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
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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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WIPO Global Awards 2024 Small businesses and startups can enter the WIPO 2024 Global Awards competition up to 31^st March 2024. The Awards recognise meritorious SMEs drawn from the range of global business activity - local and international brands, green-tech innovators and representatives from the creative industries, among others. Winners receive mentoring to support their IP strategies - including fund raising, partnership opportunities, publicity support and more. Find out more on WIPO's website here. ADR highlights During 2023, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center was involved in the resolution of 679 IP, innovation, and technology disputes, a 24% increase from 2022 and a 280% increase in the past five years. Find out more on WIPO's website here. Madrid System WIPO has launched a redesigned and restructured eMadrid homepage for filing an application for and managing international trademark registrations. The Organization has also announced a programme of webinars on eMadrid in seven languages. The webinars will take place during February and March. Hague System Greece and Italy have both ratified the Geneva Act (1999). It will take effect in Greece on 13^th February and Italy on 14^th March 2024. This means there are 73 Contracting Parties to the Act, including all the EU Member States who had previously acceded to the 1960 Hague Act. Chart showing ADR trends taken from WIPO website
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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