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Course Overview Developments in intellectual property law over the last year have come thick and fast. There has been an increasing flow of decisions from OHIM, the CFI and the ECJ on trade mark matters, recent developments in the law of privacy and designs and changes in international patent enforcement. This conference aims to update attendees on these areas as well as explain the background behind some of the recent high profile intellectual property cases, such as the Da Vinci Code decision and their commercial implications. It is also a forward looking conference, bringing together a group of leading experts and practitioners discussing key intellectual property challenges confronting organizations and offers an invaluable guide on areas to watch in intellectual property. Audience - In-house lawyers
- Solicitors in private practice
- Company secretaries
- Intellectual property directors and managers
- Commercial managers
- Licensing executives
- Patents and trademark managers
Providing intellectual property experts with an opportunity to meet under one roof to compare corporate practices and related concerns, and find solutions to everyday problems. Skills Gained Delegates will: - Gain authoritative analysis and discussion on all key intellectual property developments
- Hear how intellectual property rights can protect valuable aspects of a business
- Easily digest new regulations and learn how they impact
- Network with other key practitioners on cutting-edge intellectual property law
- Intellectual property issues covered include: patent law, design law, trademarks and copyright
Course Outline Patent Law Recent developments in substantive patent law - Novelty following Synthon
- Patentable subject matter
- Entitlement
- "Bolar" exemptions
Update on remedies in international patent litigation - Effect of the ECJ's latest decisions in relation to jurisdiction and pan-European injunctions.
- Patent trolls, Ebay and final injunctions.Where and when could a successful patentee be denied a final injunction?
- The EU Enforcement Directive - does a rights holder get any more than they had previously?
- Judicial co-operation in parallel proceedings in Europe - does it actually happen?
Design Law Community and UK registered designs - registrability and invalidity - Benefits of applying for a Community or UK Registered Design
- Recent Developments regarding registrability
- Approach of OHIM to invalidating Community
Registered Designs Recent enforcement decisions - The Enforcement Directice
- Case law relating to designs enforcement
- Parallels with other IP Rights
- Can we learn anything from Europe?
Privacy and Copyright A round up of UK and ECHR decisions on privacy - The ECHR - balancing articles 8 & 10
- The House of Lords view - Campbell vs MGN
- The European Court of Human Rights view - Hannover vs Germany
- What about photographs? - special considerations apply
- Recent application of the law by the lower courts -
Douglas vs Hello, McKennitt vs Ash and The Prince of Wales vs Associated Newspapers Copying - Da Vinci Code decision
- What amounts to a substantial part?
- Current UK approach to non-textual copying
Trademarks Latest news from Europe on registrability and oppositions including - How do you register a shape mark?
- Yet more colours - what happens if or when we run out?
- What exactly does acquired distinctive character mean?
- A likelihood of confusion - where are we now?
- Picasso vs Picaro
Enforcing trademark rights - recent UK and ECJ decisions - Consideration of the impact of Special effects - issue estoppel
- Highlights of a few recent trade mark cases such as O2 vs Hutchinson, Medion (C-120/04) and others
- Some pointers on the effect of the IP enforcement regulations 2006 with regards
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