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News Channel
Issue:
January 2008
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Anti-Counterfeiting Trade
Agreement |
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MARQUES
has sent a letter to the EC Commission welcoming the recent proposal to
negotiate a new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). In this letter,
MARQUES
registers its full support to this initiative aimed at promoting a strong
legal framework to combat counterfeiting and to enforce intellectual
property rights. This paper has been signed by the President of
MARQUES,
Ms. Jane Collins, and the Chair of the
MARQUES
Anticounterfeting and Parallel Trade Team, Mr. Joachim Hofmann. This paper
can be downloaded at [http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0007]. |
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Changes to Russian IP
Legislation |
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On January 1, 2008 the new Part IV of the Russian Civil Code will come into
force. Part IV introduces important changes in the Russian IP Legislation,
further the State Duma Expert Council has recommended several amendments to
be made to Part IV. |
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IP Outer Borders Team |
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The IP Outer
Border Team is looking at national legislation concerning the use or abuse
of religious symbols and need your help to compile a global report on this
issue.
If you know of any national
cases please download the attached document [http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0006]
and get in touch with the IP Outer Borders Team Secretary, Dr Enriko Karsay
email karsay@sbgk.hu. |
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New Cases Available |
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MARQUES is pleased to
inform its members that this months selection of cases, drawn from
pan-European and national tribunals, has been added to the Case Database
[http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0005] |
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MARQUES,
840 Melton Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8BN, United Kingdom
Tel: +44
116 264 0080, Fax: +44 116 264 0141, Email: info@marques.org, URL: http://www.marques.org
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