Issue 163
  July 2024
Contents:
 

Talking MARQUES podcast: EUIPO Observatory

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MARQUES intervenes in EUTM colour combination case

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Update on development of the Madrid System

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Annual Conference sold out!

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EUIPO news: reorganisation, Alicante News and GI conference

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WIPO updates on Madrid and Hague

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Recent trade mark and design cases

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From the
Observatory...

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Mark your calendars!

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MARQUES Media Roundup

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Talking MARQUES podcast: EUIPO Observatory

The latest episode of the Talking MARQUES podcast focuses on the work of the European Observatory on infringements of Intellectual Property Rights

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MARQUES intervenes in EUTM colour combination case

MARQUES has filed an amicus brief in support of OMV Aktiengesellschaft in a case concerning the registration of a colour combination as an EU trade mark

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Update on development of the Madrid System

Manuela Bruscolini of the MARQUES International Trade Mark Law and Practice Team has written a paper on how the Madrid System is evolving to meet the needs of members and be more flexible and effective

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Annual Conference sold out!

The MARQUES Annual Conference in Stockholm is now sold out, with nearly 1,000 registrations

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EUIPO news: reorganisation, Alicante News and GI conference   WIPO updates on Madrid and Hague

Recent announcements from EUIPO cover an internal reorganisation, the latest issue of the Alicante News newsletter and a conference on GIs to take place next year

 

Recent news includes a new member of the Hague System, a new Madrid case study and a series of webinars on the Madrid System

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Reorganisation

EUIPO has implemented a reorganisation centred on four clusters (business, outreach, compliance and corporate services) with effect from 1 July 2024.

A new Executive Advisory Committee has been formed and comprises the Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Directors, the President of the Boards of Appeal, the Head of Cabinet, the Directors, the Chief Economist, the Head of Services of the Internal Audit Unit and the Communication and Media Relations Service.

The Office has also created an EUIPO AI Governance and an AI coordinator to explore the potential implementations of AI.

Read more on the Class 46 blog here.

Alicante News

The July issue of EUIPO's Alicante News newsletter includes articles on the gender gap in IP, trade marks contrary to public policy or accepted principles of morality and the CJEU judgment in the Basmati case.

You can read the latest issue on EUIPO's website here.

GI conference

The EUIPO and the European Commission’s DG GROW-DG AGRI will hold a conference on geographical indications titled "Safeguarding heritage, cultivating future" in Alicante on 28 and 29 January 2025.

Readers interested in this topic should note the date and look out for further information including the agenda shortly.

Read more on Class 46 here.

Recent trade mark and design cases

HouseMARQUES provides summaries of recent EU General Court judgments in EU trade mark and registered Community design cases

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From the Observatory …

Members of the MARQUES Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team provide their regular monthly update on the activities of the Observatory

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Mark your calendars!   MARQUES Media Roundup

The next Luxury Brands Symposium will take place in Vienna, Austria from 7 to 8 November this year

 

Subscribe to the MARQUES blogs for the latest trade mark and design news including updates from the MARQUES Teams

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