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Coming soon: Spring Meeting and webinars
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 The MARQUES Spring Team Meeting will take place online on 11 and 12 March, and there are webinars being held on 4 February and 2 March
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New episode of Talking MARQUES
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 Episode 2 of the Talking MARQUES podcast is now available. This month's episode focuses on the threat from counterfeit and fraudulent pharmaceuticals, devices and vaccines in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
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The speakers are Tapio Blanc of Roche and Sonia Santos of Grau & Angulo (both members of the MARQUES Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team) and Blanca Arteche Arbizu of the EUIPO Observatory. The three speakers provide insights into the kinds of challenges posed by counterfeit and fraudulent products, as well as measures being taken to assess the scale of the problem, enforcement tips for brand owners and what companies can do proactively to avoid problems. The podcast can be found on the MARQUES website. You can also listen to episode 1 of Talking MARQUES, which was on the changes arising from the end of the Brexit transition period. The next episode will be published in February.
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Copyright Directive tracker
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 The MARQUES Copyright Team has a launched a tracker on the implementation of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
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Joint comments on designs review
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 MARQUES, together with ECTA and INTA, has submitted joint comments on the European Commission's Inception Impact Assessment on the review of the Design Directive and Community Design Regulation
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Protection of GIs for non-agricultural products
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MARQUES has published initial feedback on the European Commission's Inception Impact Assessment published in relation to a proposed legislative initiative that would aim to create an EU-wide protection system for geographical indications of non-agricultural products
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European Commission launches SME Fund
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Madrid System forms updated
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 All EU SMEs can apply for co-financing for certain services under the new Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund, which will provide up to €20 million in grants for IP services this year
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 WIPO has published Information Notice No 1/2021 on Updated Official Forms under the Madrid System and New Accompanying Notes for Filing
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Recent EU General Court decisions
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The EU General Court has published a number of decisions in cases involving EUTM applications or registrations during January. Here is a selection
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WIPO PROOF now in 10 languages
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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WIPO's digital business service for safeguarding intellectual assets, WIPO PROOF, is now available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, German, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish
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 Thanks to all the MARQUES Teams and members who continue to contribute updates to the Class 46 and Class 99 blogs!
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Issue 121
