future Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (19 in favour, 8 against). He was selected from two other candidates: Étienne Sanz de Acedo and Andrea Di Carlo (see EUROPE B13196A34). João Negrão will replace Belgium’s Christian Archambeau at the head of the...