Baltic Region Seminar on
Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement

Riga, Latvia
24-26 October 2000

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• Welcoming Presentation to the Baltic Region Seminar on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement
  Mary Ann Alford, Chair of the Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights Executive Policy Committee

• Keynote Address
  Linda S. Lourie, Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

• Protecting Trademarks in the Baltics
  Daniel Q. Greif, Trademark Counsel, The Coca-Cola Company

• Investor Challenges and Opportunities in Latvia
  Valters Gencs, Chairman of Tax ad hoc committee, Foreign Investors Council of Latvia
  (Powerpoint presentation file, 55k)

• Presentation on Estonian Customs and AntiCounterfeiting (in Estonian Language)
  Mihkel Leesment, Estonian Customs Board, Enforcement Department, Republic of Estonia

• Domain Names and Regulatory Issues
  Ina Gudele, Director, Internet Association of Latvia
  (Powerpoint presentation file, 121k)

• Enforcing IP Rights: Role of Customs in Anticounterfeiting
  Jean-Marie Gobeaux, Principal Administrator, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union of the European Union

• Famous Marks to Cybersquatting: Core Issues for IP Reform
  Dr. Burkhart Goebel, LL.M, Lovells Boesebeck Droste, Hamburg, Germany

• Role of Lithuanian Customs Department in AntiCounterfeiting (in Lithuanian)
• List of Seized Goods
  Ilona Rozeniene, Chief Inspector of Procedures and Tax Control Division, Lithuanian Customs Department, Republic of Lithuania