Information

Event speakers


Andrea Di Carlo
EUIPO

Godwin Warr
Maltese IP Office

Ivan Gauci
EUIPO

Carine Ceelen
EUIPO

Alistair Bugeja
EUIPO

Caroline Johnston
EUIPO

General Information

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

14.00-14.10 CET ”Welcome speech” Andrea Di Carlo, Deputy Executive Director (EUIPO) and Godwin Warr, Director General Commerce Department and Comptroller of Industrial Property (Maltese IP Office)
14.10-14.45“METAVERSE, Examination of trade marks for virtual environments” – Carine Ceelen (EUIPO)
14.45-15.20 “Article 7.1.f as a ground of Absolute Ground refusal” – Alistair Bugeja (EUIPO)
15.20-15.35“What’s new at EUIPO” - Caroline Johnston (EUIPO)
15.35Closure

Personal information

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