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MARQUES welcomes Parliament vote on goods in transit
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 As part of the wider review of the EU trade mark legislation, the European Parliament has voted in favour of the amendments jointly tabled by MEPs Marielle Gallo and Bernhard Rapkay on provisions regarding counterfeit goods in transit.
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Coexistence Agreement Workshop held in Zurich
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 The latest MARQUES Coexistence Agreement Workshop was hosted by law firm MeyerLustenbergerLachenal in Zurich on 5th February.
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Rolex decision a victory for brand owners
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 The judgment of the CJEU in Martin Blomqvist v Rolex (Case C-98/13 February 2014) is a stunning victory for brand owners – in more than one sense, as Ian Lowe explains.
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GI Team take part in Lisbon System Working Group
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Members of the MARQUES Geographical Indications Team were present for all five days of the 8th Session of the Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System (Appellations of Origin) in Geneva, Switzerland from 2nd to 6th December 2013.
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Third Common Communication published
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OHIM website: list of errors available
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On 20th February EU national IP offices, participating user associations and OHIM published on their respective websites a third Common Communication in relation to the IP Translator ruling. This aims to provide clear, concise and consistent information on the acceptability of classification terms.
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 OHIM has provided further updates on the difficulties that users have experienced with its new website since the report in last month’s issue of HouseMARQUES.
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This particular Common Communication provides a set of guidelines that will help to identify when a classification term is sufficiently clear and precise.
This set of guidelines will be reflected in part B, section 3 of OHIM's Guidelines on examination of classification by the Knowledge Circle Goods & Services
Along with this Common Communication, prior Common Communications have been updated and reissued. This is so that any developments since their initial publication are accurately and succinctly shared with stakeholders. The Common Communication on Interpretation of ‘IP Translator' has been amended to reflect the recent changes in classification practice at the Finnish National Office.
The implementation dates of the Common Practice explained in the Common Communication on the Common Practice of the General Indications of the Nice Class headings varies for each office; therefore this Communication has been updated to include an overview of implementation dates for each office.
For further information regarding the Common Communications, the activities of the Convergence Programme working groups and the Classification tools, visit the European Trade Mark and Design Network.
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Forthcoming MARQUES events
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Media Roundup: LUSH v Amazon in keyword trial
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 Update your calendar with all the MARQUES events planned for the coming year.
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 Posts on the Lush v Amazon case, the representation of a yellow curved line and the Gautzsch design case were among those featured on the MARQUES blogs this month.
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Issue 038
