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Team Meetings: report and photos
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More than 150 MARQUES members gathered in Amsterdam for the annual Team Meetings on 6th and 7th March.
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The HouseMARQUES interview: Professor Dirk Visser
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 Professor Dirk Visser gave the second annual Kay Uwe Jonas lecture at the MARQUES Team Meetings in Amsterdam this month. After his speech, James Nurton asked him a few questions.
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Update from the Education Team
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 Janice Trebble of the Education Team outlines some of its recent initiatives, and explains how MARQUES members can help.
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New Regulations in South Africa
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 Simonne Moodie of the Brands & Marketing Team provides a summary of the new Regulations Relating to Foodstuffs for Infants and Young Children in South Africa.
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MARQUES raises concerns over TM reforms
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 MARQUES has submitted comments on the latest developments regarding trade mark reforms in Europe.
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Observatory launches enforcement survey
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Have your say on IPR enforcement: MARQUES encourages members to complete Observatory survey.
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Latest Madrid Protocol developments
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 WIPO has announced several initiatives: a new publication on the Madrid system; a revised Guide to the International Registration of Marks under the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol; and amended official Madrid forms (MM forms).
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Francis Gurry on the impact of new gTLDs
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World IP Day 2014 to focus on movies
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 WIPO Director General Francis Gurry discussed various challenges posed to trade mark protection by the proliferation of new gTLDs earlier this month.
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 The theme of this year’s World IP Day, which takes place on 26th April, is Movies: A Global Passion.
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He was speaking at the unveiling of WIPO’s 2013 statistics on UDRP cases, which showed a 10% fall in the number of cases brought but a 22% rise in the number of domain names.
The first of more than 1000 new gTLDs have already been launched, and there have already been some trade mark disputes.
“Trademark owners have been facing significant uncertainty in the expansion of the Domain Name System (DNS) while at the same time working with reduced protection budgets,” said Francis Gurry. “The proliferation of potential web addresses, with the expected roll-out of 1,400 new gTLDs, will force trade mark owners to adjust their priorities in terms of registration and protection choices,” he added.
More information from WIPO: http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2014/article_0003.html
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Upcoming MARQUES events
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MARQUES Social Media
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 Update your calendar with all the MARQUES events planned for the coming year.
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 In the past month, MARQUES bloggers have posted on the Trunki design case; German trade mark statistics; and the DEXEUS trade mark case in Spain, among many other topics.
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Issue 039
