Objective
The aim of this conference is to meet the requirements of trade mark and design law practitioners to keep informed about the recent case law and the latest EU legislative developments.
Key topics
- Adoption of the Trade Mark Reform and implications in practice
- Online advertising and trade mark use: from L’Oréal to Daimler AG
- Trade mark protection requirements: functionality, “limping signs” and acquired distinctiveness
- Likelihood of confusion and the assessment of weak trade marks
- Trade mark registration for colours and the Louboutin saga
- Latest update on CJEU case law on relative and absolute grounds for refusal
- Spare parts for designs: lessons from Ford v Wheelstrims
Who should attend?
Lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel and other practitioners of law dealing with trade marks and designs.
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Young lawyers and other groups
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Registration
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discount
10 % before 20.09.2016
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
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, City of Trier)
40% - Fellows of the European Law Institute