Events and Seminars

3 ITMA CPD for the afternoon sessions.

PROGRAMME

Chair : Jacqueline S. Jones, IPAG Chairperson

Morning:-

9.00- 9.25am Registration/Coffee

9.25-9.30am Welcome, Jacqueline S. Jones, IPAG Chairperson

9.30-10.00am “Sharing ideas of cost savings within the office”
Open Forum/Panel.

10.00-11.00.am EPC Rule Amendments to include the legal framework
for filing Divisional Applications which come into effect
on 1st April 2010.
Guest Speaker: Jane Hollywood, Patent Attorney, Kilburn
& Strode.

11.00-11.30am  Refreshment Break

11.30 -12.00 Forthcoming PCT Changes for 2010.
Guest Speaker: Hazel Craven, Senior Legal Adviser,
Patents Legal Section, UK IPO

12.00 – 1.00 US Patent Law Updates to also include PAIR System, E-Filing
of  applications, the Trilateral Agreement.
Guest Speaker: [TBC]

1.00 – 2.00 Buffet Style Lunch

Afternoon :-

2.00 - 2.30pm Update on E-Filing of Community Trade Marks/Designs. 
Guest Speakers: OHIM – [TBC]

2..30 – 3.00pm Domain Name update to include:
• Latest developments in the Domain Name System
• Current areas of infringer activity
• Useful search tools (to track infringers and to verify your
own records)
Guest Speaker: Lorna Gradden, Operations Director, Com
Laude

3.00 – 3.30pm Due Diligence – What is it?
Dr. Nashim Imam, Phillips & Leigh

3.30-4.00pm Afternoon Tea

4.00pm-4.30pm The process of Mergers, Acquisitions, Assignments
How to record them.
Guest Speaker: [TBC]

4.30pm-5.00pm Infringement Sucks!  An amusing look at Patent & Trade
Mark Infringement.
Guest Speaker: [TBC].

5.00pm Close of Conference.