Issue 163

	July 2024 Contents:
	Talking MARQUES podcast: EUIPO Observatory	>
	MARQUES intervenes in EUTM colour combination case	>
	Update on development of the Madrid System	>
	Annual Conference sold out!	>
	EUIPO news: reorganisation, Alicante News and GI conference	>
	WIPO updates on Madrid and Hague	>
	Recent trade mark and design cases	>
	From the Observatory...	>
	Mark your calendars!	>
	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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Saint Kitts and Nevis joins Hague System Saint Kitts and Nevis has become the fourth Caribbean country to join the Hague System, which now covers 96 countries. The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis deposited its instrument of accession to the 1999 Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement on 8 July. It will enter into force on 8 October 2024. Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 74th Contracting Party to the 1999 Act and the 80th member of the Hague Union. More information is on WIPO's website here. Madrid case study: RAYCAN Technology The latest case study to be posted on WIPO's website concerns RAYCAN Technology, a Chinese SME that specializes in the R&D for cutting-edge imaging equipment used in the medical and security world, for radiation detection, and more. It has so far filed 21 international trade mark applications through the Madrid System. Read more on WIPO's website here. Madrid System webinars WIPO has published details of its Madrid System webinars for August and September. The programme includes webinars introducing the Madrid System, on managing international trade mark registrations, procedures in India and more. The webinars are in various languages and on dates throughout August and September. See full details, including information on how to book, on WIPO's website 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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