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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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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The programme will be published and registration will open in the next month. This is always a popular event and is likely to book up fast. Other dates to note include: Corporate Focus Group webinar: 14 November 2024 (corporate members only) Question the Trade Mark Judges (UK): 26 March 2025 in London

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