Issue 081

	September 2017 Contents:
	Highlights from the Annual Conference in Prague	>
	Are you ready for EUTM reforms?	>
	MARQUES takes part in China Trademark Festival	>
	Meet trade mark judges in London, Munich and Lisbon	>
	Latest news on convergence projects	>
	CJEU addresses TMs and PDOs in Port Charlotte judgment	>
	Latest news and events at WIPO	>
	MARQUES Media Roundup	>
	Volunteer award for Jeremy Phillips	>

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Highlights from the Annual Conference in Prague
Nearly 800 people attended the 31^st MARQUES Annual Conference in Prague in September, where the theme was Brands and Culture
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Are you ready for EUTM reforms?
Among the changes coming into effect on 1^st 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
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 3^rd September
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Meet trade mark judges in London, Munich and Lisbon
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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Latest news on convergence projects
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
Paulo Monteverde of the MARQUES Geographical Indications Team reports on last month’s interesting decision from the CJEU in the Port Charlotte case
Following several appeals and cross-appeals, on 14th September 2017, the EU Court of Justice confirmed the General Court decision which concluded that “Port Charlotte” is not an evocation of the Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) PORTO or PORT (Case C-56/16 P). The Court of Justice also held that the body of legal rules applicable to the protection of PDOs for wines is exclusively and exhaustively laid down in Regulation no 1234/2007. Read Paulo’s full report on the case on the Class 46 blog.
Latest news and events at WIPO
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		Volunteer award for Jeremy Phillips
Keep up to date with MARQUES throughout the month by getting updates from our blogs, Class 46 and Class 99, and on social media		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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