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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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Lisbon Agreement: The African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) acceded to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications on 15 December. It will enter into force with respect to OAPI on 15 March 2023. The accession covers all 17 OAPI member states. The Lisbon System now covers up to 70 countries, and the Geneva Act has 16 contracting parties. Read more here. COVID-19: The WHO, WIPO and WTO called for innovation and cooperation to support timely access to pandemic products at a Joint Technical Symposium on 16 December. "There is no certainty when the next pandemic will strike us, but there is absolute certainty that it will happen again. We can and must do better the next time it happens, for ourselves and our children. I hope that today's trilateral symposium will bring us closer together and strengthen our collective will to work across the agencies, alongside our partners in the Member States, industry and civil society, to deliver a better, healthier and more sustainable outcome for our world." WIPO Director General Daren Tang said. Read more here. Facts and figures: The WIPO Facts and Figures 2022, which includes the latest statistics on IP data, is available to download here. Picture of WIPO Director General Daren Tang with Denis L Bohoussou, OAPI Director General from WIPO website (WIPO/Martin)
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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
