The ECTA 41st Annual Conference ‘Exploring IP Magic’ is coming up in Prague from 28 June to 1 July 2023!

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Among other interesting panels, we will discuss CP13 (bad faith) and CP14 (public policy or principles of morality) in a comparative session with the US. Find out more from the moderator, Anette Rasmussen (AWA Denmark):

1. Introduce yourself and your link to ECTA.

My name is Anette Rasmussen, partner and attorney at law with AWA Denmark. I have been active within ECTA for many years including in the management and President of ECTA from 2020 to 2022. I very much look forward to moderating this session in Prague.

2. Could you please introduce the topic of your Conference session?

The topic of the session is CP13 (bad faith) and CP14 (public policy or principles of morality). We will discuss why it may be interesting to choose marks, as an owner, that can be conflicting with principles of morality. What is the contribution of ECTA and practitioners in CP projects and is it possible or desirable to have pan-European guidelines on such constantly evolving topics? We will then compare the EU with the US system and explain how to give advice on these kinds of marks.

3. Could you please introduce the panel of your Conference session?

Colin Manning, Bishop Castle, who represents ECTA in the CP13 project, will inform about how these projects are functioning and the discussions involved.

Andreas Renck, Partner, Hogan Lovells, and Benjamin Cantor, Associate, Cantor Colburn, will discuss this topic from a European and American perspective respectively.

Barbara Vangheluwe, CEO, BBDO, will provide insights into the communication and branding aspect of trade marks and why, from a trade mark owner perspective, it may be interesting to go into trade marks that may clash with principles of morality.

4. Why should Conference participants join your session, and at whom in particular will your session be directed?

The topics of bad faith and principles of morality are ever evolving and often give cause to emotional discussions around trade marks and can be difficult to navigate for professionals and trade mark owners. The panel will set focus on this and is directed towards private practitioners and trade mark owners alike.

5. Why should IP colleagues register for the ECTA Annual Conference?

The ECTA Annual Conference is a good place to increase IP knowledge and stay updated, not least with European IP topics. Also, it is a great opportunity to meet colleagues and clients since all attend the evening events, which are usually in some really nice venues.

**Find out more about the other educational sessions here!**