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Lewis Gaze Memorial Scholarship 2022
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 You can now download the paper that won this year’s Lewis Gaze Memorial Award from the MARQUES website
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Annual Conference Resource Pack
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 Annual Conference delegates can still download the Resource Pack, which includes photos, presentations and videos of the Conference sessions, from the MARQUES website
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Court backs TM owner over 3D shape mark
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The EU General Court has overturned a decision of the EUIPO Board of Appeal in a case concerning the revocation of a 3D trade mark in the shape of a baby's bottle. The MARQUES Amicus Curiae Team prepared a submission in support of the trade mark owner’s position, which was included as an annex
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CJEU rules in exhaustion cases
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 On 17 November the EU Court of Justice handed down judgments in five cases concerning the interpretation of legislation including the Trade Mark Directive and Enforcement Directive
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Latest EU General Court trade mark judgments
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HouseMARQUES summarises some recent General Court decisions concerning genuine use, absolute grounds for refusal and likelihood of confusion
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TM5 and ID5 meet in Brussels
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 EUIPO hosted the annual meetings of the five biggest trade mark and design offices at the end of October
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The hybrid meetings were attended by representatives of EUIPO, USPTO, KIPO, JPO and CNIPA as well as by WIPO Director General Daren Tang. WIPO is a regular observer at the meetings. The meetings marked the 10th anniversary of the TM5. According to EUIPO: "Christian Archambeau, Executive Director of the EUIPO, presented a joint vision statement for the five offices that builds on the achievements of the collaboration and sets out a reaffirmed and stronger mandate to work towards interoperable and adaptable trade mark systems that will evolve with the changing IP landscape and emerging technologies." He highlighted the importance of cooperation between offices, opportunities for harmonised and improved trade mark procedures and new technological solutions, such as those based on AI. The ID5 meeting made progress on exchanges on new technologies, such as digital designs and the metaverse. The ID5 partners adopted a joint statement that focused on adaptable and interoperable design systems concentrating on emerging technologies, and broader cooperation with a wide group of users. The forums also held dedicated user meetings. KIPO will serve as secretariat and host of the 2023 TM5 and ID5 meetings. Read more on the EUIPO website here.
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Recent news from EUIPO
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WIPO publications and treaties
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 Developments at EUIPO include new offices joining the IP Register in Blockchain, MBBC meetings and further extension of time limits for parties in Ukraine
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 WIPO has published the World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report, as well as a traditional knowledge language pack and Green Technology Book. Plus: Paraguay has joined two IP treaties
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DSA becomes reality
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 Gabriele Engels, Co-Vice-Chair of the MARQUES Cyberspace Team, provides an update on the EU Digital Services Act
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MARQUES events
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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Booking will soon be open for the MARQUES Spring Meeting, which takes place in Frankfurt, Germany from 2 to 3 March
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 Keep up to date with all the latest IP news and analysis on the MARQUES blogs and social media!
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RIP Dr Björn Bahlmann
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 MARQUES was very sorry to hear of the sudden and unexpected death of Björn Bahlmann on 4 November
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Issue 143
