Presentations
WEDNESDAY 19 JUNE
WORKSHOP Collective and certification marks in the EU
Moderator: Benjamin Fontaine, Chair of the ECTA Geographical Indications Committee, Trademark Attorney, E.G.Y.P. SAS, ES
Concept of collective trade marks and practice of the OHIM, Dimitris Botis, Deputy Director for Legal Affairs, International Cooperation & Legal Affairs Department, OHIM, ES
Paris, Saint-Tropez, Venice, ... Protecting the names of local communities, Jacques Larrieu, Professor of Law, University of Toulouse, FR
The increasing integration of collective marks within the system of trade mark law and registration, Dr. Gail E. Evans, Queen Mary University of London, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, UK
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THURSDAY 20 JUNE
Nine "Must-Knows" for the EU Trade Mark Practitioner - Part 1 Moderator: Ruta Olmane, ECTA Second Vice-President, Latvian and European Trade mark and Design Attorney, LV
New OHIM practices Update on latest changes / OHIM Manual, Dr. Andreas Renck, Chair of the ECTA OHIM Link Committee, Attorney at Law, Hogan Lovells, ES
OHIM Convergence Projects re designs Harmonization of national practices, António Andrade, Chair of the ECTA Design Committee, Attorney at Law, Vieira de Almeida & Associados, PT
Social platforms Data protection and IP rights on social platforms, Katja Grabienski, Chair of the ECTA Publications Committee, Attorney at Law, JONAS Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, DE and Dr. Peter Schramm, Member of the ECTA Design Committee, Attorney at Law, Meyerlustenberger Lachenal, CH
The concept of bad faith Focus on re-filing trade marks, Benjamin Fontaine, Chair of the ECTA Geographical Indications Committee, Trademark Attorney, E.G.Y.P. SAS, ES
1000+ new gTLDs Clearinghouse and Dispute Resolution, Dr. Luca Barbero, Member of the ECTA Internet Committee, Trademark Attorney, Studio Barbero, IT
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Harmonization in other parts of the world IP Associations / Governments / Offices, Mònica Wolf de Camhi, Attorney at Law, Wolf Mendez Abogados Asociados, CO
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Mediation The Power of Negotiation, Reaching Consensus, Ignacio de Castro, Deputy Director, Arbitration and Mediation Center, WIPO, CH and Katherine M. Basile, Member of ECTA Law Committee, Partner, Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP, CA
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CJ - When your case gets up high! Most common dangers and pitfalls in 1st and 2nd instance proceedings when your case is examined before the CJ and what to expect from OHIM, your counterparty (opposition/nullification proceedings), Gregor Schneider, Litigator of the OHIM before the ECJ, ES
IP translator changes the rules of the game What and how practice has changed (OHIM, for practitioners, for industry), Franck Soutoul, ECTA Member, European Trademark Attorney, INLEX IP Expertise, FR
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Plain Packaging - quo vadis?, Moderator: Dr. Max Oker-Blom, ECTA Secretary General, Adjunct Professor, Hanken School of Economics, FI
Legal Perspective / Consumer Perspective, Dr. Enrico Bonadio, Solicitor, Lecturer, The City Law School, UK
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Industry Perspective, John Noble, Director, British Brands Group, UK
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Case Law Update I - Application Procedure; Word marks, Design marks, 3D marks, GI Moderator: F. Peter Müller, ECTA First Vice-President, Partner, Müller Schupfner & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, DE
To file or not to file - Answers from industry, Nathalie Luis, Global Intellectual Property Senior Counsel, L’Oréal, UK
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To file or not to file – Answers from the OHIM, Gordon David Thomas Humphreys, Member of the Boards of Appeal, OHIM, ES
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Most recent CJ decisions and their impact on national jurisprudence, Marianne Grabrucker, Presiding Judge, Federal Patent Court, DE
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Case Law Update II - Opposition Procedure; Combination marks, Design marks, 3D marks (use questions) Moderator: F. Peter Müller, ECTA First Vice-President, Partner, Müller Schupfner & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, DE
OHIM Case Law Update, Ulla Wennermark, Member 2nd Board of Appeal, OHIM, ES
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Most recent CJ decisions and their impact on Community and National Jurisprudence, Dr. Alexander v. Mühlendahl, Visiting Professor, Queen Mary; ECTA Honorary Member and Member of the ECTA Law & Geographical Indications Committees, Attorney at Law, BARDEHLE PAGENBERG Partnerschaft, DE
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FRIDAY 21 JUNE
The legislative package has been released: How is it going to affect all of us?
DIRECTIVE
Moderator: Oscar Benito, Vice-Chair of the ECTA Law Committee, Assistant General Counsel – Legal: Global Trade Marks, GlaxoSmithKline, UK
Revision of the European trade mark system, Background, overview and outlook of the initiatives package, Tomás Eichenberg, Principal Administrator, Directorate General Internal Market and Services, Unit D2 Industrial Property, European Commission, BE
Country perspectives - Effects of the proposed amendments to the TM Directive on national Law, Petre Ohan, Director of the Department Appeals, Strategy and Marketing Romanian Patent and Trademark Office, RO
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REGULATION
ETMDN – Moving to a more harmonised and user friendly IP protection, João Negrão, Director International Cooperation and Legal Affairs, OHIM, ES
Country perspectives – Effects of the proposed amendments to the TM Regulation on national Jurisprudence , Beate Schmidt, President, Federal Patent Court and former Director at OHIM, DE
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CJ – The “uniform” umbrella of the Regulation and Directive?, Michael Edenborough QC, Barrister, Serle Court, UK
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Genuine use in the EU: What the ONEL case tells us: What and how is it going to change the rules of the game?
Moderator: Carolin Kind, Chair of the ECTA Harmonization Committee, Attorney at Law, Greyhills Rechtsanwälte, DE
Effects on Global Companies, Proposal
Myrtha Hurtado Rivas, Member of the ECTA Law Committee, Global Head Trademarks, Domain Names & Copyright, Novartis, CH
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Effects on Small and Medium sized Companies Counter-Proposal, Prof. Dr. Alexandra von Bismarck, Member of the ECTA Harmonization Committee, Partner, Head of Trademarks Germany, Field Fisher Waterhouse, Hamburg, and Professor of Law at GGS German Graduate School of Management and Law (Heilbronn), DE
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Enforcement of CTMs and national TMs in the EU Moderator: Olivier Vrins, ECTA Council Member, Member of the ECTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee and of the Enforcement working group of the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, Attorney at Law, Altius, BE
Enforcing your trade mark - Review of the Enforcement Directive, the Trademark Regulation and the Border Measures Regulation, Marius Schneider, Chair of the ECTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, Member of the EU Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, Attorney at Law, CEW IPvocate and IPvocateAfrica, BE
Border measures – What you should tell Customs Authorities, Gerhard Bauer, IP-Consultant, DE and Geraldina Mattsson, European IP Counsel, Honda Motor Europe Limited, UK
Observatory - Update, Paul Maier, Director of the EU Observatory on infringements of intellectual property rights, OHIM, ES
WWW - where and why do you sue and what can then be awarded, Paul Tjiam, Attorney at Law, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V., NL