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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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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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Class 46 includes posts by various bloggers on trade mark topics, including recent CJEU and national court decisions and news from EUIPO and WIPO. Read recent posts and sign up for email alerts here. Class 99 is dedicated to designs, and includes updates from our team on the registered Community design and Hague systems, the latest national and European judgments and other relevant news. See the latest posts and register for email alerts here. MARQUES is also active on the three big social media networks: On Twitter, we post the latest news from MARQUES, links to resources on the website and summaries of the latest blog posts on Class 46 and Class 99. We also selectively retweet relevant information from other sources, such as EUIPO, WIPO and ICANN. On LinkedIn, MARQUES hosts a discussion group. All members are welcome to initiate discussions, or post comments, on relevant topics. However, please do not use the group for promotional activity. MARQUES also has a Facebook page where we post information and photos on recent and upcoming events and activities. Members are welcome to “Like” the page and post their own comments.
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Issue 081
