MARQUES Comments on the Proposal of the International Bureau for Amendments to the Administrative Instructions
18-10-2024
MARQUES has submitted comments in relation to the Proposal of the International Bureau for amendments to the Administrative Instructions.

MARQUES Statement in intervention T-38_24 - OMV v EUIPO
16-07-2024
MARQUES has submitted a brief in a case before the EU General Court concerning the registrability of colour combinations as trade marks

Amicus Curiae - EUTM conversion
30-05-2024
MARQUES has submitted a brief to the EUIPO in a case before the Grand Board of Appeal concerning the conditions under which conversion is admissible under Article 139(2)(b) of the EUTM Regulation.

MARQUES comments on the second consultation on UK IPO Transformation Programme
31-10-2023
In October 2023, MARQUES submitted a response to the UKIPO in its latest consultation regarding various contemplated changes to the trade mark and design rules in the UK.

Joint Comments of ECTA, INTA and MARQUES on the EU's Proposed New Design Law
23-01-2023
The signatories of this joint contribution would like to thank the European Commission for the opportunity to provide feedback during Public Consultation.

EU-wide protection of geographical indications for non-agricultural products
18-01-2021
MARQUES provides initial feedback on the Inception Impact Assessment published in relation to a proposed legislative initiative that would aim to create an EU-wide protection system for geographical indications of non-agricultural products

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Comments on the European Commission's Inception Impact Assessment
01-01-2021
MARQUES, along with ECTA and INTA, publishes joint comments on the European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment on the review of the Design Directive and Community Design Regulation.

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No Deal Brexit
05-03-2019
There is an increasing chance there will be a No Deal Brexit on 29 March 2019, i.e. no Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the remaining EU27 Member States. This note is to help guide MARQUES members on the key things to do or not do when it comes to managing brands and brand-related disputes if there is indeed No Deal.

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MARQUES’ Comments on the Reform of European Union Design Legislation
02-07-2018
MARQUES takes the opportunity to comment on the Legal Review on Industrial Design protection in Europe (“the Review”) and its findings and recommendations. These comments may hopefully support the next steps of the Review evaluation and add to the discussion about where there is need for action and what actions ought to be taken with a view of improving EU design legislation.

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Joint Paper: Comments on the Legal Review on Industrial Design Protection
02-07-2018
The signatories of this joint paper welcome the opportunity to contribute to an evaluation of the European industrial design protection system following the Legal Review on Industrial Design Protection in Europe ("the Review") under the contract with the Directorate General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (MARKT2014/083/D).

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Joint Statement on Brexit
23-03-2018

MARQUES' Position paper on Brexit
17-11-2017

MARQUES' Proposals for Improvements to the Madrid System
03-06-2016

Joint Statement: Concerns with Proposed Guidelines on Counterfeit Goods in Transit
26-04-2016

MARQUES' comments in response to the public consultation on the first suite of 5 new European Cooperation projects
23-03-2016

MARQUES' comments concerning the Public Consultation on EU IPO Stategic Plan 2020
18-03-2016