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Judges Meeting in Helsinki
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The latest MARQUES Judges Meeting was held in Helsinki on 26 November
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Introduced by MARQUES Chair Gregor Versondert, the Meeting brought together IP practitioners and IP-specialist judges from Finland’s Market Court. 
The Meeting included three sessions on: trade marks and unfair competition; patents and utility models; and procedural issues and questions. In particular, the upcoming changes to the trade mark law (such as the introduction of a cooling-off period and the introduction of a new administrative cancellation and invalidation procedure) were discussed.
The participants included:  Trade marks and unfair competition – moderator Sarita Schröder, Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd; speakers Market Court Judges Anne Ekblom-Wörlund and Jenni Ihalainen, Markku Tuominen, Roschier Attorneys Ltd and Nina Mikander, Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd- Patents and utility models: moderator Sami Sunila, Roschier Attorneys Ltd; speakers Market Court Judges Jussi Karttunen and Petri Rinkinen
- Procedural issues and questions: moderator Kim Parviainen, Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd; speakers Market Court Judges Sami Myöhänen and Jaakko Ritvala
The Meeting closed with drinks. Kim Parviainen said the Meeting provided an opportunity for practitioners to ask questions and raise issues about how cases are handled in Finland: “These events are good to discuss issues people have faced and judges can also provide feedback on advocacy.” He added: “There were lots of practical questions about how to do this or that, and it is helpful for the whole IP community to be able to touch base in this way.” You can also read a summary of the Meeting, written by Sarita Schroeder, on LinkedIn.
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DesignEuropa Awards winners announced
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Designs for a medical robot and an airport bag drop system were successful at this year’s DesignEuropa Awards, held in Warsaw on 27 November
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New Rules affecting division or merger of IRs
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New rules on division and merger of International Registrations (IRs) have been introduced. Anthony Bengzon of the MARQUES International Trade Mark Law and Practice Team explains what they mean for trade mark practitioners
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MARQUES takes part in GI conference
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Alessandro Sciarra, Chair of the MARQUES GI Team, was a panellist at the Trade Marks and Geographical Indications: Future Perspectives conference in Alicante on 3 and 4 October
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Book now for EU Judges Meeting
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MARQUES is hosting its first European Judges Meeting in Amsterdam on 18 January 2019
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News from EUIPO
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Recent announcements from EUIPO cover Goods and Services declarations under Article 33.8, Costa Rica and fast track EUTM filings
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Upcoming training at WIPO and EUIPO
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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Members may be interested to know about the following training activities hosted by EUIPO and WIPO in December
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Recent posts on the MARQUES Class 46 and Class 99 blogs include:
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Issue 095
