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that’s not broadcast, then people may not believe it or know about it, except the team members.


Ten, going into the other more content-focused issues, we have our VIP programme. It’s about visibility in the IP world. You can do a lot as an organisation internally and those who are members of that party know what’s going on. But it must also be brought to the attention of others as well. Otherwise, you are not recognised. Te press plays a part in that. We have great teams working on many issues in different areas, but if


“ MANY PEOPLE HAVE NOT REALISED THAT THE INTERNET DOES NOT JUST PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO CARRIES MANY, MANY RISKS. THEY ARE HIDING AWAY AND USING THE BORDERS THAT STILL EXIST IN THE REAL WORLD, WHICH DO NOT EXIST ON THE INTERNET, APART FROM IN TERMS OF LANGUAGE. EVERYBODY HAS SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE, AND CAN USE IT, BUT THE LAW IS STILL VERY MUCH LOCAL. THERE, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.”


26 World Intellectual Property Review September/October 2010


Te third point is about conferences, where Marques started its business. We have the big September conference, but then we also have an interesting winter meeting, in February, where the teams come together and discuss the work that they have done in the past year on their different areas. Ten there are local conferences, in say Italy and Germany, in between the September conference and the winter meetings.


Te final point is that the more we grow as an organisation, the more organisational and management issues there are to deal with. Tat can get quite complicated.


Can you talk us through some of the major achievements?


Tere have been a lot, especially in OHIM [Office for Harmonization of the Internal Market], in the debate on the corporation fund, of using the access money they have in stock. We are a member of the observers of the budget committee, and the Max Planck Institute study on the functioning of the internal market is an issue in which we actively participate. We have a team with WIPO [World Intellectual Property Organization], with the standing committee. On trademark and signs,


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