Issue 139

	July 2022 Contents:
	Upcoming MARQUES events	>
	UK publishes designs response	>
	From the Observatory...	>
	Grand Board oral hearing	>
	IP Case Law Conference	>
	Recent EU General Court cases	>
	News from EUIPO	>
	Updates from WIPO	>
	Talking MARQUES	>
	MARQUES Media Roundup	>

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Upcoming MARQUES events
Find out more about the 2022 Annual Conference in Madrid, Luxury Brands Symposium in Florence, webinar on Chinese IP and Corporate Focus Group Meetings
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UK publishes designs response
The response to the call for views on reviewing the designs framework in the UK was published on 12 July. The government received 57 responses, including one from MARQUES
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From the Observatory...
The EUIPO Observatory celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Members of the MAQUES Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team share their perspectives on its achievements
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Grand Board oral hearing		IP Case Law Conference
The EUIPO's Grand Board will hold an oral hearing in the Iceland cases on 9 September 2022 at 09.30		A number of MARQUES members took part in the 4th EUIPO Boards of Appeal IP Case Law Conference, held in Alicante on 7 and 8 July
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The cases (R 1613/2019-G and R 1238/2019-G) concern an invalidity request filed by the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs against word and figurative EUTM applications filed by the supermarket chain Iceland. The applications are in relation to goods and services in classes 7, 11, 16, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 35. The invalidity application deals with alleged descriptiveness and non-distinctiveness. The two cases will be heard together in English in a hybrid format. You can register to watch the hearing online on EUIPO’s website until 6 September. A limited number of places are also available for in-person attendees. Photo from the case file
Recent EU General Court cases
HouseMARQUES summarises recent trade mark judgments from the EU General Court
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News from EUIPO
The EUIPO has provided guidance on NFTs and unveiled a new EUTM filing form
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Updates from WIPO
A diplomatic conference for a Design Law treaty, the UK IPO joins the Global Brand Database and the first WIPO Global Awards are announced
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Talking MARQUES		MARQUES Media Roundup
Listen to the Talking MARQUES podcast on the MARQUES website or on Spotify		Read posts from MARQUES and from individual members on the Class 46 and Class 99 blogs
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