Wednesday 18 June
08.00-18.30 | Registration and Information Desk |
08.30-13.00 | Committee Meetings (by invitation only) |
08.30-11.15 | Professional Affairs Committee |
08.30-13.00 | Anti-Counterfeiting Committee |
Law Committee | |
09.00-12.30 | Design Committee |
Internet Committee | |
10.00-13.00 | Geographical Indications Committee |
Harmonization Committee | |
13.00-14.30 | Advisory Committee lunch meeting |
OHIM-Link Committee lunch meeting | |
Publications Committee lunch meeting | |
Membership and Disciplinary Committee lunch meeting |
13.00-14.30 | Lunch for Council and Committee Members |
14.30-18.30 | Council Meeting (by invitation only) |
14.30-17.30 | WORKSHOP - Looking overseas - US trade mark prosecution, opposition and infringement proceedings |
Moderator: Jim Bikoff, Member of the ECTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, Attorney at Law, Silverberg Goldman & Bikoff LLP, and Chair of the Intellectual Property and Internet Practice Group of the firm, US
Filing a trade mark at the US TM Office (Basis, intent to use, list of g/s, extension of Madrid) Dwayne K. Goetzel, ECTA Member, Attorney at Law, Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C., US, represented by William Seiter, Seiter Legal Studio, US The opposition procedure (Basis, costs, discovery, time, risks) Curtis Krechevsky, Partner and Chair of Trademark & Copyright Department, Cantor Colburn LLP, US |
16.00-16.15 | Coffee Break |
16.15-17.30 | WORKSHOP (continued) |
Infringement Proceedings
Paul Fields, ECTA Member, Attorney at Law, Leason Ellis LLP, US Discussion with the audience |
20.30-midnight | Welcome Reception - offered by OHIM
Dress Code: Cocktail Attire |