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The HouseMARQUES interview: Ingrid De Groot
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 MARQUES Internal Relations Officer Ingrid De Groot talks about her role and about managing the MARQUES website as Web Content Manager, picks out some of her highlights from the past 10 years and explains why her job sometimes requires diplomacy.
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Field Notes from the Outer Borders
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The IP Outer Borders Team collects and reports on unusual trade marks from around the globe. This month: the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra creates a sound logo.
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WIPO SCT – Designs Team report
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German Design Act modernised
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 MARQUES participated in the 30th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) in November 2013 in Geneva. Peter Gustav Olson from MAQS Law Firm in Copenhagen represented MARQUES.
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With the new German Design Act, which will enter into force on January 1, 2014, a number of significant changes and new innovations will come into force.
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Common Communication on class headings
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 OHIM's Common Communication on the Common Practice on the General Indications of the Nice Class Headings was published on 20th November.
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New common practice on B&W marks
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 Under a new common practice endorsed by the OHIM Administrative Board on 19th November 2013, black and white marks no longer automatically cover all colours.
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OHIM perceptions survey published
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New OHIM website launched
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Nine out of 10 Europeans have not bought counterfeit products or downloaded illegally in the past 12 months, according to a report on perceptions of IP published by OHIM in November
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 OHIM’s new website was launched on 2nd December.
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The report was based on research among people in the 28 EU member states. Among its findings were: - 9% of citizens have accessed/downloaded or streamed illegal content from the internet intentionally in the past 12 months
- 4% have purchased counterfeit goods intentionally, while 6% have purchased counterfeit goods as a result of being misled
- 34% say that buying counterfeit goods allows making a smart purchase, while 38% say it is an act of protest against large premium brands
- 22% consider it acceptable to download illegal content when there is no legal alternative, and 42% consider it is acceptable when it is for personal use
- 96% say it is important that inventors, performers and creative artists can protect their rights and be paid for their work; 86% agree protecting IP is important for improving and guaranteeing the quality of products and services
- 81% agree with the statement “buying counterfeit products ruins businesses and jobs”
- 84% disagree with the statement “it is acceptable to buy counterfeit products when it concerns luxury products” while 75% disagree with “it is acceptable to buy counterfeit products when the price for the original is too high”
- 73% state that they have a good understanding of “intellectual property” but only 13% demonstrate a good knowledge
The report concluded that “IP and its main related terms are more heard than really understood in detail by Europeans”. The research was carried out by Edelman Berland from December 2012 to August 2013. It comprised a literature review, qualitative investigation and quantitative stage. The research covered all 28 EU member states, while in-depth interviews and focus groups were held in nine representative member states. In total, over 26,500 Europeans expressed their views through a telephone questionnaire. The report also examines activity by demographic. For example, 26% of 15 to 24 year olds had downloaded or accessed copyright-protected content illegally in the past 12 months, while men were twice as likely to download illegally as women.
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WIPO report examines brands
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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Investment in branding comes to nearly $0.5 trillion a year, exceeding investments on R&D and design, according to WIPO’s latest World Intellectual Property Report, published in November.
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 Follow twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and the blogs Class 46 and Class 99 for the latest news and debate around trade marks.
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Issue 035
