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Video interview: MARQUES Chair Uwe Over
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During the MARQUES Annual Conference in Vienna, Managing IP's James Nurton conducted a wide-ranging interview with Uwe Over of Henkel, who became MARQUES Chair earlier this year
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MARQUES takes part in 7th China Trademark Festival
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Sebastien Vitali of Wyeth Nutrition, a member of the MARQUES China Team, gave a presentation at the 7th China Trademark Festival in Haikou last month
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Interview: Lewis Gaze Memorial Scholarship winner
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Konstantin Hobel won this year's Lewis Gaze Memorial Scholarship for his paper on keyword advertising and trade marks in the EU
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Design Liaison Meeting at OHIM
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Reform of the EU trade mark system
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David Stone and Sebastian Fischoeder of the MARQUES Designs Team attended the recent Designs Liaison Meeting hosted by OHIM in Alicante
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Expected changes to OHIM practice as a result of the planned reforms to the Directive and Regulation were discussed at the 14th Liaison Meeting on Trade Marks, which was attended by Robert Guthrie and Alessandra Romeo
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The meeting was held in Alicante on 6th and 7th October. OHIM presented the major changes that the reforms to the Directive and Regulation will introduce and how they will affect OHIM practice.  OHIM?s Knowledge Circles have started to draft the definitions of practice that should apply after the changes are implemented, including regarding Goods & Services (Article 28(8) of the Regulation); Absolute Grounds (new Article 7(1)(j)); and Relative Grounds (Article 8(4)(a)).
The final legal texts are expected to be published by the end of November, after which OHIM will finalise the relevant revisions of Guidelines and open a period of consultation for users associations and IP offices. The Liaison Meeting also included a review of the feedback received on the WP1-2016 of OHIM Guidelines and the definitions of practice prepared by the different Knowledge Circles. 
Note that OHIM also released an improved version of the online design application form on 28th September (see also the report from the Designs Liaison Meeting in this issue of HouseMARQUES). Robert and Alessandra, and other members of the EU Trade Mark Law and Practice Team, will provide further updates on the implementations of the EU reforms in future issues of HouseMARQUES.
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Madrid System: latest news
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 Recent developments in the Madrid System include changes following the accession of Algeria, an upcoming seminar and a meeting of the Madrid Working Group
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Extending GI protection to non-agricultural products
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Miguel Angel Medina, of the MARQUES GI Team, discusses the recent developments regarding the possible extension of geographical indication protection to non-agricultural products in the EU
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WIPO hosts Hague Seminar
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Sign up now for judges meetings in the Netherlands and Germany!
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In this landmark year for the Hague System, WIPO is hosting a seminar on practical approaches in Geneva on 19th November
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The next Judges Meetings take place in The Hague (11th November) and Munich (20th November)
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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Find out the latest MARQUES news and information on the Class 46 and Class 99 blogs, and on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Here's a selection of what's been happening in the past month
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Issue 058
