IP Fundamentals: Trade Marks
Issues covered include: intellectual property, trademarks, optimise registration and due diligence, trade mark disputes, online trademarks
Description
You will leave part 1 of Legalwise Seminars’ IP Fundamentals series with a solid foundation in trade mark law. Learn how to optimise the registration and due diligence processes. Explore trade mark disputes and how to approach them so that you are ready to act quickly for your client. Delve in to the growing area of online trade marks and bolster your skills, procedures and strategies in this increasingly important area. Attend just this program or all 3 of the IP Fundamentals series.
Attend and earn 3 CPD units in Legal Knowledge
Chair: Ben Coogan, Partner, Thomson Geer; Preeminent Intellectual Property Lawyer and Recommended Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
2.00pm to 2.45pm: Registration & Due Diligence: Mastering the Process
- What is trade mark due diligence and why it is important?
- What are the consequences of failing to do trade mark due diligence: practical examples
- What due diligence can be done before seeking professional advice?
- What is a registered trade mark and what value does it provide?
- What rights are given by a registered trade mark, and how do these differ from unregistered trade mark rights?
- What is the registration process, and how much does it cost?
- What are some common pitfalls of the registration process?
Presented by Blake Knowles, Principal and Trade Mark Attorney, Spruson & Ferguson
2.45pm to 3.30pm: A Guide to Protecting Your Trade Marks Online
- Online use examples, domain names, social media tags, meta tags
- Differences between online and offline infringement
- Challenges facing traders regarding online use
- Case authority regarding online infringement
Presented by Nicole Murdoch, Founding Director, EAGLEGATE; Trade Mark Attorney; Recommended Intellectual Property Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
3.30pm to 3.45pm Afternoon Tea
3.45pm to 4.30pm: Trade Marks Enforcement
- When is a trade mark infringed: practical examples
- Defences to trade mark infringement and how and when to assert or oppose them
- Tips for writing/responding to a letter of demand
Presented by Liz Lawson, Senior Associate, Davies Collision Cave; Recommended Intellectual Property Lawyer, Doyle’s Guide 2019
4.30pm to 5.15pm: Trade Mark Oppositions: Getting the Practice and Procedure Right
- Opposition timeframes
- Preparing notices of opposition
- Selecting grounds of opposition
- Preparation of evidence
- Hearings
- Extensions of time
- Costs
- Appeals
Presented by Andrew Musgrave, Barrister, Hemmant's List; Leading Intellectual Property & TMT Barrister, Doyle’s Guide 2019
Venue
Mercure Brisbane
Level 2, 85-87 North Quay
Brisbane 4000
QLD
Australia
Parking Information
Parking is not included in you registration. Here are some options below. Secure Parking at Mercure Hotel offers a discounted daily rate from $36 by validating tickets at Mercure Reception prior to departure. Click here to view rates .
Directions
Nearby Public Transport:Train Stations - Roma Street StationBus Interchange - George Square Bus Station