Design Law Treaty
WIPO member states approved the convening of a diplomatic conference for an agreement on the protection of designs to ease cross border trade.
During its annual meeting in Geneva in July, the WIPO General Assembly decided to move to a diplomatic conference no later than 2024.
The treaty is likely to be similar to the Patent Law Treaty, Trademark Law Treaty and Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks. Read more on the Class 99 blog.
UK IPO
The UK IPO has joined WIPO's Global Brand Database, adding about 3 million registered UK trade marks.
The Database now comprises more than 50 million records from 71 national and international collections. More information on Class 46 here.
WIPO Global Awards
Five SMEs from China, Japan, the Netherlands and Singapore were the winners of the first Global Awards recognising exceptional enterprises and individuals using IP to make a positive impact at home and abroad. The winners were chosen from 272 submissions by a group of seven jurors. More information about all of the winning companies is on WIPO's website.
The photo shows members of the winning companies (WIPO/Berrod)
Issue 139
Find out more about the 2022 Annual Conference in Madrid, Luxury Brands Symposium in Florence, webinar on Chinese IP and Corporate Focus Group Meetings
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
The EUIPO's Grand Board will hold an oral hearing in the Iceland cases on 9 September 2022 at 09.30
The EUIPO has provided guidance on NFTs and unveiled a new EUTM filing form
A diplomatic conference for a Design Law treaty, the UK IPO joins the Global Brand Database and the first WIPO Global Awards are announced
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