Objective
This conference will provide intellectual property law practitioners with an in-depth analysis of the legal framework applicable to geographical indications at international and at EU levels as well as on landmark judgments of the ECJ.
Key topics
- International framework of protection for geographical indications
- Protection of geographical indications in the European Union
- Strategies in setting up geographical indications
- Relationship between geographical indications and trade marks
- Practices misleading the consumer and comparative advertising
- EU labelling rules applicable to geographical indications
- Impact of the “Quality package 2010” for geographical indications
- Modification of the Regulation on customs enforcement of IP rights (COM(2011) 285)
Who should attend?
Lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel, civil servants and other practitioners of law dealing with geographical indications, trade marks and industrial property
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discounts
10 % before 15.02.2012
Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions; Employees of the Federal government and of the Cantons of Switzerland
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, City of Trier).