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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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Members of the European Parliament have adopted two resolutions regarding enforcement of IP rights
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  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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The terms, which are provided by WIPO, are all pre-approved for international applications in the Madrid System. They have been added to the 65,000 terms in the ETMDN Harmonised Database, which are pre-approved by all EU national and regional IP offices and translated into 23 languages. They are available in all OHIM’s online services: the five-step form, the advanced form, the Goods and Services Builder and TMclass. Further terms from Madrid Goods and Services will be added to the Harmonised Database in the future. The addition of the Madrid terms should make it easier for CTM users to expand their rights internationally using the Madrid System. Using terms from the Harmonised Database means applications can be processed quicker and more smoothly in national offices and OHIM.
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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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Mark your calendars for the upcoming MARQUES events in Singapore, Vienna, The Hague and Frankfurt
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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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Issue 055
