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THE COMMUNITY
TRADEMARK IN THE GERMAN PRACTICE – DEBATE WITH THE JUDGES OF THE GERMAN
TRADEMARK COURTS
25 November
2011
German Patent and Trademark Office, Zweibrückenstraße 12, 80331 Munich,
Germany
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Programme: [Back
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| 09.00 hrs
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Registration
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| 09.15 hrs |
Welcome and
Introduction
Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer, President German Patent and
Trademark Office, Munich
Dr. Alexander Dröge, Attorney-at-Law, Markenverband e.V., Berlin
Dr. Uwe Over, Vice-Chairperson MARQUES, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf |
| 09.45 hrs |
Session I – Infringing
Use: What follows from the functions Doctrine of the ECJ?
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Dr. Andreas
Lubberger, Attorney-at-Law, Lubberger Lehment, Berlin |
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Prof. Dr.
Franz Hacker, Presiding Judge, German Federal Patent Court, Munich |
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| 10.30 hrs |
Session II –
Acquisition and Maintenance: Secondary Meaning; Genuine Use; Bainbridge
and Repeated Filings
| Chair: |
Dr. Andreas
Lubberger, Attorney-at-Law, Lubberger Lehment, Berlin |
| Speaker: |
Prof. Dr. Olaf
Sosnitza, University Würzburg, Judge Higher Regional Court,
Nuremberg (retired) |
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11.00 hrs |
Coffee Break
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| 11.30 hrs |
Colloquium – Debate on
Session I and II Infringement
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Dr. Andreas Lubberger,
Attorney-at-Law, Lubberger Lehment, Berlin |
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Jürgen Römhild,
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein |
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| 12.00 hrs |
Session III – Risk of
Confusion: Report on Current Case Law
| Chair: |
Kay Uwe Jonas,
Attorney-at-Law, JONAS Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Cologne |
| Speaker: |
Achim Bender, Presiding
Judge Federal Patent Court, Munich |
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12.45 hrs |
Lunch
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| 13.45 hrs |
Session IV –
Trademarks and Unfair Competition: Risk of Confusion and/or Misleading
Advertising ?
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Kay Uwe
Jonas, Attorney-at-Law, JONAS Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Cologne |
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Prof. Dr.
Joachim Bornkamm, Presiding Judge Federal Supreme Court, Karlsruhe |
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| 14.30 hrs |
Colloquium - Debate on Sessions III and IV
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Kay Uwe
Jonas, Attorney-at-Law, JONAS Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Cologne |
| Speaker: |
Guido
Baumgartner, COTY Germany GmbH, Mainz |
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| 15.00 hrs |
Session V – Trademarks and Company
Names - Coexistence despite Collision? –
“Céline and Practical Experiences”
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Till E.
Lampel, Attorney-at-Law, Harmsen Utescher, Hamburg |
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Lars
Meinhardt, Judge Regional Court, Munich |
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15.30 hrs |
Coffee Break
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| 15.45 hrs |
Session VI – Trademark
Protection on the Internet : Is the Provider liable?
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Till E.
Lampel, Attorney-at-Law, Harmsen Utescher, Hamburg |
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Michael
Schmidt, Presiding Judge Higher Regional Court, Hamburg |
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| 16.30 hrs |
Colloquium - Debate on Sessions V and VI
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Till E.
Lampel, Attorney-at-Law, Harmsen Utescher, Hamburg |
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Dr. Karsten
Fischer, TUI AG , Hannover |
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| 17.00 hrs |
Summation and Close
Dr. Alexander Dröge, Attorney-at-Law, Markenverband
e.V., Berlin
Dr. Uwe Over, Vice-Chairperson MARQUES, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldor
Barbara Preissner, Head of Department 3 Trademarks and Designs, German
Patent and Trade-mark Office, Munich |
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