Issue 058

	October 2015 Contents:
	Video interview: MARQUES Chair Uwe Over	>
	MARQUES takes part in 7th China Trademark Festival	>
	Interview: Lewis Gaze Memorial Scholarship winner	>
	Design Liaison Meeting at OHIM	>
	Reform of the EU trade mark system	>
	Madrid System: latest news	>
	Extending GI protection to non-agricultural products	>
	WIPO hosts Hague Seminar	>
	Sign up now for judges meetings in the Netherlands and Germany!	>
	MARQUES Media Roundup	>

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Video interview: MARQUES Chair Uwe Over
During the MARQUES Annual Conference in Vienna, Managing IP's James Nurton conducted a wide-ranging interview with Uwe Over of Henkel, who became MARQUES Chair earlier this year
Q1. What is MARQUES response to the recently agreed EU trade mark reforms? Q2. How well do you think the CTM system is working? Q3. What would you like to see from the OHIM strategic plan? Q4. How is the trade mark environment improving worldwide? Q5. What issues are of most concern to MARQUES members? Q6. What initiatives do you have for the rest of your term? Q7. Can you tell us about your role at Henkel? Q8. What does being MARQUES Chair involve?
MARQUES takes part in 7th China Trademark Festival
Sebastien Vitali of Wyeth Nutrition, a member of the MARQUES China Team, gave a presentation at the 7^th China Trademark Festival in Haikou last month
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Interview: Lewis Gaze Memorial Scholarship winner
Konstantin Hobel won this year's Lewis Gaze Memorial Scholarship for his paper on keyword advertising and trade marks in the EU
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Design Liaison Meeting at OHIM		Reform of the EU trade mark system
David Stone and Sebastian Fischoeder of the MARQUES Designs Team attended the recent Designs Liaison Meeting hosted by OHIM in Alicante		Expected changes to OHIM practice as a result of the planned reforms to the Directive and Regulation were discussed at the 14^th Liaison Meeting on Trade Marks, which was attended by Robert Guthrie and Alessandra Romeo
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Madrid System: latest news
Recent developments in the Madrid System include changes following the accession of Algeria, an upcoming seminar and a meeting of the Madrid Working Group
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Extending GI protection to non-agricultural products
Miguel Angel Medina, of the MARQUES GI Team, discusses the recent developments regarding the possible extension of geographical indication protection to non-agricultural products in the EU
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WIPO hosts Hague Seminar		Sign up now for judges meetings in the Netherlands and Germany!
In this landmark year for the Hague System, WIPO is hosting a seminar on practical approaches in Geneva on 19^th November		The next Judges Meetings take place in The Hague (11^thNovember) and Munich (20^th November)
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MARQUES Media Roundup
Find out the latest MARQUES news and information on the Class 46 and Class 99 blogs, and on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Here's a selection of what's been happening in the past month
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