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Learn more about the MARQUES Design Symposium
The first MARQUES Design Symposium takes place in Frankfurt, Germany on 29th and 30th January 2026.
You can find out more about the programme, themes and speakers in the latest episode of the Talking MARQUES podcast, which features Inga George, Co-Chair of the MARQUES Designs Team and Jesse Hofhuis, member of the Programming Team.
The title of the Symposium is “Product Design – From Cradle to Eternity”. It will include sessions on: designs and designers; proof of creation and ownership in a world driven by AI; the added value of design registration; the harmonization of unfair competition; and trade mark protection of product design.
There will also be workshops on strategic use of the different types of protection; multi-national design registrations; and online enforcement.
Speakers include designers, in-house counsel and lawyers specialising in design law from various jurisdictions.
The Symposium is taking place during World Design Capital (WDC) 2026 and is listed on its website. Frankfurt RheinMain has been designated WDC 2026 due to its “long-standing commitment to design that is rooted in social cohesion, urban transformation and the empowerment of more democratic futures”.
Book your place at the Design Symposium now on the dedicated page on the MARQUES website.
Photo shows the Frankfurt Spin Tower, where the Symposium will take place.
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