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Flash 07-13
1 LAW
1.1 Anti-counterfeiting
EU Observatory - Private Sector Representatives Meeting 29 April 2013, Brussels, EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership- Meeting with the European Commission DG Trade - Report
1.2 Trade Marks
Reform of the CTM system: JURI’s Rapporteur appointed
1.3 Domain names
ECTA’s membership in EURid-Official Press release
1.4 Geographical Indications
Public hearing on protection of geographical indications for non-agricultural products, 22 April 2013- Report
2 OFFICE PRACTICE
2.1 OHIM
20th Users Group meeting, 22 April 2013, Alicante-Report, EU Observatory-Conference "Jointly Building Resilient EU Responses to Counterfeiting"- Dublin- Report, 9th Liaison Meeting on Trade Marks, 23-24 April 2013, Alicante
2.2 WIPO
Seventh Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy, 24- 26 April 2013, Istanbul, World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April 2013, Seminar on the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, 31 May 2013
2.3 National Offices
Belgium: SPF Economie engagement in fight against counterfeiting-Results of 2012, United Kingdom : Launch of the consultation on groundless threats
3 CASE LAW
T-383/10 of 17 April 2013, Continental Bulldog Club Deutschland ev vs. OHIM The trade mark is distinctive , T-454/11 of 19 April 2010, Luna International Ltd vs. OHIM – Asteris Industrial and Commercial Company SA Evidence of genuine use, T-347/10 of 19 April 2013, Adelholzener Alpenquellen GmbH vs. OHIM The trade mark is devoid of any distinctive character, T-145/12 of 25 April 2013, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG vs. OHIM The trade mark is devoid of any distinctive character, T-506/11 of 18 April 2010, Peek & Cloppenburg KG vs. OHIM – Peek & Cloppenburg, Application of the Article 8, paragraph 4, b) of Regulation No 207/2009, T-537/11 of 19 April 2013, Hultafors Group vs. OHIM – Societa Italiana Calzature SpA There is likelihood of confusion, T-109/11 of 23 April 2013, Apollo Tyres AG vs. OHIM – Endurance Technologies Pvt Ltd There is a likelihood of confusion, T-284/11 of 25 April 2013, Metropolis Immobiliarias y Restauraciones, SL vs. OHIM – MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG There is likelihood of confusion, C-12/12 of 18 April 2013, Levi Strauss vs Colloseum Holding Interpretation of Article 15 (1) of CTM Regulation
4 ECTA NEWS
Minutes of the ECTA- OHIM Annual Meeting, 22 February 2013, Alicante, Spain
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MoreECTA, the European Communities Trade Mark Association, was formed in 1980.
ECTA numbers approximately 1.400 members, coming from all the Member States of the European Union with associate members from all over the world. It brings together persons practising professionally in the Member States of the European Community in the field of trade marks, designs and related IP matters. These professionals are lawyers, trade mark advisors, trade mark attorneys, in-house counsel and others who can be considered specialist practitioners in these areas.
ECTA’s secretariat is located at Rue des Colonies 18/24, 1000 Brussels (tel: +32 2 513 5285).
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MoreECTA - GRUR Joint Event Brussels Workshop "European Trade Mark System under review - A first analysis of the new proposed legal framework" - 3 June 2013, Brussels
On 27 March 2013 the European Commission has presented a package of initiatives "to make trade mark registration systems all over the European Union cheaper, quicker, more reliable and predictable."
In this context the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR) and European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA) will organize a workshop fully dedicated to the reform of the European trade mark system.
The workshop will bring together the representatives of the European Commission, directly involved in the reform, the Members of the European Parliament, the OHIM delegation as well as the top European IP Professionals.
GRUR and ECTA are delighted to invite you to participate in the assessments of our expert panels and in the discussion of the most recent developments of the European Trade Mark System.
The workshop will be held on 3 June 2013 from 12:00 to 18:30 at the Representation of the State of North-Rhine Westphalia to the EU in Brussels.
Programme may be found HERE
To register online please visit HERE
The online registrations are now opened!
