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Annual Conference SOLD OUT!
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September’s Annual Conference in Paris is sold out, with more than 900 people expected to attend – a record number
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MARQUES takes part in Madrid Working Group
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Tove Graulund and Jessica Le Gros of the International Trade Mark Law & Practice Team represented MARQUES at the 16th session of the Working Group on the Legal Development of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks, which was held in Geneva from 2 to 6 July 2018
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EU Judges Meeting, 18 January 2019
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Full details of the first MARQUES EU Judges Meeting will be announced at the Annual Conference in September
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Field Notes from the Outer Borders: La Mafia
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In the latest in its series of Field Notes concerning unusual trade marks, Adrian Smith of the IP Emerging Issues Team looks at a mark that now sleeps with the fishes
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EUIPO guidance on acquired distinctiveness
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Guidance on Article 7(3) EUTMR claims; an overview of case law in 2017; and information on the extension of visual search in TMview are all available in the latest issue of Alicante News
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EUIPO has provided helpful guidance on Article 7(3) claims following the reform of the EUTM system. Article 7(3) concerns the acquisition of distinctive character as a consequence of use made of a trade mark when it is devoid of any distinctive character, descriptive or has become customary in the current language or in the bona fide and established practices of the trade. The guidance sets out the differences between principal and subsidiary claims and how to indicate them; when and where to submit the claim; and what to expect when a principal claim has been filed. It also includes a link to the FAQ on acquired distinctiveness on the EUIPO website. The guidance can be found in the July 2018 issue of Alicante News. This issue also includes: - A link to the 2017 case law overview of CJEU and General Court decisions, prepared by the legal practice service of EUIPO, covering trade mark and design matters and arranged in categories.
- Details of the extension of TMview’s visual search facility to include trade marks registered at the national IP offices of Spain, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Greece.
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The hazy world of trade marks and cannabis in North America
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Few people can have failed to notice the increasing public and political debate on the question of cannabis use and its legalization, or not as the case may be. While debate has focused on the social, political and economic issues, the legalization of cannabis poses particular challenges to brands. Janet Satterthwaite, Mary-Jane Lemenchick and Stella Syrianos of the MARQUES IP Emerging Issues Team examine the landscape in North America and reveal the dilemmas posed by cannabis in the world of trade marks
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New version of 11th edition of Nice Classification
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A new version of the 11th edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) will enter into force on 1 January 2019
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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Swedish Judges Meeting coming soon!
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Recent topics covered on the MARQUES blogs include the EU joining the Geneva Act and Israel’s new Designs Law
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In addition to the Annual Conference and the EU Judges Meeting, there are several other MARQUES events planned
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Issue 092
