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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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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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Following the popularity of national judges meetings, which have been organised by MARQUES all over the world, this new one-day event will bring together IP-specialist judges and practitioners from across Europe to discuss developments in the CJEU and General Court, EUIPO Boards of Appeal and national courts. Confirmed speakers include judges from various EU countries as well as members of the General Court and EUIPO Boards of Appeal. Among the topics on the agenda are: jurisdiction issues in EU trade mark law; how case law from Luxembourg has helped build trade mark law in the EU; and complex marks and those with weak/non-distinctive components. There will also be round tables where judges will answer questions raised by practitioners. The EU Judges Meeting will take place at the Hilton Hotel, Apollolaan 138 in Amsterdam. Reception/registration is from 09.30 and the first session will start at 10.00. The programme will conclude with drinks at 17.45. Registration is €495 (MARQUES members) or €695 (non-members). MARQUES has also arranged a special rate of €199 per night at the Hilton Hotel. This can also be booked via the MARQUES website. This EU Judges Meeting is sure to be popular, so reserve your place now!
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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
