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Highlights from the Annual Conference in Prague
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Nearly 800 people attended the 31st MARQUES Annual Conference in Prague in September, where the theme was Brands and Culture
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Are you ready for EUTM reforms?
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Among the changes coming into effect on 1st October are the abolition of the graphical representation requirement and the introduction of the EU certification mark
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MARQUES takes part in China Trademark Festival
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Members of MARQUES, including Chair Dr Gregor Versondert, took part in a Sub-Forum organised by MARQUES at the China Trademark Festival 2017 in Guilin, Guanxi on 3rd September
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Meet trade mark judges in London, Munich and Lisbon
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There will be three Meet the Judges events between now and the end of 2017, as well as an IP legal update seminar in China. These events are always highly popular so book your place soon
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The four events are: Question the Trade Mark Judges – London, Wednesday 18th October at 18:00: The panel includes the Rt Hon Sir John Mummery (former Lord Justice of Appeal and is President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal and member of the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved in the UK); Amanda Michaels (Appointment Person) and David Keeling (Member of the Boards of Appeal at EPO and Former Member of the EUIPO Boards of Appeal). More information is available on the UCL-IBIL website. Meet the Judges – Munich, Friday 27th October at 08:45 (all-day event): A packed day of sessions and colloquiums with speakers from various levels of the judiciary, as well as lawyers and in-house counsel. Note that this meeting will be conducted in German. View the full programme and register on the MARQUES website. China IP Legal Update – Beijing, Saturday 25th November: This will be organised by MARQUES in collaboration with the China Trademark Association. More information will be available soon. Meet the Judges – Lisbon, Wednesday 6th December: More information available soon. Check the MARQUES events page for all the latest details.
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Latest news on convergence projects
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The deadline to respond to the questionnaires on convergence has been extended, and a new convergence project on designs is to be discussed
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CJEU addresses TMs and PDOs in Port Charlotte judgment
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Paulo Monteverde of the MARQUES Geographical Indications Team reports on last month’s interesting decision from the CJEU in the Port Charlotte case
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Latest news and events at WIPO
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WIPO is hosting an advanced workshop on domain name dispute resolution in October, and has a programme of webinars on the Madrid System
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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Volunteer award for Jeremy Phillips
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Keep up to date with MARQUES throughout the month by getting updates from our blogs, Class 46 and Class 99, and on social media
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Class 46 founder and Social Media Coordinator Jeremy Phillips received the David Goldring Volunteer Award at the Annual Conference, as he retires from his MARQUES roles
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Issue 081
