MARQUES European - Trademark Protection Association

	News Channel Issue: September 2008


	- INTA Live 90 Minute Webcast - 11 September 2008, Time: 1230 EDT The Expanding Internet Domain Name Space
	Uncover the risks, opportunities and consequences of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) new proposed procedure for introducing more top-level domain names to the Internet and learn why profitable registry operations and pre-launch Rights Protection Mechanisms go hand in hand. If you are: brand owner concerned about how the Internet landscape will be changed by the new gTLDs An aspiring registry applicant seeking to apply for your own top-level domain This webcast is for you. This is a free webcast developed by INTA in cooperation with MARQUES. Hear from the experts. ICANN's newly adopted policy carries broad implications for the intellectual property community, Internet domain name registration entities, and Internet users alike. Learn about the potential impact from a variety of perspectives and viewpoints. Moderator: Nick Wood, Com Laude, Council Member of MARQUES Speakers: J. Scott Evans, Yahoo! Inc. Bart Lieben, Laga Jeff Neuman, Neustar, Inc Kristina Rosette, Covington & Burling LLP For more information or to register for this FREE webcast visit [http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0031]

	16-19 September 2008 - Noordwijk, The Netherlands MARQUES 22nd Annual Conference - Brands Out of the Box
	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.


	Brands & Marketing Team
	International Advertising Law Portal
	How does each country police their advertising? Which administrative body must you answer to if anyone has a complaint against your advertising? Can you advertise to children? Have you ever wondered how strict trademark offices of a particular country are when it comes to the prohibition of the registration of immoral or scandalous marks? Over the last year, the Brands & Marketing Team has been gathering general information on the rules and regulations on advertising vices, advertising to children and immoral or scandalous marks in certain jurisdictions. Thanks to generous contributions of time and expertise by a number of colleagues, relevant information from almost 40 countries has been gathered. The Team has edited and streamlined this information and posted it on their Team page on the MARQUES website in a way which they hope is easily accessible and useful to members. The Portal is now live so we may officially introduce to you our International Advertising Law Portal! Please stop by and take a look at [http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0030]. We thank all of you who contributed to this project (all names are listed in the Portal's introduction and at the top of each report). Information for additional countries continues to be added so if you do not see your contribution yet, you will shortly. If a MARQUES member from a country not currently listed would like to contribute or if existing contributors would like to update their entries, please contact Cara Boyle at cboyle@frosszelnick.com and Kathryn Szymczyk at kszymczyk@blgcanada.com, the Principal Editors for the Portal. We want to make this a useful resource and would very much appreciate your input. Of course, all contributors will be listed as the source of information for their jurisdiction.


	New Cases Available
	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=0029].

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