Issue 083

	November 2017 Contents:
	MARQUES sets out position on Brexit	>
	Judges Meeting in Munich – report	>
	Key points about the EU Copyright Package	>
	Upcoming activities for MARQUES	>
	Latest updates from EUIPO	>
	DesignEuropa 2018 – nominations open!	>
	WIPO study on intangibles	>
	Media Roundup: Happy 10th birthday to Class 46!	>
	Meet the Portuguese judges	>

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MARQUES sets out position on Brexit
MARQUES has published a position paper on Brexit, identifying the key issues for brand owners ahead of the UK leaving the EU in March 2019
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Judges Meeting in Munich – report
Six judges from Germany’s courts took part in the latest Meet the Judges event in Munich, which took place on Friday 27^th October
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Key points about the EU Copyright Package
The recently formed MARQUES Copyright Team has compiled a review of the EU Copyright Legislative Package
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Upcoming activities for MARQUES
MARQUES representatives will take part in a number of official meetings during late November and December
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Latest updates from EUIPO
Recent news from EUIPO includes the 20^th anniversary of the Boards of Appeal, the full implementation of the legislative reform on 1 October and the Stakeholder Quality Assurance Panels (SQAPs) project
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DesignEuropa 2018 – nominations open!		WIPO study on intangibles
The second edition of the DesignEuropa Awards is open for nominations and applications		Intangible capital – such as branding, design and technology – contributes twice as much as buildings, machinery and other forms of tangible capital to the total value of manufactured products, according to new research by WIPO
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Media Roundup: Happy 10th birthday to Class 46!
The MARQUES Class 46 blog marked its 10^th anniversary on 23 November. Read the latest posts on Class 46 and Class 99 for all trade mark and design news, bulletins from EUIPO and WIPO, case reports and analysis
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Meet the Portuguese judges
MARQUES is hosting the first Meet the Judges event in Lisbon Wednesday 6 December
The event will be held at the Museu do Oriente in Lisbon and will be conducted in Portuguese. As well as several distinguished judges, there will be representatives of the Portuguese Patent and Trade Mark Office, industry and private practice attorneys taking part. Read the full programme, and find out how to register, on the dedicated page. Mark your 2018 and 2019 calendars Planned MARQUES events include: 2018 Spring Team Meeting – Malaga, Spain, 8 to 9 March 32^nd Annual Conference – Paris, France, 18 to 21 September 2018 2019 Spring Team Meeting – Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 7 to 8 March 33^rd Annual Conference – Dublin, Ireland, 17 to 20 September 2019 Full details will be posted on the MARQUES events page when available.

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