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Review of the year 2022
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 During 2022, MARQUES returned to fully in-person meetings for the first time in three years, developed its online activities with new webinars and podcasts, and took part in meetings with WIPO, EUIPO and other organisations
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MARQUES Spring Meeting 2023
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 The MARQUES Spring Team Meeting will be held in Frankfurt on 2 and 3 March 2023. Council and Team members will receive invitations to attend in early January
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From the Observatory: Working Group meetings
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The Observatory Working Group meetings took place take place from November 15 to 17 in Brussels. Sonia Santos And Maria Cecilia RomoLeroux represented MARQUES
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Customs recordal in Kenya
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 The MARQUES Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team has formed a sub-group to obtain clarification on the mandatory Customs recordal system that has been introduced in Kenya. The deadline of 1 January 2023 is the date on which IP rights have to be recorded to comply with the local legislation
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MARQUES events in 2023
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 We look forward to welcoming you to in-person and online events in 2023. Mark the dates in your calendars now
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New article in Carousel of Fame project
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 A new article by the MARQUES Unfair Competition Team reviews two decisions of the EU General Court: Zara (T-467/20) and Chanel (T-44/20)
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News from EUIPO
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WIPO announcements
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 EUIPO has published a new enforcement report and new rules on submitting evidence, as well as the latest issue of Alicante News
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 OAPI has joined the Lisbon Agreement; WIPO took part in a COVID-19 Symposium; and where to download the latest IP data
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Enforcement of IP rights: Approximately 86 million fake items were detained in the EU in 2021, an increase of almost 31% compared to 2020. But the estimate value of fake items detained was 3% lower at €1.9 billion. The five most detained products, in terms of number of items detained, were packaging material, cigarettes, labels, clothing and toys. Italy detained 39% of the fake items (worth 41% of the total estimated value). The report, compiled by the EUIPO and European Commission, is based on figures from police, Customs and market surveillance authorities. It includes information on industry and geographical trends. More information is available on EUIPO's website here. New evidence rules: From 1 February 2023 new requirements will apply when submitting annexes on data carriers, such as USB flash drives, pen drives or similar memory units. Other changes to rules on submitting evidence mean that only unlayered PDFs (not encrypted, executable or compressed files) are acceptable and 20 Mb is the maximum size of each individual file saved on the data carrier. More details are available here. Alicante News: The latest issue of EUIPO's Alicante News includes an article on geographical indications, information on the design reform proposal and DesignEuropa Awards 2023 and links to webinars, as well as reports of recent cases.
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Commission adopts designs reform package
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 The European Commission adopted proposals for a revised Regulation and Directive on designs on 28 November
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Recent EU General Court judgments
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HouseMARQUES summarises five interesting rulings in EU trade mark cases that were published in December
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Seasons Greetings from MARQUES
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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 MARQUES wishes all members, their colleagues and families, best wishes for the festive season
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 Recent posts on the MARQUES blogs include:
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Issue 144
