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Watch the highlights from the Annual Conference
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It was a great week in Berlin, with lively panels; lots of discussion about brands, business and the law; and some great German hospitality. Watch the video to see more!
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In Brands We Trust Annual Conference Berlin 2023
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German Judges Meeting
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 More than 950 people attended the 37th MARQUES Annual Conference in Berlin from 19th to 22nd September
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The next MARQUES event is Meet the Judges, which will be held at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office in Munich on 24th November 2023
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New edition of Look-Alike Chart
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 The MARQUES Unfair Competition Team has published the 2023 edition of the Look-Alike Chart, which includes information on enforcement against look-alikes around the world
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MEPs approve non-agri GI proposal
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 On 12 September, the European Parliament voted in favour of adopting the Regulation on geographical indication (GI) protection for crafts and industrial products, commonly referred to as the non-agri GI protection
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From the Observatory...
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Council adopts position on Designs Directive and Regulation
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The MARQUES Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team shares its regular monthly update on IP enforcement developments, this month focusing on Madrid Fashion Week
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 The Council of the EU adopted its position on the proposed recast Directive on the legal protection of designs and its position on the proposed amended Regulation on community designs on 25 September
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News from EUIPO
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 The EUIPO has announced the winners of the DesignEuropa Awards, as well as an online piracy study and a webinar series on designs
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WIPO developments
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 Recent news from WIPO includes a new awareness survey, the Global Innovation Index and an in-person seminar on the Madrid System in Geneva
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Latest judgments from Luxembourg
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The EU General Court has had a busy September, with lots of interesting judgments in EUTM and RCD cases. We highlight a few of them
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MARQUES Media Roundup
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 The MARQUES blogs include reports on all the plenary sessions from the Annual Conference in Berlin as well as much more!
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Recent posts include: Dutch court rules on Rubik's Cube copyright case: Evert van Gelderen of the MARQUES Copyright Team reports on a recent copyright case in the Netherlands, which found that the design of the Rubik's Cube is protected by copyright but there was no infringement by NexCube. MARQUES responds to UK domain name consultation: MARQUES has submitted a response to the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology consultation on powers in relation to UK-related domain name registries. Austrian Supreme Court rules in copyright case: An interesting recent decision from the Supreme Court in Austria concerned illustrations that were amended to serve as animated mascots, but the redesign was never paid for. Christian Schumacher of the MARQUES Copyright Team reports. Trade mark and design consultation in the UK: The UK Intellectual Property Office launched a second consultation on its IPO Transformation programme on 22 August. It focuses on trade mark and design issues. You can also follow MARQUES on social media: If you would like contribute a blog post to Class 46 or Class 99, please contact the MARQUES editor at editor@marques.org.
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Issue 153
