The Patent and Marketing Court starts the seminar by focusing on the new order of handling trademark registrations - the court’s handling of trademark matters, new procedural rules, the issue of the Patent and Registration Office’s role as party in appeal cases re. registration matters, joinder of cases etc.

The Patent and Market Court of Appeal continues by focusing on issues such as preclusion, ex officio examination and the procedure before the superior courts and in particular issues such as preclusion and ex officio examination as well as which courts are competent to try cases of recovery of ownership to trademark. The Swedish PTO’s comments on their thoughts and actions as counterpart, especially their particular considerations re. questions of principle and positions taken as party. Thereafter - questions from the auditory.

The Patent and Market Court of Appeal addresses in general the impacts of the EU law, in particular the degree of harmonisation, conform interpretation of Directives, the courts’ role in issues of preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice, the impacts of EU case law regarding the examination of registration matters from EUIPO compared with preliminary rulings from the European Court of Justice etc. Thereafter The Patent and Marketing Court comments the impact of EU law, in particular the new Trademark Directive, the impact on the process in first instance. The Swedish PTO describes in particular their cooperation with EUIPO.