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Company · United Kingdom
Declared costs: €10K+ a year · in the register since 2010
Industry association · Belgium
Declared costs: €1.3M+ a year · in the register since 2009
Geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products · Industrial property: legal protection of designs. Recast · Industrial property: protection of Community design
Register facts self-declared (snapshot 2 Sept 2026); cost bands are floors. Shared files are shared attention, not evidence of coordination.
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MARQUES · filed 18 Jan 2021 · source
MARQUES is the European Association representing brand owners' interests. The public ID number of MARQUES in the Transparency Register of the European Commission is 97131823590-44. MARQUES unites European and international brand owners across all product sectors to address issues associated with the use, protection and value of IP rights, as these are vital to innovation, growth and job creation, which ultimately…
SMEunited · filed 13 Jul 2022 · source
SMEunited warmly welcomes the proposal for a Regulation on geographical indications for non-agricultural products as we have been advocating for it for decades. Therefore it has to be ensured that it will be adopted still during this Commission mandate. - The proposal proves its worth in establishing a strong protection system at European level for the GIs of craft and industrial products.
MARQUES · filed 12 Jan 2021 · source
MARQUES is the European Association representing brand owners' interests. MARQUES (public ID number in the Transparency Register: 97131823590-44) is one of the current three signatories of the submitted joint contribution on the Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment on the Review of the Design Directive (the Directive) and Community Design Regulation (the Regulation), together with ECTA and INTA.
MARQUES · filed 12 Jan 2021 · source
MARQUES is the European Association representing brand owners' interests. MARQUES (public ID number in the Transparency Register: 97131823590-44) is one of the current three signatories of the submitted joint contribution on the Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment on the Review of the Design Directive (the Directive) and Community Design Regulation (the Regulation), together with ECTA and INTA.
MARQUES · filed 31 Jan 2023 · source
MARQUES is the European Association representing the interest of brand owners in Europe and beyond. MARQUES has been involved in the debate on the reform of the European Union Design legislation since its inception, as ensued after the publication of the Legal Review on Industrial Designs Protection in Europe (the Review] in the year 2016.
SMEunited · filed 31 Jan 2023 · source
SMEunited welcomes the initiative by the European Commission to update EU design protection rules. For SMEunited, the updated rules bring breakthroughs in 3 particular areas: 1. Clarifying that designs developed as part of employment relationships belong to the employer, 2. Outlining administrative invalidity proceedings as a more cost-effective and easier alternative to court procedures and 3.
MARQUES · filed 31 Jan 2023 · source
MARQUES is the European Association representing the interest of brand owners in Europe and beyond. MARQUES has been involved in the debate on the reform of the European Union Design legislation since its inception, as ensued after the publication of the Legal Review on Industrial Designs Protection in Europe (the Review] in the year 2016.
SMEunited · filed 31 Jan 2023 · source
SMEunited welcomes the initiative by the European Commission to update EU design protection rules. However, not all revisions and additions contribute to clearer and simpler rules for SMEs, e.g. limiting design strictly to visible components or delegating power in delicate matters such as appeal proceedings.
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