Turn your WIPO applications into success stories with this essential session tailored for CITMA Paralegals. Discover how strategic preparation and insider knowledge can transform your international trade mark practice from routine to remarkable.

You'll navigate UK application procedures with newfound confidence, using proven techniques that sidestep costly delays and rejections. Learn to spot the irregularities that trip up UK-originating applications and master the preventive strategies that separate expert practitioners from the rest.

Get hands-on with powerful WIPO tools that streamline your workflow and elevate application quality. We'll show you how to read the statistical patterns behind UK designation objections, giving you the foresight to prevent problems before they surface.

This practical session cuts through complexity to deliver clear, actionable guidance on eliminating formal errors. You'll see how data-driven insights can turn potential refusals into winning registrations, time and again.

By the session's end, you'll have the practical knowledge and confidence to excel in today's demanding market.

Learning outcomes:

  • Master WIPO's UK application processing procedures and identify common formal irregularities before submission
  • Implement proven best practices and utilize key WIPO tools to increase application success rates significantly
  • Apply statistical insights on objection patterns to proactively prevent provisional refusals and registration delays

Meet your speakers:

Lucy Headington-Horton, WIPO

Lucy is a senior legal Officer with the Madrid Legal Division, Brands and Designs Sector at WIPO. She provides legal advice, support and training to members, users and other stakeholders of the Madrid System, and assists IP Offices preparing to accede to the Madrid Protocol.  

Prior to joining WIPO in 2016, Lucy was a IP lawyer for many years, in private practice and in-house, working in the United Kingdom, Australia and Hong Kong, China.  Her experience in private practice focused on advising clients on global trademark protection strategies, commercial agreements, enforcement and maintenance.

Olivier Pierre, WIPO

Olivier Pierre joined the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2015. Currently, he coordinates public education initiatives in the Madrid Information and Promotion Division, Madrid Registry, Brands and Designs Sector. In this role, Olivier organizes and hosts webinars in multiple languages, along with various other communications initiatives, to assist users in optimizing the Madrid System for managing their international registrations.

Before joining WIPO, Olivier managed marketing and communications projects in the private sector. His experience includes working for a luxury watch brand within the Richemont Group and a sustainability consulting service of DuPont, focusing on the European, Middle East, and Africa regions.

Olivier holds a Master's degree in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva.

Cost

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  • Standard £35 (VAT exempt)

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