As of 1 January 2011, by virtue of Act CXLVIII of 2010, the name of the Hungarian Patent Office changed to Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO). This is in conformity with the Office's new wide range of activities, now including all titles of industrial property and copyright. The new provisions concerning the competence of the Office reflect its extended range of tasks as a result of these amendments. Due to the change of its activities the tasks to be carried out by the HIPO cover the registration of organisations performing the collective management of copyright and neighbouring rights, the supervision of their activities and the preparation for ministerial approval of their tariffs. What does collective rights management mean? What is the main purpose of the organisation performing collective rights management? What are the purposes of the new supervision regime and what are the effects of the new supervision policy on the users? This presentation aims to provide answers to these and similar questions.