Issue 157

	January 2024 Contents:
	Register now for the next MARQUES webinar!	>
	Trade marks in the metaverse	>
	From the Observatory...	>
	Spring Team Meeting	>
	Corporate Focus Group	>
	EUIPO news	>
	WIPO developments	>
	CJEU rules in Inditex and AUDI cases	>
	Media roundup	>
	SME Fund 2024	>

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Register now for the next MARQUES webinar!
The MARQUES Famous and Well-Known Marks Team is presenting a webinar titled Advertising Slogans: Highly Creative, Poorly Protectable? Possible Solutions on Wednesday 28 February at 16.00 CET
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Trade marks in the metaverse
The MARQUES Cyberspace Team has published an overview of developments in trade mark law and practice as they shift to accommodate the new landscape of the metaverse, virtual goods and services, and NFTs
The paper is available to download from the Team's page on the MARQUES website (log-in required). It defines the terms metaverse and NFT, discusses the classification of virtual goods and services as trade marks by EUIPO and the UKIPO, and summarises recent decisions relating to NFTs from Italy, the United States and Turkey. These include the Juventus, Hermès International, Yuga Labs, Nike, Miramax and FWRD cases. The paper will be updated periodically with new decisions as they arise. To find out more about this topic, please contact a member of the MARQUES Cyberspace Team.
From the Observatory...
In their regular update for HouseMARQUES, members of the MARQUES Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team summarise recent reports and announcements Appetite for fakes: What drives consumers' choice?
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Spring Team Meeting
MARQUES Council and Team members can now book their places at the MARQUES Spring Team Meeting, which will take place on 7th and 8th March 2024 at the Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Corporate Focus Group
The MARQUES Corporate Focus Group, a dedicated forum for in-house counsel, now has a dedicated page on the MARQUES website
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EUIPO news		WIPO developments
Recent news from the EUIPO includes a new RCD form, a meeting at the European Parliament and the Office's 30^th anniversary		WIPO has announced the 2024 Global Awards, as well as the annual trends in ADR. Plus: the latest news on the Madrid and Hague Systems
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CJEU rules in Inditex and AUDI cases
The CJEU has published two judgments concerning EU trade mark law, and the EU General Court has decided a case concerning a LEGO design
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Media roundup		SME Fund 2024
Read the Class 46 and Class 99 blogs for the latest trade mark and design news and analysis, including updates from MARQUES Teams		EUIPO and the European Commission have launched the 2024 edition of the Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund
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