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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE DESIGN SYMPOSIUM
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 The first MARQUES Design Symposium takes place in Frankfurt, Germany on 29 and 30 January 2026
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Registration is now available on the dedicated page on the MARQUES website. The title of the Symposium is "Product Design – From Cradle to Eternity". It will include sessions on: designs and designers; proof of creation and ownership in a world driven by AI; the added value of design registration; the harmonization of unfair competition; and trade mark protection of product design. There will also be workshops on strategic use of the different types of protection; multi-national design registrations; and online enforcement. Speakers include designers, in-house counsel and lawyers specializing in design law from various jurisdictions. To find out more about what’s planned for the Symposium, listen to the latest episode of the Talking MARQUES podcast, which features Inga George and Jesse Hofhuis. Both of them have been involved in planning the Symposium. In the podcast, they discuss the topics, speakers and social events and explain why this is the perfect time for MARQUES to host the Design Symposium. Photo shows the Frankfurt Spin Tower, where the Symposium will take place.
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GERMAN JUDGES MEETING 2025
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 Andreas Lubberger, a member of the MARQUES Famous and Well-Known Marks Team, provides a full report on the recent Judges Meeting in Munich
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EUIPO ETMD EP ALUMNI EVENT
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 José Amorim, Sandra Müller and Charlotte Duly of the MARQUES Education Team could not be more delighted to have attended the very first alumni reunion of the European Trade Mark and Design Education Programme (ETMD EP) in Alicante on 24 October 2025
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FLUID TRADE MARK GUIDELINES
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 The MARQUES Brands and Marketing Team has published a set of guidelines for companies on the use of fluid trade marks
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BAD-FAITH TRADE MARK CHALLENGES IN RUSSIA
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 The expiration of the three-year non-use period following international brand owners' exit from the Russian market has emboldened certain bad-faith actors. These entities are increasingly filing cancellation actions based on non-use while simultaneously attempting to register confusingly similar marks
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EUIPO NEWS
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WIPO DEVELOPMENTS
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 EUIPO has recently announced a new functionality on eSearch Plus, the opening of the Copyright Knowledge Centre, the launch of Early TM Screening and the details of next year’s DesignEuropa Awards
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 WIPO has published important information on the 13th edition of the Nice Classification and a new report on trust in IP
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE: A FIRST-TIMER’S PERSPECTIVE
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 The MARQUES Education Team has published an interview with Sara De Toledo about her experience of attending the MARQUES Annual Conference for the first time
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JUDGMENTS FROM EU GENERAL COURT
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Each month, HouseMARQUES summarises recent interesting decisions from the European courts
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FROM THE OBSERVATORY...
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MARQUES MEDIA ROUNDUP
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The MARQUES Anti-Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team provides a regular update on the activities of the EUIPO Observatory
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 Read the MARQUES blogs for the latest trade mark news and analysis from MARQUES Teams. Recent posts include:
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Issue 179
