The MARQUES guide to the EU trade mark reforms
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MARQUES has been active over many years in the discussions leading to the EU trade mark reforms, which were published in May this year. Members of the EU Trade Mark Reform Task Force highlight the good, the bad and the surprising aspects of what has been agreed
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Luxury Brands Symposium in Zurich
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Nearly 100 people attended the first MARQUES Luxury Brands Symposium, titled “The Protection of Luxury Brands in a Fast Moving World” in Zurich, Switzerland in June
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OHIM seminar on relative grounds
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MARQUES has the opportunity for one member to attend a three-day seminar on Trade Marks: Relative Grounds (Intermediate Level) at OHIM in Alicante on 7th to 9th September 2015
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EU report on IPR enforcement worldwide
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The European Commission published its biennial report on protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in key third countries on 16th July
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European Parliament backs improved IPR enforcement
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Harmonised Database enlarged with Madrid terms
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![](/images/newsletter/pics/EWuroParl-logo.png) Members of the European Parliament have adopted two resolutions regarding enforcement of IP rights
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![](/images/newsletter/pics/madrid system.jpg) OHIM’s online classification services include nearly 5,000 new goods and services from the Madrid system as of 1st July
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On 9th June, MEPs adopted the EU Action Plan as well as a report by Italian MEP and Rapporteur for DG Trade Alessia Mosca on the protection and enforcement of IP rights in third countries. The latter aims to develop a balanced strategy following the failure of the ACTA treaty. In a statement, Rapporteur Mosca said his report is the first step towards the creation of new legislation. The resolution has been sent to the Council and Commission and to governments and parliaments of EU member states. The MARQUES Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team will provide a more comprehensive report for members in a future issue of HouseMARQUES, and the subject will also be discussed at a panel session at the MARQUES Conference in Vienna.
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Fake clothes, shoes and accessories cost EU industry €26 bn a year
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A new report by the EU Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights estimates that the sale of counterfeit clothes, shoes and accessories in the EU amounts to 9.7% of the sector’s sales
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Forthcoming MARQUES events
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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![](/images/newsletter/pics/Events-Calander.jpg) Mark your calendars for the upcoming MARQUES events in Singapore, Vienna, The Hague and Frankfurt
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![](/images/newsletter/pics/media roundup.png) New OHIM Examination Guidelines, questions about the ACID Designs Databank and laudatory signs – just three of the topics being discussed on the MARQUES Class 46 and Class 99 blogs in the past month
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