MARQUES is pleased to announce that the Italian “Meet the Judges” Symposium has been rescheduled to take place at the OFF/OFF Theatre, at Via Giulia 20 in Rome, on Thursday 2 October 2025.

This event will be a roundtable discussion involving eminent Italian judges, members of the Italian and EUIPO Boards of Appeal and industry representatives.

Topics covered in the discussion will include: proof of use; protection of well-known trade marks, including heritage brands; showing reputation and acquired distinctiveness through market surveys; patronymic trade marks; how to deal with gaps between market realities; and the restrictive examination practices for non-conventional signs as trade marks.

The event will start with a Buffet Lunch at 12.30 and will conclude with a Drinks Reception at 18.00. It will be conducted exclusively in Italian.

Registration fees are €325 for MARQUES members or €450 for non-members. Accreditation of this Symposium for the purpose of the professional training credits will be requested to the Italian Ordine dei Consulenti in Proprietà Industriale and the Ordine degli Avvocati of Rome.

Please mark the date of this event in your calendar so as not to miss out on this important opportunity to discuss trade mark developments with distinguished judges and other experts.

Further details, including the full agenda and the opening of the registration portal, will be available on the MARQUES website soon!