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Judges questioned in London
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 The annual Question the IP Judges event took place at UCL in London on 18 October. Hosted jointly by UCL-IBIL and MARQUES, it again provided perspectives on a range of IP issues from four judges – each of whom brought different experiences and views.
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CTA forum at MARQUES Annual Conference
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 Between 18 September 2018 and 21 September 2018, at the invitation of MARQUES, Mr MA Fu, the Chairman of the China Trademark Association (CTA), led a delegation to attend the 32nd MARQUES Annual Conference in Paris. Julia Zhong reports.
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Judges Meeting in Sweden
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 The latest Judges Meeting in Sweden was held on 10 October in Stockholm.
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The two main items on the agenda were the new order of trade mark law proceedings and Swedish trade mark proceedings in relation to EU law. The following judges took part: The Patent and Marketing Court - Anders Dereborg, Senior Judge, Head of Division at the Patent and Marketing Court
- Stefan Johansson, Judge
- Maria Bruder, Judge
- Sara Elmqvist, Drafting Law Clerk
The Patent and Market Court of Appeal - Christine Lager, Senior Judge of Appeal, Head of Division
- Ulrika Beergrehn, Senior Judge, Court of Appeal
- Göran Söderström, Judge of Appeal
The Swedish Patent and Registration Office - Magnus Ahlgren, Deputy Head of Department, Legal
Angela Boman, of AWA, was one of the moderators. She said the popularity of the event showed that "the judges want to be transparent and have a dialogue with the IP community and get input where possible". The new proceedings were introduced about two years ago with the launch of specialist courts for trade mark, design, copyright, marketing and competition law. The judges provided a number of tips on how the procedures are working in practice, the role of the Patent and Registration Office, evidence in trade mark cases etc. The second part of the programme focused on the changes to be implemented following the EU Trade Mark Directive. Legislation has been proposed and is expected to be in force early next year. Angela said the biggest changes are likely to be the abolition of the graphical representation requirement and the ability to request proof of use in opposition and infringement cases: "This means there will be no need for a counterclaim and you will be able to request the plaintiff to prove use of the mark in the proceedings. If they do not, it will affect the outcome." To find out more about future Judges Meetings, including the EU Judges Meeting and Finnish Judges Meeting, visit the MARQUES Events page.
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First EU Judges Meeting: booking now open!
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 MARQUES is hosting its first EU Judges Meeting in Amsterdam on 18 January 2019.
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Team Chair and Vice Chair elections
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Finnish Judges Meeting - last chance to book
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MARQUES Team members are reminded that they have until 16 November to apply to be Chair or Vice Chair of their Team.
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The Finnish Judges Meeting will take place on 26 November 2018 in Helsinki.
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MARQUES takes part in SQAP
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EUIPO Guidelines on RCDs
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EUIPO hosted the Stakeholder Quality Assurance Panels (SQAP) in Alicante from 3 to 5 October.
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 The new Guidelines for Examination of Registered Community Designs at the EUIPO were published on 1 October.
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Recent publications from EUIPO
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 EUIPO has published a number of reports in the past few months which can be downloaded. There are also lots of webinars planned for November.
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Latest treaty notifications from WIPO
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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 WIPO has recently published information on the Madrid Protocol, Lisbon Agreement and Hague Agreement.
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Follow the MARQUES blogs and social media for all the latest news and comment on trade mark, design and related developments in Europe.
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Issue 094
