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

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

Konstantin Hobel won this year's Lewis Gaze Memorial Scholarship for his paper on keyword advertising and trade marks in the EU

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

Recent developments in the Madrid System include changes following the accession of Algeria, an upcoming seminar and a meeting of the Madrid Working Group

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

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^th November) and Munich (20^th November)

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