Issue 075

	March 2017 Contents:
	Erik Wilbers of WIPO gives Kay Uwe Jonas lecture	>
	Spring Team Meeting in Geneva	>
	Your guide to the Hague System	>
	Certification marks report published	>
	Changes to geographical indications in Turkey	>
	Field Notes from the Outer Borders: TRADEMARK	>
	Updates from EUIPO	>
	WIPO cybersquatting cases hit record high	>
	Report reveals European citizens’ views on IP	>
	Recommendations on packing materials from HK Customs	>
	MARQUES Media Roundup	>

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Erik Wilbers of WIPO gives Kay Uwe Jonas lecture
Erik Wilbers, Director of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, discussed the evolution of the UDRP system in the 2017 Kay Uwe Jonas Memorial Lecture, held during the MARQUES Spring Team Meeting in Geneva
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Spring Team Meeting in Geneva
Some 170 MARQUES members attended the Spring Team Meeting in Geneva this month, which included a workshop on the Madrid System, a Leadership Meeting of Team chairs, the annual Kay-Uwe Jonas Memorial Lecture and presentations by all 20 MARQUES Teams and Task Forces
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Your guide to the Hague System		Certification marks report published
MARQUES, in collaboration with WIPO, will present the first in a series of events on the Hague System on 27^th April in Munich		The Regulatory Team has compiled a report on certification marks, which is available to read on the MARQUES website
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Changes to geographical indications in Turkey
Turkey’s new IP Code introduced some important changes to GI and TSG protection. Özlem Fütman of the MARQUES GI Team explains
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Field Notes from the Outer Borders: TRADEMARK
In the latest report from the IP Outer Borders Team on unusual trade marks around the globe, Rob Deans and Janet Satterthwaite discuss attempts to register TRADEMARK as a trade mark
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Updates from EUIPO		WIPO cybersquatting cases hit record high
Meetings in Barcelona and Alicante and this month’s list of Tuesday webinars are all likely to be of interest to MARQUES members		Trade mark owners filed 3,036 cases under the UDRP with WIPO in 2016, an increase of 10% on the previous year, according to data published this month
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Report reveals European citizens’ views on IP
A new study published by the EU Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights assesses how EU citizens perceive intellectual property, to what degree they respect IP rights and how their perceptions compare by age and region
The study, published this month, is based on more than 26,500 interviews with EU citizens aged 15 and over. It follows a similar study from November 2013, but adds many new questions. The study was commissioned from Deloitte. Some of the main findings were: 97% of respondents believe it is important that inventors, creators and performing artists can protect their rights and be paid for their work. 70% believe nothing can justify the purchase of counterfeit goods. 78% believe that buying counterfeits ruins businesses and jobs. 7% of individuals have bought counterfeit goods in the last 12 months. This figure rises to 15% among 15-24 year olds. 10% accessed content from illegal sources intentionally. This figure rises to 27% among 15-24 year olds. 27% have paid for content from legal services in the past 12 months. This figure rises to 41% among 15-24 year olds The executive summary of the report states: “Overall, this latest study shows that support for IP rights continues to be high among citizens even though there is still room for improvement in helping young people in particular to understand the economic logic of IP and the social impact of infringements. Despite the growing use of legal offers, there still seems to be a perception that the market is not providing services that meet the expectations of this age group in terms of price and affordability.” The study was launched by EUIPO Executive Director António Campinos (pictured) at the meeting of the European Parliament committee for legal affairs on 23^rd March. You can read the full report, executive summary, press release and infographics (in various languages) on the dedicated page on the Observatory website.
Recommendations on packing materials from HK Customs
DG TAXUD has shared some recommendations for IP right holders in the EU regarding packing material (labels, stickers, etc) shipped from Hong Kong
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Luxury Brands Symposium in Hong Kong		MARQUES Media Roundup
MARQUES held the Luxury Brands Symposium in Hong Kong on 16^th and 17^th March		Don’t wait to keep up-to-date with MARQUES news and activities! Find out what’s happening in trade marks and designs with the MARQUES blogs, and on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter
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