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News Channel
Issue: January 2009
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EU Commission Green Paper on
Agricultural Product Quality |
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MARQUES
has released a position paper on the EU Commission Green Paper on
Agricultural Product Quality. This paper is co-signed by Jane Collins, Chair
of MARQUES,
and Miguel Angel Medina, Chair of the
MARQUES
Geographical Indications Team. The paper has been sent to the EU
Commission.
A copy of the position
paper can be downloaded here: [http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0046] |
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OHIM - Changes to Community Search
System |
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OHIM has
published a Note informing on changes to the Community Search System:
Ireland, Portugal, Sweden and UK have decided to withdraw from the optional
national searches that may be requested at the time of filing a CTM. This
change means that for applications received from 1 January 2009, national
searches, if requested, will be carried out by 12 national offices and a new
fee of 144 Euro will apply.
Full details of the changes
are available here: [http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0047] |
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OHIM - 4th User Satisfaction Survey |
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OHIM is
launching the 4th User Satisfaction survey. From 8 January onwards, Users
will receive a personal invitation asking them to take part in the survey.
The goal is to post the results at the OHIM website by the beginning of
March. |
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Details of all
MARQUES events and conferences are
published on the MARQUES website at
http://www.marques.org/conferences |
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Meeting with the Italian Judges
18 February 2009, Venice |
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MARQUES
is holding
the 2nd in a series of seminars established in order to promote the study and collaboration between
trademark users and the Judges of the Community Trademark Courts.
Further details and online
registration are available at
[http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0048]. |
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Winter Team Meeting
19-20 February 2009, Venice |
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The 7th MARQUES
Winter Team Meetings
will take place on the 19th and 20th February 2009 in the Molino Stucky
Hilton, Venice. This
meeting provide an ideal opportunity for Team and Council members to network
and develop strategies and plan the way forward, whilst gaining an update on
the activities of all the
MARQUES Teams.
If you are a Team or
Council member you will find full details and online registration at
[http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0041]. |
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Cyberspace Team |
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Review fo the ICANN New gTLD Draft Applicant
Guidebook |
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The Cyberspace Team
reviewed the ICANN New gTLD Draft Applicant Guidebook published in late
November 2008 and submitted formal comments drafted by Council Member Nick
Wood to ICANN in December 2008.
In this submission,
MARQUES
asked ICANN to respond appropriately to the recent downturn in the world
economy and to postpone the broad introduction of new gTLDs, pending an
independent study into the economic impact of the changes.
MARQUES
also asked ICANN to assess formally the Pre- and Post-Launch Rights
Protection Mechanisms proposed by applicants, failing those applications
with inadequate measures. See the comments in full here [http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0045].
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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. This months cases include an application to extend the
protection of a seven note musical jingle which was deemed "too ordinary" as
well as the ZOVIRAX, TWISTCUP and NEW LOOK cases.
[http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0044]. |
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