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Meet the Bloggers XIV was a success!

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Meet the Bloggers XIV was very successful.

From left to right, blogger/sponsors Erik Pelton, John Welch, Pamela Chestek, Tara Aaron, Marty Schwimmer, Carl Oppedahl, Ron Coleman. (Not shown: blogger and sponsor Marc Randazza.)

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Monday: ten kinds of beer!

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Hopefully you are planning to attend the E-Trademarks Listserv reception this coming Monday evening, May 21 in Seattle.  This will be at the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant.  For more information, or to RSVP, click here.

I stopped by the brewery today and they gave me their list of beers that will be on tap for the reception.  You can see the detailed list here, and this is a simplified list:

  • Traditional German Biers
    • Golden Export – Dortmunder Lager – light and refreshing
    • Marzen – Oktoberfest – malty and roasted
    • Czech Pilsner – Bohemian pilsner – hoppy
    • Hefewizen – German wheat bier – fruity and spicy   
  • Modern American Craft and other styles
    • Maibock – German-style lager – malty and strong
    • Belgian pale ale – belgian ale – fruity and spicy
    • Mexi-lager – lager – light and refreshing
    • Belgian IPA – Belgo-style ale – fruity and hoppy
    • The Beast Imperial IPA – India pale ale – hoppy and strong
    • Imperial Stout – stout – dark

 

Afghanistan joins Madrid Protocol

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flag of Afghanistan

On March 26, 2018, Afghanistan deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol at the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization. The Madrid Protocol will thus enter into force for Afghanistan on June 26, 2018.  You can see the WIPO notification here.

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Eighth annual E-Trademarks listserv reception in Seattle

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Will you be in Seattle on May 21, 2018? Maybe for the annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA)?

The reception will be Monday, May 21, 2018 from 6PM to 8PM.  Click here to RSVP.

Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, 600 Pine Street – suite 401, Seattle, WA 98101.

See also Meet the Bloggers XIV will will take place the next day.

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05/21/2018 06:00 PM
05/21/2018 8:00 PM
America/Los_Angeles
e-Trademarks XIII
Eighth annual e-Trademarks listserv reception
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant, 600 Pine Street – suite 401, Seattle, WA 98101

 

Meet the Bloggers XIV in Seattle

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Will you be in Seattle on May 22, 2018?  Maybe for the annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA)?  Then please attend the fourteen annual Meet the Bloggers.  Be there or be square!

MTB XIV will be Tuesday, May 22, 2018 from 8PM to 10PM at Garage Billiards, 1130 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122.  Read about it here and on the TTABlog and on the iPelton Blog.

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05/22/2018 08:00 PM
05/22/2018 10:00 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Meet the Bloggers XIV
Fourteenth annual Meet the Bloggers
Garage Billiards, 1130 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122

See also the e-Trademarks listserv reception which will take place the previous day.

Should you be checking the “GB” box in addition to the “EM” box when filing Madrid applications?

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When you are filing a Madrid Protocol application, it is possible to check the “GB” box in addition to checking the “EM” box.  With Brexit in progress, should you be checking both boxes?  A March 14 tentative agreement (link) between EU and UK makes it perhaps less urgent to check both boxes in the near term, as I will discuss.

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