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| In June 2008, a MARQUES delegation represented by Jane Collins - Chairman of MARQUES-, Susanne S. Nilsson - MARQUES Vice-chair - and Tove Graulund - Past Chair of MARQUES - met Ms. Margot Froehlinger, Director of DG Markt, Directoriate D that is in charge of Knowledge Based Economy. The meeting was aimed to discuss some of the last initiatives taken with regard to OHIM, such as the reduction of fees and payments by OHIM to the National Offices for trade mark searches; actions taken within the National Offices on Funding; and the proposed comprehensive study on the functioning of the CTM system. The meeting proved to be very constructive and served to strengthen the relations and future plans of collaboration between the EU Commission and MARQUES. | ||
| Changes at OHIM | ||
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Miranda de Sousa will leave his post at OHIM by the end of September. From
the 1st October onwards, the new head of the General Affairs and External
Relations Department will be Mr. Andrea Di Carlo, who is currently Head of
Service in the Quality Management Department of the Office. Mr. Di Carlo joined OHIM in 2001 as a lawyer in Legal Department. He has assumed various posts since that time in the Quality Management Department of the Office. Mr. Di Carlo holds a Law Degree from the University of Perugia in Italy and masters in Industrial Property Law and in Business Administration. MARQUES thanks Mr. Miranda de Sousa for his valuable work during all these years and wishes Mr. Di Carlo all the best in his new position. |
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| MARQUES sends a letter to the EC Commission on the CTMR Revision | ||
| The letter expresses MARQUES concern regarding the proposal for a revised version of the Trademark Directive and the Community Trademark Regulation in the context of the "Better Regulation". It is MARQUES opinion that to codify and thereby to re-title these provisions will have a very notable legal and practical impact. In this letter, MARQUES registers its full support to the request to the governments of the Member States of the EU to oppose this legislative initiative. This paper can be downloaded here. | ||
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| 16-19 September 2008 - Noordwijk, The Netherlands MARQUES 22nd Annual Conference - Brands Out of the Box |
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| Brands are increasingly
recognised as valuable corporate assets, but how are they best managed to
build and maintain a business? This year’s
MARQUES
Conference will unpack brands, looking at everything from creation, through
protection and enforcement, to financial and competition issues – all in the
context of business needs. Registration and full details are now available online at [http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0023] |
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| IAM Toolkit | ||
| The Intellectual Asset Management Team will be providing all attendees at the 22nd MARQUES Annual Conference with a USB Stick containing an intellectual asset management toolkit. The toolkit includes a powerpoint presentation, samples and case studies, articles and useful catch phrases which can be used in your own practice. | ||
| Designs Team | ||
| The Designs team is organising a half-day seminar on design registration which will take place in London in October further details will be available on the MARQUES website shortly. | ||
| Geographical Indications Team | ||
| The Geographical Indications Team is organising a one day seminar in Geneva on current GI Issues at the end of October. Further details will be available on the MARQUES website shortly. | ||
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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=0028]. |
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