French designer Anne Mérienne, who is currently living in Latina, has finally trademarked her “human teddy bear” model at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). She published the news herself on her Facebook page.

Project POUPI, a fun tool to simplify communication between health workers and children who are suffering post-traumatic stress disorders and other illnesses due to war. Anne Mérienne won the last edition of the Global Junior Challenge [see news: School Wins the Challenge]. The trademark for her intellectual property is an important new milestone, after winning the GJC.

Jury’s Award Motivation

This is an important project for its intention: to facilitate communication between children suffering from post-traumatic stress and medical personnel. It’s a technological teddy bear that reinforces and creates connections and relations to improve the learning capacity of all involved actors.