Issue 153

	September 2023 Contents:
	Watch the highlights from the Annual Conference	>
	In Brands We Trust Annual Conference Berlin 2023	>
	German Judges Meeting	>
	New edition of Look-Alike Chart	>
	MEPs approve non-agri GI proposal	>
	From the Observatory...	>
	Council adopts position on Designs Directive and Regulation	>
	News from EUIPO	>
	WIPO developments	>
	Latest judgments from Luxembourg	>
	MARQUES Media Roundup	>

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Watch the highlights from the Annual Conference
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		German Judges Meeting
More than 950 people attended the 37^th MARQUES Annual Conference in Berlin from 19^th to 22^nd September		The next MARQUES event is Meet the Judges, which will be held at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office in Munich on 24^th November 2023
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New edition of Look-Alike Chart
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
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...		Council adopts position on Designs Directive and Regulation
The MARQUES Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team shares its regular monthly update on IP enforcement developments, this month focusing on Madrid Fashion Week		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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This is a significant step in the legislative process for design reform. The Council will now negotiate with the European Parliament and the trilogue process is expected to start in early 2024, meaning the legislation could be adopted and enter into force in the first half of next year. Amendments introduced by the Council include: A further update of the definition of "design" and "product". A simplification of the requirements for representing a design and allowing to grant a "filing date" even if formal design representation deficiencies exist, provided that design representation is clear enough. Clarification that national administrative invalidity procedures are possible but not mandatory. Further changes to the fee regime to ensure that fees for national-only design protection remain cheaper than European ones. An extension of the transposition period for Member States to implement the new legislation to 36 months. The MARQUES Designs Team continues to monitor the design reform process and will provide updates in due course. To find out more about MARQUES' input, working with sister associations, please see the Team's page.
News from EUIPO
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
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
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
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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