Touch me if you can! REGISTER for the ECTA ®ETREAT on non-traditional trade marks, to be held online on 20 April 2023 (16.00-18.00 CET).

After a welcome by Carina Gommers (ECTA First Vice-President, Wiggin, BE), Carolin Wittkamp-Kind (ECTA Secretary General, Greyhills Rechtsanwälte, DE) will moderate a panel of distinguished experts comprised of Tanguy de Haan (NautaDutilh, BE), Barbara Niemann-Fadani (Boult Wade Tennant, UK), Nicole Ockl (HLK IP, DE), and Heike Bhonsle (Crocs, NL).

Following an overview of the various non-traditional trade marks, the discussion will focus on the most relevant one in practice, namely the shape mark. We will dig deep into the most recent EU case law as well as provide practical advice on filing and prosecution strategies and what can be done once the mark has been registered. The topic will also be examined from the UK jurisdiction perspective, particularly as concerns infringement litigation, and from the industry perspective. Speakers will be glad to answer questions from the audience.

ECTA members can participate at a reduced fee (50,00 €), non-members (70,00 €), officials, full-time students and professors (free of charge).