Issue 027
  March 2013
Contents:
 

New MARQUES Chair

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The HouseMARQUES interview: Chris Barnard

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MARQUES Teams meet in Barcelona

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Response to EU trade mark reforms

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OHIM User Satisfaction Survey

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All about the EU TMDN

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Euroclass becomes TMclass

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EU Customs Agreement approved

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World IP Day 2013

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WIPO annual figures published

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Outer Borders Team

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TMCH

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Keywords

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MARQUES Media Roundup

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New MARQUES Chair
Diana Versteeg of Akzo Nobel NV took over as MARQUES Chair at the Council and Teams Meeting in Barcelona this month.
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The HouseMARQUES interview: Chris Barnard
Chris Barnard became the first MARQUES Executive Director last month, following a 32-year at Coca-Cola. He discusses his career and interests, and explains what his new role involves.
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MARQUES Teams meet in Barcelona

 

Response to proposed changes to EU trade mark law

The MARQUES Council and Teams met for two days in Barcelona last month, to discuss plans and compare experiences, and to hear the Kay Uwe Jonas Memorial Lecture.   MARQUES has published an information note on the planned changes to EU trade mark law.
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OHIM User Satisfaction Survey launched

 

Introducing the EU Trade Mark and Design Network

OHIM launched its annual User Satisfaction Survey earlier this month, sending out invitations to those who used OHIM’s services during 2012.   Find information and electronic services from OHIM and the EU national IP offices at the European Trade Mark and Design Network.
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The European Trade Mark and Design Network website includes free tools developed by IP offices and user representatives, and information on finding the relevant offices.

It also provides e-learning tools addressing SME needs.

Tools now available are:

  • TMview to search for a term or a trade mark among national offices within the European Union, as well as OHIM and WIPO;
  • TMclass to facilitate the process of classifying goods and services;
  • Designview to search for a design among national offices within the European Union, as well as in OHIM;
  • Similarity to assess whether determined goods and services are considered similar or dissimilar among the participating national offices in the European Union

Find out more at https://www.tmdn.org
Source: IPR Helpdesk

Euroclass becomes TMclass

 

Agreement on customs enforcement

The online classification tool formerly known as Euroclass has been renamed TMclass.   The Council of the European Union has reached political agreement on a draft regulation to strengthen the conditions and procedures for action by EU customs authorities with regard to the enforcement of IP rights.
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World IP Day – Creativity: the next generation

 

Trade mark and design filings grow at WIPO

This year’s World Intellectual Property Day, taking place on 26th April, will focus on the theme Creativity: the next generation.   Trade mark and design applications using the Madrid and Hague systems grew strongly in 2012, according to figures published by WIPO this month.
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Appropriating traditional culture – the controversy, consequences and challenges
Controversies triggered by perceived misuses of the cultural heritage of indigenous peoples in trade marks and branding are garnering increased visibility. This is the first in a series of articles prepared by Diane Silve and Marion Heathcote on the current international debate concerning the extent of protection to be afforded indigenous peoples’ symbols, lore and other cultural expressions, and ways to minimize the risks associated with perceived misappropriations thereof.

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Time to protect your marks in new gTLDs
What is the Trademark Clearinghouse and should brand owners be using it? Sarah Clayton and Nevan Chellen explain.
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Keyword advertising updates

 

MARQUES Media Roundup

The MARQUES Cyberspace Team has posted two new documents on keyword advertising to help members to gain knowledge and guidance on the practice followed by search engines and the current case-law in Europe.  

Keep up with MARQUES news and developments on Class 46, LinkedIn and Twitter.

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