11th Annual Trade Marks and Patents Symposium
Issues covered include: trade marks, patents, defences to trade mark infringment, IP, Patent licensing, wayback machine evidence, authorised use, patent litigation, IP licence agreements, witnesses, section 144
Description
Catch up on the latest trade mark issues including the most important recent cases, how to prove use and reputation, and infringement defences. Plus explore everything you need to know about trade mark and patent licensing along with procedural and evidential issues in patent litigation.
Attend and earn 4 CPD units in Legal Knowledge
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair: David Logan QC, Wilberforce Chambers; Recommended Intellectual Property Senior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2019
9.00am to 9.50am: Trade Marks: A Critical Case Update
Ensure you are across the latest issues in trade mark law by focusing on the most significant cases that impact you and your clients.
Presented by Peter Hallett, Principal, Spruson & Ferguson; Recommended Non-Contentious Intellectual Property Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
9.55am to 10.40am: Evidencing Trade Mark Use and Reputation in Proceedings
- Demonstrating an acquired reputation
- Wayback Machine evidence
- Authorised use: evidence of control by the owner
- Irrelevant evidence: are costs an issue?
Presented by Kellie Stonier, Principal, Griffith Hack; Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
10.45am to 11.35am: Defences to Trade Mark Infringement
- What defences are available to infringers?
- Establishing grounds of defence
- Limitations of defences
- Recent trends and cases to be aware of
Presented by Nicole Murdoch, Founding Director, EAGLEGATE; Trade Mark Attorney; Recommended Intellectual Property Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2018
11.45am to 12.35pm: Trade Mark and Patent Licensing: The Seven Sins
- Lessons from Objectivision
- The 3 Cs: compensation, control and credit
- Sublicensing risks
- IP developed by the licensee
- International licensing issues
Presented by John Swinson, Partner; King and Wood Mallesons, Market Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer and Preeminent Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
12.40pm to 1.25pm: Patent Litigation: Procedural and Evidential Issues
- IP licence agreements: evidence and problems
- Witnesses: ex-employees and confidentiality
- Expert witnesses: tricks and traps
- Section 144 defence: void conditions
Presented by Ben Coogan, Partner, Thomson Geer; Preeminent Intellectual Property Lawyer and Recommended Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019