Issue 086

	February 2018 Contents:
	Hague Agreement seminar in Copenhagen	>
	What do you think of when you say “Málaga”?	>
	Field Notes from the Outer Borders: Mother Teresa’s sari	>
	Record year for EUTM applications	>
	Infringement of tyres and batteries costs €2.4 bn	>
	Latest trade mark news from EUIPO	>
	Design developments	>
	World IP Day: Women in innovation and creativity	>
	MARQUES Media Roundup	>
	GI report reveals diverse picture	>

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Hague Agreement seminar in Copenhagen: sign up now!
The next MARQUES event on The Hague Agreement, hosted in collaboration with WIPO, will take place on 15^th March in Copenhagen
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What do you think of when you say “Málaga”?
The latest article from the MARQUES GI Team on interesting geographical indications focuses on the city hosting next month’s MARQUES Team Meeting
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Field Notes from the Outer Borders: Mother Teresa’s sari
In the latest in its series of Field Notes concerning unusual trade marks, Adrian Smith of the IP Emerging Issues Team looks at the successful registration in India of trade marks relating to Mother (now Saint) Teresa of Kolkata’s distinctive sari
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Record year for EUTM applications
There were 146,418 EUTM applications in 2017, the highest number ever and an increase of 8% on 2016, according to EUIPO statistics
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Infringement of tyres and batteries costs €2.4 billion a year
The twelfth study by the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights estimated that €2.2 billion are lost annually in Europe due to counterfeit tyres, and €180 million to counterfeit batteries
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Latest trade mark news from EUIPO		Design developments
The launch of a Transparency Portal, the second IP Case Law Conference, international cooperation and a new back office are among recent developments announced by EUIPO		India has joined Designiew, and an updating of the Locarno Classification is being prepared – catch up on the latest design news
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World IP Day: Women in innovation and creativity
This year’s World Intellectual Property Day, on 26^th April, celebrates the brilliance, ingenuity, curiosity and courage of the women who are driving change in our world and shaping our common future
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Social Media and Marketplaces webinar		MARQUES Media Roundup
MARQUES is hosting a webinar titled “Social Media and Marketplaces back to basics: … Food for thoughts” on Thursday 29^th March at 3pm CEST/2pm BST		Keep up to date with the latest trade mark and design news on the MARQUES Class 46 and Class 99 blogs and on social media
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GI report reveals diverse picture
A study on “Protection and Control of Geographical Indications for Agricultural Products in the EU Member States” was published on 14th December 2017. Paulo Monteverde of the GI Team analyses it
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