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Download the Annual Conference app now
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If you have a smartphone, make sure you download the Annual Conference app before travelling to Prague
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MARQUES to host three USPTO events
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Three seminars on IRs and designating the US will be held in Paris (26th September), Milan (27th September) and Madrid (29th September)
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Responses requested on trade secrets questionnaire
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MARQUES members are invited to respond to a questionnaire on trade secrets, which is being conducted by KPMG for the European Observatory on Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights
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German Judges Meeting in October
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The next Meet the Judges event will take place in Munich on Friday 27th October, and will feature judges representing the Federal Supreme Court, Federal Patent Court, Munich Court of Appeal and district courts
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The meeting, which will be conducted in German, is being held in association with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office and Markenverband – the German Brand Association. Among the judges taking part are: - Prof Dr Dr hc Joachim Bornkamm (Former Presiding Judge at the Federal Supreme Court)
- Prof Dr Franz Hacker (Presiding Judge at the Federal Patent Court)
- Lars Meinhardt (Presiding Judge at the District Court, Munich)
- Konrad Retzer (Presiding Judge at the Court of Appeal, Munich)
- Dieter Kehl (Former Presiding Judge at the District Court, Cologne)
- Dr Mark Lerach (Judge at the District Court, Cologne).
MARQUES will be represented by Dr Uwe Over; the German PTO by Barbara Preißner, Head of the Trade Mark Department; and the German Brand Association by Dr Alexander Dröge, Head of Legal Department. The attendance fee is €350. For more information, and to register, see the dedicated page.
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Field Notes from the Outer Borders: innuendo goes too far
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In the latest in its series of Field Notes concerning unusual trade marks, David Fyfield of the IP Emerging Issues Team looks at a mark that the EUIPO thought stepped over the border from merely tasteless to offensive. Warning: this Field Note may offend!
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AG gives Opinion in Champagner Sorbet case
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Karin Lochner of the GI Team discusses the recent Opinion of the Advocate General on the legitimate use of the name “Champagner” for a sorbet containing Champagne
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Latest news from EUIPO
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MARQUES is pleased to share with members news on: an audit of opposition decisions; a recent case addressing the importance of disclaimers in designs; and EUIPO’s key user programme
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Thailand joins the Madrid System
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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The government of Thailand has deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol. Here’s all the information you need to know
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 Check out the recent posts on General Court design decisions on the Class 99 blog, as well as other news on MARQUES social media channels
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Issue 080
