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IP Legal Updates in China - report
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MARQUES held its first event in Beijing in November. Titled “IP Legal Updates in China”, it featured presentations and discussions involving Chinese judges, lawyers and officials specialising in trade marks
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Meet the Judges in Portugal
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MARQUES held its first Meet the Judges event in Portugal on 6 December, with about 45 people attending the meeting at the Museu do Oriente in Lisbon
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“It is a big space, and we were worried about how we would fill it!” said José Amorim of Gastão Cunha Ferreira, one of the organisers. “But the meeting was even more successful than we expected, and both the audience and judges really enjoyed it.” 
Two of Portugal’s three specialised IP judges took part: Judge Mrs Eleonora Maria Pereira de Almeida Viegas and Judge Mr Luis Manuel Chaves da Fonseca Ferrão. The sessions were moderated by Alexandra Paixão of Gastão da Cunha Ferreira Lda, Gonçalo Paiva e Sousa of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados SLP and Paulo Monteverde of Baptista, Monteverde & Associados.
The meeting started at 9am and finished at 3pm and there were three sessions followed by a general discussion. The judges took part in each session, and the other participants included Eng Rita Faria of Empresa Condado Portucalense, Sociedade de Vinhos, Lda and Dr André Robalo of the Portuguese Patent and Trademark Office.
The topics covered by the sessions were: (1) Principle of confusion – need for adjustment to the sophistication of the market; (2) Unfair competition – autonomy facing private rights and judicial practice?; and (3) Indemnification arising from trade mark infringement and the indemnification by the applicant for preliminary injunctions. 
“The topics were introduced by the moderators, and the judges were happy to take part in the general discussion on each topic,” said José. “This is the first time we have managed to hold such an event in Portugal, and we are very grateful to the judges and the moderators, who all worked hard to ensure the success of the event. We hope to hold it again soon!”
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Handy guide to notice and take down procedures
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The MARQUES Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team has published a paper summarising the IP protection procedures available on 30 of the most popular internet platforms and social media sites
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MARQUES review of 2017
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What has MARQUES been doing in 2017? Download and read the annual Achievements List to find out about events, meetings, publications, engagement with IP offices and much more!
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Seasons Greetings from MARQUES
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Webinar on social media
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 The MARQUES Secretariat will be closed during the festive period from 1pm on 22 December to 9am on 2 January. We wish Seasons Greetings to all members and their families!
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MARQUES will be hosting a webinar titled “Social Media Back to Basics: ‘Food’ for Thoughts” on 31 January, starting at 3pm CET/2pm GMT
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EU Commission publishes IP initiatives
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On 29 November the Commission announced a range of measures to ensure that IP rights are well protected, including measures to step up the fight against counterfeiting and piracy
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Latest news from EUIPO
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No more faxes; IP Case Law Conference and the latest news on Designview and TMview – here’s all the key developments in the past month from EUIPO
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Representation of new types of marks
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Robert Guthrie, Chair of the MARQUES European Trade Mark Law and Practice Team, brings news of a Common Communication on the representation of new types of trade marks
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China tops patent, trade mark and design filings
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Worldwide demand for IP rights reached record levels in 2016, driven by demand from China, according to the annual WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators report
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Russia ratifies Hague Agreement
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Trade mark changes coming on 1 January 2018
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The Russian Federation has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
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 WIPO has announced that Madrid Monitor becomes the only tool for tracking international trade mark applications or registrations, and a new version of the 11th edition of the Nice Classification will enter into force
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Issue 084
