Upcoming events
Past event recordings
The use requirement in United States trade mark law
Tara Aaron, partner at Aaron | Sanders PLLC, Nashville, revealed common issues that occur when trying to register a trade mark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from outside the United States.
Canada's new trade mark laws
Founder of Clancy PC and Managing Attorney Lawyer, Paula Clancy, discussed how changes will bring Canada in line with three major intellectual property treaties: the Madrid Protocol, the Nice Agreement and the Singapore Agreement.
The effect of recent trade mark decisions on registration
Victoria Jones, 3PB Barristers, shared her insights and forecasts at our first Midlands lecture of the year. Victoria outlined what we can now register as a trade mark, and the specifications applied to marks.
Update on EU case law - trade marks, designs and copyright
Guy Tritton, Hogarth Chambers, gave an insightful talk on recent landmark IP cases.
GDPR and its relevance to the work of CITMA Paralegals
Maria O’Sullivan, Head of Compliance at the Keltie Group, demystified the complexities of data protection in today’s highly technological society.
Domain name disputes post-GDPR
In this one-hour lunchtime lecture, Lauren Somers discussed one of the less publicised effects of GDPR: the WHOIS blackout.
Trade marks - unfair advantage bad faith and use
Recent changes in case law have raised big questions about the advantages of a trade mark. But how do we determine advantage? When does it become unfair? And what constitutes infringement? Christopher Hall examined these changes.
New environment for trade mark protection in China
As new trade mark applications in China surge, Na (Nina) Li, Partner and Trade Mark Attorney at Co-Talent, shared her insight on Chinese trade mark law and practice, and the current situation of bad faith registration and trade mark enforcement in China.