Thursday 19 June
08.00-18.30 | Registration and Information desk |
08.45-09.10 | Annual General Meeting |
09.10-09.30 | Celebrating the 20th CTM Anniversary
Welcome |
Domenico de Simone, ECTA President, Attorney at Law, European Intellectual Property Attorney, De Simone & Partners, IT
António Campinos, President of OHIM, ES Mireia Curell, ECTA Organizing Committee, Curell Suñol SLP, ES Luis de Larramendi, ECTA Organizing Committee, Elzaburu SLP, ES Luis-Alfonso Durán, ECTA Organizing Committee, Durán-Corretjer SLP, ES F. Peter Müller, ECTA First Vice-President, Müller Schupfner & Partner, DE |
09.30-10.45 | Latest strategies and steps for clearing, filing and obtaining an EU Trade Mark |
Moderator: Luis-Alfonso Durán, ECTA Past President, Durán-Corretjer SLP, ES
STEP 1: Clearing Strategies:
Tanya Fickenscher-Leonard, Head Global Trademarks, Sandoz International GmbH, DE and
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10.45-11.15 | Coffee Break |
11.15-13.00 | Latest strategies and steps for clearing, filing and obtaining an EU Trade Mark |
Moderator: Keith Hodkinson, ECTA Council Member, Patent and Trademark Attorney, Marks & Clerk, UK
STEP 2: Filing Strategies
Mei-lan Stark FOX Entertainment, INTA President, US and
STEP 3: Obtaining Strategies Examination
Opposition Applicant’s perspective
Opposition Opponent`s perspective
OHIM
Dr. Nikolaos Lyberis, ECTA Council Member, Attorney at Law, Vayanos Kostopoulos, Member of the Board of Directors of the Greek Patent Office (OBI), GR
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13.00-14.30 | Lunch |
14.30-15.00 | How to catch the pirates - criminal aspects of trade mark infringement and how to involve police forces |
Moderator: Jordi Güell, ECTA Council Member and Member of the ECTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, Attorney at Law, Curell Suñol SLP, ES
Rosella Mangion, Legal Officer, INTERPOL, FR Discussion with the audience |
15.00-16.00 | CASE LAW UPDATE I - OHIM and EC Case Law |
Moderator: Alexander von Mühlendahl, Bardehle Pagenberg, DE
Julio Laporta, Head of Service, Legal Practice (ICLAD) OHIM, ES and Christoph Bartos, Member of the Boards of Appeal, OHIM, ES Discussion with the audience |
16.00-16.30 | Coffee Break |
16.30-18.00 | CASE LAW UPDATE II – EC and ECJ |
Moderator: Alexander von Mühlendahl, Bardehle Pagenberg, DE
Developments in dilution law, in particular after the recent Wolf decision by the ECJ and how to maintain rights to a mark, Prof. Charles Gielen, Professor in IP law at Groningen University and of Counsel at NautaDutilh, NL Impact of EC and ECJ case law on national jurisprudence, Prof. Annette Kur, Max Planck Institute, DE Overview of recent EC and ECJ decisions, Achim Bender, Attorney at Law, Vossius und Partner, DE Discussion with the audience |
18.30-19.45 | ECTA Committee Chairs meeting (by invitation only) |
20.00-Midnight | Dinner at La Cantera
Next to the sea in a privileged area of the Alicante bay, a dinner party in a relaxing atmosphere on a magnificent terrace. Dress Code: Smart Casual |
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