Annual Conference on Trademarks and Designs in Europe 2012
- Significant recent developments in legislation and jurisprudence
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Alicante, 15 November 2012 – 16 November 2012 |
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212R20 |
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Industrial Property Law |
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Objective
Experts from OHIM, legal practitioners and academic specialists will analyse significant developments in EU law on trademarks and designs since the last ERA conference at OHIMin November 2011.
Key topics
- The new role of OHIM regarding the protection of IP rights
- Identification of goods and services and use of class headings: practical implications of the ECJ's ruling in IP TRANSLATOR
- Public interest and trade mark law
- Shape giving substantial value to goods
- Registration of a name as a trade mark
- Recent decisions on designs
- Trade mark infringements: competent jurisdiction, proof of trade mark rights infringement after the CJEU's ruling on the Philips and Nokia cases.
Who should attend?
Lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel and other practitioners of law dealing with trade marks, designs and industrial property law.
Please note the change of conference venue
- 1st day, 15 November: Hotel Meliá Alicante (Plaza Puerto del Mar, 3)
conference room Terra Lucis
- 2nd day, 16 November: room Jean Claude Combaldieu at OHIM (Avenida de Europa, 4)
For the second day we offer a shuttle bus from the Hotel Meliá Alicante to the OHIM and return (Please see attached document: important information)
Programme
Important note
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF CONFERENCE VENUE (cf. attached form: important information)
Hotel recommendations Alicante
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