| CIPR/INTA ROUNDTABLE ON WELL-KNOWN TRADEMARKS – MOSCOW – DECEMBER 7, 2011  On December 7, 2011 Russian and international trademark experts gathered in Moscow to examine current and future challenges to protecting well-known trademarks. The event was hosted by Rospatent and co-sponsored by the Coalition for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR), International Trademark Association (INTA) and Baker & McKenzie.
The featured speakers were recognized thought leaders on protections for well-known trademarks, including Fredrick Mostert, Richemont, Nancy Omelko, U.S. Patent and Trade Organization, Dr. Vladimir Starzhenetskiy, RF Supreme Arbitration Court, Gordana Pavlovich, Cabinet Pavlovic East Europe, Lybov Kyriy, Rospatent, and Eugene Arievich and Michael Treis of Baker & McKenzie.
The speakers addressed critical issues, such as the significance of bad faith in trademark court cases and the role of the courts in shaping protections for well-known trademarks and principles for the certification of well-known trademarks.
Over 100 attendees were present for the interactive panel discussions. Rospatent General Director, Boris Simonov, underscored to the attendees the importance of viewing the protections of well-known trademarks from the perspective of a global economy and the need for laws to be harmonized. He also urged the international panel of experts to work together with Rospatent to develop research projects to examine guidelines for certifying well-known trademarks and approaches for addressing bad faith issues in court cases. Speaker presentations: - Well-Known Trademarks - Issues, Trends, Solutions, Eugine Arievich View PDF
- INTA Role and Activity in Promoting Protection of Well-Known Marks, Gordana Pavlovic View PDF
- Well-Known Marks – International Core Principles, Frederick Mostert View PDF
- Well-Known Trademarks Protection - Rospatent Experience, Lybov Kyriy View PDF
- Recent European Case Law on Well-known Marks, Michael Treis View PDF
- Protecting Well-Known Marks Against Bad Faith Trademark Filings: National Solutions to a Global Problem, Nancy Omelko View PDF
- Judicial Protection of Well-Known Trademarks, Vladimir Starzhenetskiy View PDF
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