This online seminar is organized by the EUIPO in collaboration with the Maltese Commerce Department of the Ministry for the Economy, European Funds and Lands. Experts from EUIPO will deliver presentations about relevant Intellectual Property topics aimed at IP Lawyers, paralegals and other IP professionals. The online seminar is free of charge, attendees do need to register below.

Agenda

Moderator : Ivan Gauci, Seconded National Expert from Malta at the EUIPO

14:00 CET	Welcome and Introduction (Godwin Warr, Director General Industrial Property Registration, Commerce Department (Malta) and Inge Buffolo, Director of the Customer Department, EUIPO)
14:10	Trade marks with reputation: successful practice (Gonzalo Bilbao, EUIPO)
15:10	Absolute Grounds (Alistair Bugeja, EUIPO)
16:10	SME fund and what’s new at EUIPO? (Caroline Johnston, EUIPO)
16:30	Closure

Registrations are closed.

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