Workshops

Limited attendance. Pre-registration is required. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Each workshop will tackle different DEI issues.

Stay tuned for more information.

Limited attendance. Pre-registration is required. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Join this TM5 workshop as each of the world’s five largest IP offices discusses common trademark application mistakes that can lead to registration refusals and how to avoid them

Exclusive to in-house practitioners and government officials. Limited Attendance. Pre-registration is required. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. This workshop is being offered twice. and each offering covers the same discussion topics. In view of space limitations, we ask that no more than two representatives of an entity or organization attend either instance of the workshop.

This workshop presents an opportunity for key stakeholders in the fight against counterfeiting to work together in a closed-door environment, sharing their perspectives, discussing lessons learned and best practices, and exploring ways to collaborate to combat common obstacles. This year’s workshop will explore how stakeholders can work together and leverage online investigations to achieve offline convictions of counterfeiters.

This year’s workshop will build on the successful events at past meetings by exploring some of the key themes to come out of those discussions. Attendees will share examples of particularly helpful practices and processes that they are utilizing in the fight against online counterfeiting.

This workshop will be presented in two parts:

Stakeholder meetings (1 hour)

During this time, key stakeholders will meet within their individual groups. In the next part of the workshop, they will converge for an in-depth plenary session.

• Corporate in-house representatives—brand owners impacted by counterfeiting
• Intermediary representatives, including digital commerce service providers—in-house representatives from the digital commerce environment, which includes marketplaces, payment service providers, search engines, and social media platforms, as well as Internet registries, registrars, and logistics companies
• Government officials—government and law enforcement officials involved in the fight against online counterfeiting.

Plenary session (2 hours)

Exclusive to in-house practitioners and government officials. Limited Attendance. Pre-registration is required. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

This workshop is being offered twice. and each offering covers the same discussion topics. In view of space limitations, we ask that no more than two representatives of an entity or organization attend either instance of the workshop.

This workshop presents an opportunity for key stakeholders in the fight against counterfeiting to work together in a closed-door environment, sharing their perspectives, discussing lessons learned and best practices, and exploring ways to collaborate to combat common obstacles. This year’s workshop will explore how stakeholders can work together and leverage online investigations to achieve offline convictions of counterfeiters.

This year’s workshop will build on the successful events at past meetings by exploring some of the key themes to come out of those discussions. Attendees will share examples of particularly helpful practices and processes that they are utilizing in the fight against online counterfeiting.

This workshop will be presented in two parts:

10:45 am–11:45 am: Stakeholder meetings (1 hour)

During this time, key stakeholders will meet within their individual groups. In the next part of the workshop, they will converge for an in-depth plenary session.

• Corporate in-house representatives—brand owners impacted by counterfeiting
• Intermediary representatives, including digital commerce service providers—in-house representatives from the digital commerce environment, which includes marketplaces, payment service providers, search engines, and social media platforms, as well as Internet registries, registrars, and logistics companies
• Government officials—government and law enforcement officials involved in the fight against online counterfeiting.

12:00 pm–2:00 pm: Plenary session (2 hours)

Limited attendance. Pre-registration is required. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Remote working is likely here to stay in one form or another. Join us for a lively panel discussion on managing remote and part-time remote work for yourself and your team.

This panel will explore the realities and challenges of full-time remote work, the transition back to in-person working, and other considerations related to what the new “normal” will look like.

Time will be allotted for Q&A with the speakers and for small group discussion among attendees.

Speakers:

• Breanne Staley Ashe, Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal, Campbell Soup Company (USA)
• Kelley Goldberg, Principal Corporate Counsel, Microsoft Corp. (USA)
• Vanja Kovacevic, Coach and Life Enthusiast, Focus Goal Success (Belgium)