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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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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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The report says this equates to annual losses to the industries of €26.3 billion in revenue, and 363,000 jobs in the EU. When indirect effects are added, the costs are €43.3 billion in lost sales, and a loss of up to €8.1 billion in government revenue, according to the report. This is the second Observatory report to analyse a particular industry, following one on cosmetics and personal care published last year, and was compiled by a team of economists at OHIM. 
The €26.3 billion figure is based on sales lost by the clothes, shoes and accessories industries due to counterfeiting. The methodology for calculating the level of counterfeits is complex, and is explained in the report’s appendixes.
The €43.3 billion figure also considers indirect losses by other industries, for example suppliers of goods and services.
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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
