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Wednesday 20 June

08.00-19.00 Registration and Information Desk at Villa Igiea
08.30-13.00 Committee Meetings (by invitation only)
08.30-10.30 Design Committee
Internet Committee
08.30-11.15 Professional Affairs Committee
Law Committee
08.30-13.00 Anti-Counterfeiting Committee
11.30-13.00 Geographical Indications Committee
Harmonization Committee
Membership and Disciplinary Committee
13.00-14.30 OHIM-Link Committee lunch meeting
13.00-14.30 Publications 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 - Filing and Enforcement strategies in China
Anchorman: Pedro Velasco-Martins, Deputy Head of Unit, DG Trade B.3 - Public Procurement and Intellectual Property, EU Commission, BE

Tips and tricks in filing a trade mark and enforcement strategies in China, Horace Lam, Attorney at Law, Jones Day, CN

Tips and pitfalls in creating Chinese character marks for the Greater China region, Patsy Lau, Lawyer, Deacons, HK

Experience from Industry, Patrick Marichal, Trade Mark Manager, Solvay SA, BE

Cyril Sayag, Vice-President Legal and Public Affairs, Pernod Richard Asia, CN

Johannes Waldinger, Chief Technology Officer, TomTec Imaging Systems GmbH, DE

Moderator: Michele Ferrante, Member of the ECTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, Attorney at Law, S&F Intellectual Property, CN

Discussion with the audience
20.30 Welcome Reception - Museum of Modern Art Sant’Anna
The Welcome reception will be held in the magnificent Monumental Complex of Sant’Anna, site of the Modern Art Gallery.

Dress Code: Cocktail Attire

Bus transfer from specified hotels will be provided (approx 10 minutes). 20 minutes walking distance from other Hotels.

Address: Via Sant’Anna 21, 90133 Palermo

Thursday 21 June

08.00-19.00 Registration and Information desk at Villa Igiea
09.00-09.30 Annual General Meeting
09.30-10.00 Coffee break
10.00-10.30 Welcome
Annick Mottet Haugaard, ECTA President, Attorney at Law, Lydian, BE

Domenico De Simone, Chairman of the Organising Committee, ECTA First Vice-President, Attorney at Law, De Simone & Partners, IT

Giovanni Avanti, President of the Province of Palermo, IT

Loredana Gulino, Director General, Department for enterprise and internationalization, Italian Patent and Trade Mark Office, IT
10.30-13.00 Headlines in Trade Marks and Designs
Anchorman: F. Peter Müller, ECTA Second Vice-President, Patent and Trademark Attorney, Müller Schupfner & Partner Patent - und Rechtsanwälte, DE

The IP Translator – Quo vadis? Fabio Angelini, Chair of the ECTA Law Committee and ECTA Council Member, Attorney at Law, De Simone & Partners, IT

New IP interface Neil Wilson, Director, Functional Support Division, Brands and Designs Sector, WIPO, CH

3 times 3 – The 9 most important news items for the EU Trademark Practitioner, Katja Grabienski, Chair of the ECTA Publications Committee, Attorney at Law, Jonas Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft, DE

Client/attorney privilege and Confidentiality before the OHIM – a hidden trap? Sozos-Christos Theodoulou, Chair of the ECTA Professional Affairs Committee, Trademark Agent and Attorney at Law, The Law Offices of Dr. Christos A. Theodoulou, CY

National Domain Name systems vs. gTLDs, Andrew Mills, Chair of the ECTA Internet Committee, Head of Intellectual Property & Litigation, Solicitor & European Trademark Attorney, Experian Limited, GB

OHIM practises and procedures – the MUST KNOWs for each EU Trademark Practitioner, Dr. Andreas Renck, Chair of the ECTA OHIM Link Committee, Attorney at Law, HoganLovells, ES

Goods in Transit – When and Where to strike, Marius Schneider, Chair of the ECTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, Attorney at Law, Eeman & Partners, BE

Discussion with the audience
13.00-14.30 Lunch
14.30-15.45 Special Report on Art & Functions: Design Trade Marks or Trade Mark Designs?
Anchorman: António Andrade, Chair of the ECTA Design Committee, Attorney at Law, Vieira de Almeida & Associados, PT

Three dimensional Trade Marks before Court – Filing Designs as Trade Marks: is it a success story?

Keith Hodkinson, Member of the ECTA Design Committe, Patent and Trademark Attorney, Marks and Clerk LLP, GB

The most recent decisions of the OHIM Board of Appeal and European Courts relating to designs

Ralph Pethke, Deputy Director International Cooperation and Legal Affairs Department, Head of Legal Affairs, OHIM, ES

Discussion with the audience
15.45-16.15 Coffee Break
16.15-17.30 Special Report on Internet Issues
Anchorman: David Taylor, Member of ECTA Internet Committee, Attorney at Law, Hogan Lovells, FR

Domain name strategies and valuation after the launch of the new gTLD

Lorna Gradden, Operations Director, Com Laude, GB

L’Oreal v. Ebay, Interflora, etc: the most recent decisions of the European courts relating to the use of trade marks on the internet and in particular the role and responsibilities of the internet intermediaries

Philippe Péters, Member of the ECTA Law Committee, Attorney at Law, Nauta Dutilh, BE

Discussion with the audience
17.45-19.15 ECTA Committee Chairs meeting (by invitation only)
20.30 Dinner at Castello Solanto
A taste of Sicily

You will have the opportunity to live the unique experience of tasting all the local dishes that are part of the Sicilian cuisine just as if you where in the streets and squares of Palermo. The open-air kiosks will prepare and serve incredible regional food. The dinner will be hosted in the gardens and “tonnara” of a castle overlooking the sea.

Dress Code: Lounge Suit

Bus transfer from specified hotels will be provided (approx 20 minutes). 10 minutes walking distance from other Hotels.

Address: Via Butera 18, 90133 Palermo

Friday 22 June

08.00-18.00 Registration and Information desk at Villa Igiea
09.00-10.30 Special Report on OHIM New Competencies and Practices
Anchorwoman: Monika Wenz, Chair of the ECTA Harmonization Committee & ECTA Council Member, Attorney at Law, Siebeke Lange Wilbert, DE

Special Guest : António Campinos, President OHIM, ES

Enforcement strategies and the role of the European Observatory, OHIM and National offices

Reporter: Olivier Vrins, Member of the ECTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee and of the Sub-Group of Legal Experts of the European Observatory, Attorney at Law, Altius, BE

Jason Buratti, Vice-President, Global Intellectual Property Counsel of Zumba Fitness LLC, USA

Giovanni Kessler, Director General, European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), BE

Discussion with the audience
10.30-11.00 Coffee Break
11.00.13.00 Special Report on OHIM New Competencies and Practices continued
Convergence Programme

Reporter: Ingrid Buffolo, Head of Institutional Relations, International Cooperation and Legal Affairs Department, OHIM, ES

Special focus on the proof of use in opposition and invalidity proceedings, Irma Spagnulo, Member of the ECTA Design Committee, Trademark Attorney, SIB - Società Italiana Brevetti, IT

Discussion with the audience

Geographical indications

Reporter: Benjamin Fontaine, Secretary of the ECTA Geographical Indications Committee, Trademark Attorney, E.G.Y.P. SAS, ES

Matthijs Geuze, Head, International Appellations of Origin Registry, WIPO, CH

Discussion with the audience

Mediation

Reporter: Isabelle Leroux, Member of the ECTA Council, Attorney at Law, Salans, FR

Ulla Wennermark, Mediator, Member of the Board of Appeal, OHIM, ES

Ignacio de Castro, Deputy Director, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, WIPO, CH

Discussion with the audience
13.00-14.30 Lunch
14.30-16.45 Special report on New EU legislation package and Case law
Anchorwoman: Cristina Bercial-Chaumier, Secretary of the ECTA Law Committee, Attorney at Law, Bureau Casalonga & Josse, ES

Another reading of the package

Oscar Benito, Vice-Chair of the ECTA Law Committee, Assistant General Counsel – Legal: Global Trade Marks, GlaxoSmithKline, GB

The most recent and relevant decisions of the European Courts for our everyday practice

Richard Ashmead, International IP Consultant and Trade Mark Specialist, GB

Special Focus on Dormant Trade Marks

Ruta Olmane, Secretary of the ECTA Professional Affairs Committee, Trademark Attorney, Borenius, LV

Discussion with the audience
16.45-17.00 Summary of the Headlines of these last two days & Meteo for the weekend
Domenico De Simone, ECTA First Vice-President, Attorney at Law, De Simone & Partners, IT
20.30 Farewell Dinner at Villa Alliata Cardillo
A XVII century residential villa with marvellous gardens, Villa Alliata Cardillo has belonged to the Alliata family since 1870. The garden where the dinner will be held offers lovely spots such as two majolica fountains.

Dress Code: Dark Suit

Bus transfer from all hotels will be provided (approx 40 min)

Address: Via Faraone 2, 90147 Palermo