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Annual Conference update
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 Delegates at this year's MARQUES Annual Conference can benefit from 16 hours of educational opportunities in the sessions being held from 13 to 24 September
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10th anniversary of EUIPN
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 EUIPO has published a Celebratory Report marking the 10th anniversary of the EU Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN)
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Madrid Yearly Review
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 Madrid international applications fell by 0.6% to 63,800 in 2020, according to WIPO's Madrid Yearly Review, published earlier this month
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Record filings at EUIPO
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 In a video message posted on 19 July, EUIPO Executive Director Christian Archambeau said the Office received 100,000 EUTM applications in the first six months of 2021
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Malta joins IP Register in Blockchain
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New WIPO IP Portal
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 On 1 July the Industrial Property Registrations Directorate (IPRD) of the Maltese Commerce Department installed an IP Register in Blockchain node and transferred 60,000 records to TMview and DesignView through a blockchain network
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 WIPO has released a new version of the WIPO IP Portal, which provides access to its full range of IP services, including the registration of trade marks, designs and GIs
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More information about the new WIPO IP Portal is available on WIPO's website here. It includes a new design and added functionalities. In particular: - The landing page has been redesigned
- Support pages (located under HELP) have a new design and additional content
- The redesigned dashboard (available to logged-in users) makes it simpler to customise your widgets
You can provide feedback to WIPO in a 30-second survey available here
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EU General Court trade mark cases
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There were lots of trade mark judgments from the EU General Court in July. Here’s a selection of decisions covering non-traditional marks, genuine use and likelihood of confusion
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EU General Court design decisions
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A summary of two recent cases relating to RCDs
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New misleading letter alert
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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EUIPO has warned about a new misleading letter being circulated, which takes the form of a fake EUTM payment reminder letter using the EUIPO logo, name, acronym and address, and purports to be an EUTM payment reminder issued and electronically signed by a senior manager of the Office
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 Keep up to date with news about all the latest decisions, events and IP Office developments – as well as updates on the Annual Conference – on the MARQUES blogs and social media
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Issue 127
