Join us in Leeds to extend your understanding of the role played by an appointed person, with analysis of recent cases and tips for your work from Brian Whitehead.
The lecture will investigate the process of bringing appeals before the Appointed Person, with first hand practical tips that you can bring back to your own work.
You will leave with a developed understanding of how you can maximise your chances of a successful appeal, benefitting from Brian’s involvement in a variety of recent and high profile cases, including Tesco vs Lidl.
In particular, this talk will investigate appeals relating to packaging and other non-traditional trade marks and will also identify the do’s and don’t’s that you should consider when undertaking trade mark appeals.
Following the lecture, please join us for a drinks reception to mark World Intellectual Property Day, which this year celebrates women in IP. This will be a great opportunity for you to develop your industry connections, and to discuss what you have learned.
The lecture supports skill set 1: IP prosecution and validity of the Advanced Competency Framework.
Learning outcomes
- An outline of the appeal procedure before the Appointed Person
- Do’s and don’ts in TM appeals
- Recent developments in the law of bad faith
- Packaging and other non-traditional marks
Meet your speaker
Brian Whitehead
Brian focuses on IP law issues in the technology sectors, particularly patent litigation and breach of confidence/trade secret actions (including in respect of ex-employees).
He holds a number of part-time judicial positions, including:
Appointed Person for Trade Marks and Designs, in which he hears appeals from decisions of hearing offices in the UK Intellectual Property Office;
Recorder (Criminal) – a part-time Circuit Judge level role in the Crown Court; and
Deputy District Judge, for which he has authorisation to hear civil, family and Business and Property Court matters, including in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.
Key cases include:
AP Racing v Alcon Components
Prosyscor v Netsweeper
Lidl v Tesco
Please note
- Payment online via debit or credit card only; proforma invoices are not available.
- Full terms and conditions apply.
- Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 26th April
