Issue 038

	February 2014 Contents:
	MARQUES welcomes Parliament vote on goods in transit	>
	Coexistence Agreement Workshop held in Zurich	>
	Rolex decision a victory for brand owners	>
	GI Team take part in Lisbon System Working Group	>
	Third Common Communication published	>
	OHIM website: list of errors available	>
	Forthcoming MARQUES events	>
	Media Roundup: LUSH v Amazon in keyword trial	>

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MARQUES welcomes Parliament vote on goods in transit
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
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
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
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		OHIM website: list of errors available
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.		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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In particular, the Office has implemented a list of reported errors that will be updated on a regular weekly basis. The list aims to inform users about the progress on outstanding and resolved issues with the new OHIM website. Graphs showing the unavailability periods of the website and online tools are also available. MARQUES will continue to provide feedback to OHIM and invites all members using the OHIM website to submit any further comments by e-mailing info@marques.org with the subject line “OHIM website”.
Forthcoming MARQUES events		Media Roundup: LUSH v Amazon in keyword trial
Update your calendar with all the MARQUES events planned for the coming year.		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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