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News Channel
Issue:
August 2008
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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. |
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Changes at OHIM |
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Mr. Joao
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 |
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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 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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Intellectual Asset Management
Team |
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IAM Toolkit |
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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. |
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Designs Team |
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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. |
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Geographical
Indications Team |
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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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