REGISTRATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Speaker:
Caroline Casalonga Casalonga Avocats (Paris)


VANCOUVER
September 21, 2009
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Moderator:
Margaret Fitzpatrick Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP (Vancouver)


EDMONTON
September 22, 2009
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Moderator:
Robert McDonald Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (Edmonton)

Schedule: 1:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m.

Seminar content

Strategies for maximizing your investment:

• CTM / national applications
• claiming seniorities

What to expect during Examination:

• examples of refused marks
• examples of accepted marks

What happens when your client is a party to an opposition:

• filing an opposition against a CTM application
• defending against an opposition before the OHIM
• the negotiation or “cooling-off” period
• the settlement agreement
• the briefs exchanged between the parties
• the decision

Cancellation action against a CTM registration:

• exclusive jurisdiction of the OHIM in attack
• jurisdiction of the relevant CTM court in defense
• grounds

Appeal before the OHIM boards of appeal:

• procedure and decision

Appeal before the European Court of Justice (court of first instance):

• procedure and decision

CTM registration and the role of custom authorities in the fight against counterfeiting

• the EU custom declaration
• the retaining procedure
• the destruction of counterfeit products through a very easy and cheap procedure

How to Register - Registration now closed.

Fax: please fax the completed registraton form to 613-234-0671.
Mail: please mail the completed registration form with payment to:

Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
60 Queen Street, Suite 606, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5Y7

Cancellation Policy

A refund will be granted up to and including September 18, 2009, less a $50 cancellation fee. Substitutions will be considered.

Inquiries

education@ipic.ca
613-234-0516