Issue 077

	May 2017 Contents:
	Sign up now for Annual Conference in Prague!	>
	Last chance to register: Hague Agreement, Paris	>
	MARQUES takes part in oriGIn meeting	>
	Field Notes from the Outer Borders: UNNAMED	>
	New eAppeal at EUIPO	>
	Latest Madrid System developments	>
	Case Law Laboratory in Alicante	>
	MARQUES Media Roundup	>
	New Convergence Projects	>

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Sign up now for Annual Conference in Prague!
Registration is now open for the 31^st MARQUES Annual Conference, which takes place in Prague from Tuesday 19^th to Friday 22^nd September 2017
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Last chance to register: Hague Agreement, Paris
Mastering The Hague Agreement – from Asia to the USA, through the EU takes place in Paris on 14^th June 2017
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MARQUES takes part in oriGIn meeting
Alessandro Sciarra, Chair of the Geographical Indications Team, gave a presentation at a side-event organised by the Organization for an International Geographical Indications Network (oriGIn) in the framework of the 37th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT), which took place in Geneva from March 27th to March 30th 2017
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Field Notes from the Outer Borders: UNNAMED
In the latest in its series of Field Notes concerning unusual trade marks, Nicoletta Galizia of the IP Emerging Issues Team looks at a brand with no name - UNNAMED by Byredo
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New eAppeal at EUIPO		Latest Madrid System developments
EUIPO launched a new service on 10^th April 2017 allowing users to file an appeal online, and provided more information in a webinar on 11^th April		MARQUES members might like to know about a number of recent initiatives from WIPO, which affect the Madrid System
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Case Law Laboratory in Alicante		MARQUES Media Roundup
EUIPO's first Case Law Laboratory will be held on 12^th June and is aimed at professionals in the field of trade mark and design law		Find out the latest news and analysis on trade mark, design and other relevant IP issues on the MARQUES blogs and social media pages
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European Cooperation: New Convergence Projects to be launched soon		India joins TMview
Two new Convergence Projects, covering use of a trade mark in a form differing from the one registered and distinctiveness of three-dimensional trade marks, are due to be launched in October 2017		Members might be interested to know that India joined TMview on 26th April 2017
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The two Convergence Projects will be presented to the EUIPO Management Board and Budget Committee in June for adoption, according to the EUIPO monthly newsletter to users associations. Their full titles are: CP8 - Use of a trade mark in a form differing from the one registered. This will aim to establish common criteria for determining the elements of a trade mark that can be changed without altering its distinctive character, in order to prepare those offices now assessing genuine use for its introduction in opposition, revocation and invalidity proceedings upon transposition of the new Trade Mark Directive. CP9 - Distinctiveness of three-dimensional marks containing verbal and/or figurative elements when the shape is not distinctive in itself. This will aim to establish a harmonised approach to this question in anticipation of an increase in applications expected as a result of the abolition of the graphical representation requirement. ECP4 project These projects are the outcome of the first cycle of the ECP4 Convergence Analysis project, which was based on the changes brought by the new Trade Mark Directive. MARQUES is a member of the ECP4 Working Group and MARQUES Teams have been instrumental in voicing the needs of brand owners. The Working Group meeting on 30th and 31st March 2017 marked the conclusion of the second cycle of ECP4, bringing to 18 the number of trade mark and design topics analysed. There are four new convergence projects recommended for launch. The second cycle of ECP4 involved the analysis and re-analysis of various trade mark and design topics, and led to the recommendation to launch Convergence Projects CP10: Criteria for assessing disclosure of designs on the internet and CP11: The notion of subject matter. More information on these will be available soon. Ahead of the third cycle, EUIPO has launched questionnaires seeking user input on current practices. The results of these questionnaires will form the basis for discussions in the Working Group meeting that takes place in October 2017. MARQUES, via the relevant Teams, will be fully involved in representing members' interests in the questionnaires.

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