Issue 143
  November 2022
Contents:
 

Lewis Gaze Memorial Scholarship 2022

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Annual Conference Resource Pack

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Court backs TM owner over 3D shape mark

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CJEU rules in exhaustion cases

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Latest EU General Court trade mark judgments

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TM5 and ID5 meet in Brussels

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Recent news from EUIPO

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WIPO publications and treaties

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DSA becomes reality

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MARQUES events

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MARQUES Media Roundup

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RIP Dr Björn Bahlmann

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Lewis Gaze Memorial Scholarship 2022

You can now download the paper that won this year’s Lewis Gaze Memorial Award from the MARQUES website

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Annual Conference Resource Pack

Annual Conference delegates can still download the Resource Pack, which includes photos, presentations and videos of the Conference sessions, from the MARQUES website

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Court backs TM owner over 3D shape mark

The EU General Court has overturned a decision of the EUIPO Board of Appeal in a case concerning the revocation of a 3D trade mark in the shape of a baby's bottle. The MARQUES Amicus Curiae Team prepared a submission in support of the trade mark owner’s position, which was included as an annex

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CJEU rules in exhaustion cases

On 17 November the EU Court of Justice handed down judgments in five cases concerning the interpretation of legislation including the Trade Mark Directive and Enforcement Directive

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Latest EU General Court trade mark judgments

HouseMARQUES summarises some recent General Court decisions concerning genuine use, absolute grounds for refusal and likelihood of confusion

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TM5 and ID5 meet in Brussels

EUIPO hosted the annual meetings of the five biggest trade mark and design offices at the end of October

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Recent news from EUIPO   WIPO publications and treaties

Developments at EUIPO include new offices joining the IP Register in Blockchain, MBBC meetings and further extension of time limits for parties in Ukraine

 

WIPO has published the World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report, as well as a traditional knowledge language pack and Green Technology Book. Plus: Paraguay has joined two IP treaties

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DSA becomes reality

Gabriele Engels, Co-Vice-Chair of the MARQUES Cyberspace Team, provides an update on the EU Digital Services Act

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MARQUES events   MARQUES Media Roundup

Booking will soon be open for the MARQUES Spring Meeting, which takes place in Frankfurt, Germany from 2 to 3 March

 

Keep up to date with all the latest IP news and analysis on the MARQUES blogs and social media!

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Recent blog posts include:

EUIPO’s Board of Appeal seminar in Athens – by Nikos Prentoulis

Three key trade mark developments in China – by Haiyu Li and Tingxi Huo

What’s next for access to WHOIS data? – by Nick Wood

Re-live the DesignEuropa Talks

You can also join the discussion and see reports/pictures on activities by following MARQUES on social media:

RIP Dr Björn Bahlmann

MARQUES was very sorry to hear of the sudden and unexpected death of Björn Bahlmann on 4 November

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