See an amazing article published by the Economist here.

"The European Union has known its share of surpluses: wine lakes, butter mountains and so on. But an unwanted pile of money is a first. The total stands at around €300m ($460m) and is going up by over €1m a week. The pile is accumulating in Alicante, at the European trademark agency, OHIM, and its existence is revealed in the agency's latest annual report, published on March 6th."

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