GRUR/uni.lu Joint Conference 2024 “Intellectual Property in the European Courts”

GRUR - 23.04.2024

On Wednesday, 5 June 2024 the German Association for Intellectual Property Law (GRUR) and the University of Luxembourg (uni.lu) will be hosting the GRUR/uni.lu Joint Conference 2024 at the „Palais” of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)  in Luxembourg (Kirchberg Plateau, Luxembourg City). It is a live and in person event, face-to-face and without online-attendance, streaming or recording. 

TOPIC: “Intellectual Property and the European Courts”

This full-day event, which will be opened by Judge Lars Bay Larsen, Vice President of the ECJ in Luxembourg, intends to shine a spotlight on the vital role which European courts play in shaping how we perceive, protect and enforce IP rights. Our highly distinguished speakers will discuss the following topics:

• “The role played by the Court of Justice with respect to the unity, consistency and development of IP law within the EU. Recent case law”
  Speaker: Judge Dr Octavia Spineanu-Matei, President of the Ninth Chamber of the ECJ, Luxembourg
• “Preliminary injunctions before the UPC – where is the threshold?”
  Speaker: Judge Dr Klaus Grabinski, President of the Court of Appeal of the UPC, Luxembourg
• “How the UPC can develop and disseminate an autonomous understanding of patent law: importance of the language used”
  Speaker: Judge Florence Butin, President of the Court of First Instance of the UPC, Paris”
• “UPC developing case law: a few takeaways from the first decisions”
  Speaker: Sabine Agé, Attorney, Paris
• “Determination of substantive law and methods to fill remaining gaps in proceedings before the UPC”
  Speaker: Dr Mary-Rose McGuire, Chair of Private Law, Intellectual Property Law and German and European Civil Procedure Law, University of Osnabrück
• “The construction of the right of communication to the public in CJEU case law: A future-proof building?”
  Speaker: Dr Eleonora Rosati, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Stockholm University
• “The assessment of weak elements in complex trademarks: the approach of the General Court”
  Speaker: Judge Ulf Öberg, General Court, CJEU, Luxembourg

All presentations will be followed by a short Q&A sessions and/or a panel discussion so that you will have the opportunity to directly interact and discuss with the speakers. Our moderators are:

Dr Gert Würtenberger, President of GRUR; Attorney-at-law, Munich

Prof. Dr Martin Stierle, Associate Professor in Intellectual Property Law, University of Luxembourg

Dr Christof Keussen, Co-Chair of the GRUR Special Committee on Patent and Utility Model Law; Patent Attorney, Hamburg

Dr Frank-Erich Hufnagel, Co-Chair of the GRUR Special Committee on Patent and Utility Model Law; Attorney-at-law, Düsseldorf

Dr Pablo Mohr, Deputy Director, Institut de la Propriété Intellectuelle Luxembourg (IPIL), Luxembourg

Katia Manhaeve, President of AIPPI Luxembourg; Attorney, Luxembourg

The conference is free of charge but requires a binding online registration and the acceptance of our cancellation policy. For more information on the programme as well as registration information please note the attached progromme flyer and visit https://link.grur.org/jointconference2024.

REGISTER HERE

The event is eligible for 6 hours of continued professional education according to § 15 FAO (Fachanwaltsordnung). Room availability is limited to 118 persons so that we recommend a very early registration.

See you in Luxembourg!

The team of the GRUR Head Office

Contact for requests:

Sandra von Lingen, GRUR Senior Manager International Affairs & Publications, E-Mail: s.vonlingen@grur.org; phone: +49 (0)151-40769322.