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News Channel
Issue: February 2009
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OHIM - MARQUES
Gains Observer Status |
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The
Administrative Board of OHIM has decided to grant MARQUES,
the association of European trade mark owners, observer status as an
international non-governmental body concerned with the use of the Community
trade mark and Community design systems. Observer status is granted for a
period of two years. The first Administrative Board Meeting which MARQUES
will be attending in its new capacity takes place in Alicante on 4 and 5 May
2009. On receipt of
the news MARQUES
Chairman, Jane Collins said “It is a very special moment for us. We sent
a letter in February last year proposing that users were accepted as
observers, and I am delighted that member states see the value of users’
contributions. We already have an excellent cooperation with the OHIM and
look forward to working with the member states and our colleagues in the
other organisations. The decision shows that the Administrative Board wants
to take the wishes and needs of brand owners very seriously.” |
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OHIM - Changes to Community Search
System |
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The CTM
E-Filing system was officially launched on Monday 2 February. The new CTM
E-Filing service has been largely developed using users' feedback. The
new CTM E-Filing tool is simpler and introduces some new features such as
the immediate receipt of filing confirmation and the option to save draft
applications in MyPage.
Online multimedia tutorials are available on the OHIM website at:
http://oami.europa.eu/ows/rw/pages/OHIM/multimedia/CTM-E-Filing.en.do
You can also find out what's new in the service on the following web page:
http://oami.europa.eu/ows/rw/pages/QPLUS/forms/electronic/CTM-E-filingService.en.do |
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Trade Mark Users' Forum |
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Christina Duch,
MARQUES External
Relations Officer has prepared a report on the workings of the Trade Mark
Users' Forum and it activities. The Trade Mark Users' Forum
organised by MARQUES was established in 2005 and brings together
representatives from most National Patent and Trademark Offices with
representatives from
MARQUES, AIM
and BusinessEurope. The report in Adobe PDF format is available for download
at
[http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0051] |
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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.
With over 100 people already
registered there are only a few places available, if you are interested in
attending visit
[http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0048]
for full details and online registration. |
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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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Czech Arbitration Court Pilots UDRP e-Filing |
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The Czech Arbitration Court
has launched a three month pilot programme to test its new UDRP platform.
All
MARQUES
members are invited to
join the pilot which features several innovative features.
To access the new UDRP
Platform all you need to do is to log onto:
www.adr.eu. Then click on the
button that runs horizontally across the top of the page called “On Line
Arbitration Platform”, register your contact details and follow the simple
instructions.
If you have any technical difficulties, you can contact the CAC’s UDRP
Support Team by e-mailing udrp@adr.eu.
More information on the
UDRP e-Filing system is available at [http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0050].
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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 Silberquelle Gmbh v Masellie
Stirckmode Gmbh in which a controversial ruling is made as to whether the
use of a trade mark on promotional drinks given out for free is considered
genuine use, other cases include The Body Shop v Men's Body Shop BV,
Lancaster v Federal Institute of Intellectual Property and The North Face
Apparel Corp v Sture Bäckman.
[http://www.marques.org/Elink?ID=0049]. |
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