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Latest news on OHIM website
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 MARQUES has been actively monitoring the difficulties arising from the launch of the new OHIM website.
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HouseMARQUES interview: Lee Grosskreuz Hechtel
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 Lee Grosskreuz Hechtel is deputy general counsel of NBTY and chair of the MARQUES Regulatory Team. She talks to James Nurton about nutraceuticals, plain packaging – and Airedale terriers.
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Update on EU trade mark reform
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 MARQUES’ EU Trademark Reform Task Force has published comments on the latest plans for European trade mark reform.
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Find out about the OHIM Observatory
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New CTM and RCD examination guidelines
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The OHIM Observatory now has its own website and recently distributed its first newsletter.
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OHIM recently published new examination guidelines for Community trade marks and registered Community designs, which come into effect on 1st February.
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Design Liaisons Meeting in Alicante
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MARQUES was invited to attend the 12th Liaison Meeting on Design held in Alicante on 25th and 26th November 2013. The two vice-chairs of MARQUES’ Designs Team, Sebastian Fischoeder and Robert Stutz, participated.
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IP Outer Borders Team publishes fair use report
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 The IP Outer Borders Team has been surveying trade mark practitioners throughout the world regarding the intersection of trade marks and freedom of speech, including parody, art, personal and political expression or simply comparative advertising.
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In today’s brand-conscious world, we encounter such uses of trade marks every day, and many of them make fun, belittle or portray the brand in a way the brand owner does not like.
To complicate matters, many of these uses cross geographic borders. Under what circumstances, and in which countries, are these expressions considered trade mark infringement or unfair competition?
We encourage you to review the Team’s initial compilation of country-by-country trade mark fair use summaries and hope that you will assist in not only in increasing the countries covered, but also in keeping this helpful resource active and current.
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China trade mark flowcharts updated
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 For the past 12 months, the China Team has been working on flowcharts on the PRC trade mark prosecution and opposition procedures, cancellation proceeding and civil litigation.
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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: How can a philosophy be hidden in a trade mark?
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Coming soon: Coexistence Workshop in Zurich
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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The next MARQUES Coexistence Agreement Workshop will be held in Zurich on 5th February.
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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 037
