ERA’s Autumn events coming up with special IPKat readers’ 25% discount

Trier

The IPKat’s friends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier, Germany are always busy organizing new conferences and events. 

Among the IP-focused ones, ERA's Autumn calendar features 3 conferences for which IPKat readers can register by claiming a 25% discount in the registration fee by using the VIP code ERA2021IPKAT at checkout.

They are the following:

Annual Conference on European Trade Mark and Design Law 2021

On 6-8 October 2021 it will be the turn of the Annual Conference on European Trade Mark and Design Law 2021, which will take place online in 3 morning (CEST time zone) sessions.

The aim of this online conference is to meet the requirements of trade mark and design law practitioners to keep abreast of recent case law and latest EU legislative developments.

Key topics include:

• Design law and new technologies
• Ongoing initiatives to reform the EU design system
• Topical recent issues of trade mark law: slogans, trade mark use by influencers, famous names as trade marks
• Recent judgments on trade marks and designs from the EU Courts
• Latest update from WIPO and post-Brexit issues on exhaustion
• Online protection of designs and trade marks

For further information and to register, click here.

Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence

On 27-29 October 2021, it will then be the time of another online conference devoted to the topic of Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence. It will be delivered in 3 afternoon (CEST time zone) sessions.

The conference will discuss the European legal framework for intellectual property in the context of developments in new and emerging technologies.

Key topics include:

• Trade mark strategies for AI technologies
• The use of AI in intellectual property registers
• Emerging legal issues on patent and copyright law
• IP rights enforcement and artificial intelligence
• Impact on intellectual property law of the European Strategy for Data

For further information and to register, click here.

Annual Conference on European Copyright Law 2021

Finally, on 18-19 November, ERA will host its Annual Conference on European Copyright Law 2021, taking place in a hybrid format in Trier and online.

This annual conference will update IP lawyers on the ongoing EU initiatives and recent case law of the CJEU in the field of copyright law.

Key topics include:

• Recent CJEU rulings on copyright
• Access to documents and copyright
• Relationship and tension between copyright and trade marks
• Fundamental rights, copyright and online platforms
• Impact of the Digital Services Act on copyright
• Update on the activities of the European Commission and the Member States in the copyright field
• Future of EU copyright law

For further information and to register, click here.