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Meet the Irish Judges on Trade Mark Litigation
Friday 5 June 2015
Criminal Courts of Justice, Parkgate Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
 		  
Programme:
Friday 5 June 2015
09.30 hrs Registration of Participants
10.00 hrs Introduction and Welcome

Uwe Over - Chair MARQUES, Henkel AG & Co KGaA, Germany
The Hon. Mr Justice Sean Ryan, President of the Court of Appeal
10.15 hrs Session 1 - Adducing expert opinion evidence; Market survey evidence

Moderator:
Patricia McGovern, DFMG Solicitors, Member of MARQUES Anti Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade Team

Discussion led by:
The Hon. Mr Justice Frank Clarke, Supreme Court
11.15 hrs Session 2 - Jurisdiction for online infringement; Preliminary measures (including cross-border injunctions and ex parte orders)

Moderator:
The Hon. Ms Justice Fidelma Macken, formerly Judge of the European Court of Justice and of the Supreme Court

Discussion led by:
The Hon. Mr Justice Peter Charleton, Supreme Court and Maureen Daly, Beauchamps Solicitors
12.15 hrs Luncheon
13.30 hrs Session 3 - Active trial and case management in IP matters; Appeals from the Controller

Moderator:
Mr Justice John Cooke, formerly Judge of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities and of the High Court

Discussion led by:
The Hon. Mr Justice Peter Kelly, Court of Appeal; The Hon. Ms Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan, Court of Appeal and The Hon. Mr Justice Brian Cregan, High Court, participating

Anne Bateman, Philip Lee Solicitors
15.00 hrs Summary and Closing
Shane Smyth, FR Kelly, MARQUES Council and member of the MARQUES Education Team
15.30 hrs Coffee