Convergence at the heart of OHIM’s new organisational structure

The Office for Harmonisation inthe Internal Market (OHIM) hasunveiled a new organisationalstructure. Following anextensive consultation period,OHIM’s new strategic plan setsout three overall objectives: tobuild a strong, vibrantorganisation; to improvequality and optimise thetimeline of operations; and topromote convergence ofpractice. To achieve this, sixlines of action have beenidentified, including theestablishment of the I PAcademy and knowledgerepository, the improvementand broadening of quality, andthe development of theEuropean network.