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Update on ICANN’s new gTLD programme
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 Last month, 1,800 delegates spanning the globe participated in ICANN’s 47th Meeting in Durban, South Africa. Members of the MARQUES Cyberspace Team were there and report on the latest news.
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The HouseMARQUES interview: Till Lampel, Unfair Competition Team
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 Till Lampel reveals what the Unfair Competition Team has planned for Monte Carlo, and reveals his favourite Annual Conference venues.
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House of Lords passes IP Bill
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 The UK Intellectual Property Bill 2013 has now passed the House of Lords in the UK and will shortly become law. The amendments to UK design legislation are the culmination of a long consultative process, in which the MARQUES Designs Team has been involved, making written submissions and attending briefings. David Stone, chair of the MARQUES Designs Team, reports.
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OHIM draft guidelines published
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 OHIM has published the draft Guidelines of Work Package 1 online for consultation until 13th September.
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New Boards of Appeal President
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New Customs Regulation published
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 The Council of the European Union has appointed Théophile Margellos as President of the Boards of Appeal of OHIM.
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 EU Regulation 608/2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights was published last month.
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He succeeds Paul Maier, who has moved to head up the new Observatory on IP Enforcement at the Office, and will take up the post in October.
Margellos has been chair of the First Board and Third Board, handling trade marks and designs cases respectively, and also coordinated the OHIM mediation team.
He has studied in Greece, France and Germany and has previously worked at the Court of Justice of the EU and the European Commission. He has also worked as an IP lawyer and taught law at the University of Picardie Jules Verne in Amiens.
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Tips for Madrid users
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 WIPO has published some practical tips on the Madrid System, including on the restriction on extension of old applications to new contracting states.
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Cancellation due to non-use in Russia
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As of 3rd July, non-use cancellation actions in Russia must be brought before the newly established Court on Intellectual Property Rights. In an article on the MARQUES website, Marina Grineva of the Brands and Marketing Team discusses how this change of venue may benefit parties to such disputes.
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Upcoming MARQUES events
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MARQUES Media round-up
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Add the forthcoming MARQUES events to your diaries to make sure you don’t miss out.
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 Keep up to date with MARQUES news via the Class 46 blog, twitter and the LinkedIn discussion group
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Issue 031
