#ECTA39

4. 35. 22. 18. 28. 10. WELCOME CONTENTS PROGRAMME REGISTRATION & REGISTRATION ACCOMMODATION GENERAL INFORMATION TRAVEL TO TRAVEL SATURDAY EXCURSIONS SATURDAY

2 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE

4. 35. 22. 18. 28. 10. WELCOME PROGRAMME REGISTRATION & REGISTRATION ACCOMMODATION GENERAL INFORMATION TRAVEL TO COPENHAGEN TRAVEL SATURDAY EXCURSIONS SATURDAY

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 3 #ECTA39

'Royalty' is not a term monopolized for IP issues - Danish monarchy is more than 1000 years old, being WELCOME one of the oldest in the world. You will find unique historic buildings such as the Rosenborg Castle, the Old Royal Library and the Round Tower, as well as a look to the future with sustainability and architectural DEAR ECTA MEMBERS, DELEGATES, highlights like the Black Diamond and CopenHill.

GUESTS AND FRIENDS, gets over 40% of its energy from wind power. Despite the windy weather, bicycling is one of WELCOME TO THE CITY OF COPENHAGEN! the primary forms of transportation in Copenhagen. BOASTING A STRONG DESIGN TRADITION, It’s easy and with Super Bicycle Lanes designed to COPENHAGEN IS IDEAL FOR THE THEME OF THE make you get around fast and safe. CONFERENCE 'DESIGNING THE FUTURE', AS CREATIVITY AND GREAT MINDS COME TOGETHER The Danish gastronomy scene is strong, offering Nordic TO SOLVE AND DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES cuisine at its best with highly awarded restaurants. OF TOMORROW. Whether in the cosy harbour area of Nyhavn (New Harbour) or in the food markets of Torvehallerne or – the oldest amusement park in the world – you can enjoy Danish culinary classics or simply grab a hot dog from one of the local hot dog stands around the city for a genuine experience of being a Great Dane.

4 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE

With regard to the working programme, ECTA wishes We have indeed created a very unique programme for to look at some of the challenges and opportunities you, while we on this special occasion shall also be for the IP scene that stem from topics such as new celebrating ECTA’s 40 anniversary, predominantly with technologies, new legislation, and influence from 'The Greatest Show' on Friday evening at the Gala broader topics such as transparency and sustainability. Dinner in the Circus Building - located in the heart You can look forward to some interesting speakers of the city. Brace yourself for another extraordinary and moderators doing their best to provide informative conference with your ECTA family. sessions and forward lively discussions. A warm welcome to Copenhagen! The conference hotel of Scandic Copenhagen will offer a unique location to explore the city. On Wednesday a short bus ride will take participants to the Copenhagen seaside (Langelinie Pavillonen). Sozos-Christos Theodoulou On Thursday and Friday, as the venues are within ECTA President walking distance, we will walk and talk as we head towards Øksnehallen for a street food feast, indulging in high quality Danish cuisine (on Thursday) and to Wallmans Circus Building for the Gala Dinner and Members of the Local Organising Committee: Show (on Friday).

Anette Rasmussen Frank Jørgensen

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 5 #ECTA39

Design our world so that we have positive social and environmental side effects

Bjarke Ingels (Danish architect)

6 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE copenhill.dk

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 7 #ECTA39

Once brutal bicycle green waves and bicycle- Vikings, now friendly traffic regulation. Danes are ABOUT one of the Reflecting its landscape, the world's most Danish aesthetic is characterised peaceful DENMARK by simplicity, minimalism and people. functionality. This philosophy is the core value of Danish design in Denmark is a country in northern years. From castles and fortresses, fashion, food, architecture, furniture Europe made up of the Jutland to royal art collections and the and art. You will find moments of Peninsula and more than 400 Crown Jewels, you can experience quintessential Danish charm on islands in the North Sea. Due to royal Denmark at many sites across a long sandy beach, admiring a its geographic situation, Denmark the country. Renaissance castle, on the bike lanes has a relatively mild climate with in the city, next to the smoking house no extremes of heat or cold. Being Time and time again, international in Bornholm or in a candlelit cafe part of Scandinavia, Denmark surveys celebrate Denmark as that has perfected the art of 'hygge'. enjoys the light summer months the country in the world with the from June to August with an 'happiest' population. Of course, The Danish cuisine is another average daytime temperature of this does not mean that Danes are reason many food enthusiasts 18-20°C and winter months from happily cheering in the streets. travel to Denmark. Over the December to February with an It shows that the Danes enjoy past 30 years, Danish food average temperature of 0°C. Here a very high level of satisfaction culture has rediscovered its roots the true Danish spirit comes into with life. They enjoy a balanced and re-invented old recipes for play: while the summer months work life with a sense of financial contemporary diners. It emphasizes encourage sunbathing, swimming security, freedom for individual, the use of local and seasonal and picnics, the wintertime calls safety, strong respect, tolerance ingredients and is a hit with both for hot chocolate and candle lights and trust for the community, and local and international foodies. at indoor social gatherings. Danes the opportunity to pursue and fulfil Restaurant Noma, established in often refer to this snug and convivial personal goals in life. 2003, has been a showcase for wintery feeling as 'hygge'. It’s a New Nordic cuisine. Noma gained very Danish way of making the best A clean environment is important to international attention when it won of the long winters. the Danes. Denmark is a frontrunner the title of the best restaurant in when it comes to green transition the world four times. Fine Danish The Danish monarchy is the oldest and was the first country in the restaurants hold a total of 35 continuing monarchy in the world world to establish a Ministry of Michelin stars in 2019, more than and can be traced back to the Environment back in 1971. any other Nordic country. 8th century. Today, Denmark has Half a century of focused energy a constitutional monarchy, which policy has made Denmark a In short ― when you arrive in means that the monarch cannot world leader in renewable energy Denmark you will probably notice independently perform political technology, including wind the relaxed atmosphere, a lot of acts. The Danish monarchy is a turbines and energy efficient people on bikes, and that things popular institution in Denmark and waste management. 44% of the generally run smoothly. A blend of the current monarch, Her Majesty energy is from wind power and stately old buildings and modern Queen Margrethe II, highly loved 30% of all energy consumption in sustainable architecture speaks by her people, can trace her Denmark comes from renewable of cities that treasure the old but lineage back to the first Viking sources. Similarly, Denmark has love experimenting with the new. kings of Denmark over 1000 years many ongoing scientific projects Chart-topping in green energy and ago! Thanks to its long monarchy, to improve society towards a more quality of life, stunning dining and Denmark is filled with a rich array sustainable daily life. Copenhagen design, and a cheerful emphasis on of royal monuments, buildings and is one of the most bicycle-friendly 'hygge' ― yes, you are at the right treasures spanning a thousand cities in the world, with priority place. Welcome to Denmark!

8 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE

Design & Architecture: Danish design, be it furniture or clothing, ABOUT is known all over the world for its clean, simple lines, great materials and classic creations that never go COPENHAGEN out of style. Designing everyday products is a visible and strong part of Danish culture. On a larger Sharing the prestige with Denmark 20 minutes or take public scale, the recent architectural of having the happiest people in transportation, including the recently boom in Copenhagen is inspired the world, its capital, Copenhagen, opened City Ring metro line. by light, water, open spaces and has often been ranked as one of the sustainability and displays a strong world’s most liveable cities. Every Copenhagen Airport: tradition represented over time bit of Copenhagen is designed for Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH) by names such as Jörn Utzon and its people and for living life. is the main international airport Bjarke Ingels. From the buildings and architecture, serving the city of Copenhagen as the green and the sea, the many well as the whole region including Sustainable City to Bike bikes and the sophisticated Øresund. It is the largest airport in & Swim: Copenhagen was infrastructure, to the development Scandinavia and the Nordic countries European Green Capital 2014 and of new districts and city culture and one of the oldest in Europe. aims to become the world's first and public events, Copenhagen is Located just 8 kilometres south of carbon-neutral capital by 2025. In firmly focused on providing a good Copenhagen city centre, it can be Copenhagen, you can swim in the ground for people’s life balance reached by train (13 minutes from clean waters of the city’s harbour between work and play and Copenhagen Central Station) or metro baths, stay in a sustainable hotel, extended quality of life. (M2 line 15 minutes from Nørreport). eat organic, and ride the electric city bikes around the old maritime city. Copenhagen is a pocket-sized fairy The Danish Cuisine: 'Seasonal', Life in Copenhagen is almost lived in tale and at the same time, a buzzing 'organic', 'innovative' are 3 key the saddle of the beloved bicycles. and innovative hub of ideas. It is a words for the latest campaign of In Copenhagen, people bike city large enough for every kind of new Danish kitchen. The restaurant whether there is sun, rain or snow. life philosophy, but small enough to scene in Copenhagen is an The well designed bike lanes all bike from one end to the other fast attraction in itself, from reasonably around the city invite people to bike and safely. Through the kaleidoscope priced bistros to Michelin-starred to work, to school, to take the kids to of Copenhagen, you see the urban places. Copenhagen has in kindergarten, to shop for groceries pulse in the cobbled streets, the total 15 Michelin stars and 10 and to go to social gatherings. castles and churches, the artists, beer Bib Gourmand restaurants. But brewers, the gourmet restaurants and when talking about everyday life, Top Attractions: Most of street food stalls, the parents with the Danes enjoy their hot dog Copenhagen's popular attractions babies in their strollers, the hipsters (bread with sausage, ketchup and and sights are within walking and the uniformed, the Crown Prince mustard) as well as smørrebrød distance. With a history that and the Queen. (open faced sandwiches). You will dates back to 1043, the city is full find hot dog stalls in all corners of of historic landmarks, significant There are 0.8 million residents Copenhagen and smørrebrød in buildings and interesting sights in Copenhagen with ten official most Danes’ lunch boxes. and museums. Some of the most administrative districts. Central esteemed attractions include Copenhagen can be split into 6 Tivoli Gardens (Vesterbro), the areas: Copenhagen city centre, Little Mermaid (Østerbro), Strøget Frederiksberg, Christianshavn & (city centre), Amalienborg Palace Holm, Vesterbro, Nørrebro, and (city centre), the Round Tower Østerbro. You can easily bike (city centre), Christiansborg and from one area to the other within Rosenborg Castle (city centre).

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 9 #ECTA39 One sits more comfortably on a colour that one likes.

Verner Panton (Danish furniture and interior designer) 10 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE FRIDAY THURSDAY WEDNESDAY PROGRAMME The 'Heart' chair, designed by Verner Panton in 1958. Panton Verner by designed 'Heart' chair, The

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 11 PROGRAMME 17 JUNE WEDNESDAY

07.45-20.00 14.30-17.00 REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK WORKSHOP Enforcement challenges 08.00-14.15 Committee Meetings (by invitation only) Moderator: F. Peter Müller, ECTA Past President, Müller Schupfner & Partner, DE 08.00-09.00 Advisory Committee Annick Mottet Haugaard, ECTA Past President, Lydian, BE

08.00-12.00 Christiane Bou Khater, PhD in Law, Intellectual Please refer to the Committee Meeting agenda Property, Prince Sultan University Riyadh, Kingdom of for the precise time of the meeting. Saudi Arabia

Anti-Counterfeiting Committee Marius Schneider, Past Chair of the ECTA Copyright Committee Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, Cruyplants Eloy Design Committee Wagemans & Partners, MU Geographical Indications Committee Harmonization Committee Ray Zhao, ECTA member, representative of China Internet Committee Trade Mark Association, Head of International Law Committee Trademark Team, Unitalen Attorneys at Law, CN Professional Affairs Committee Diego G. Rossi, Member of the ECTA 12.00-14.15 Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, IBERBRAND, MX Lunch Meeting EUIPO-Link Committee 15.30-16.00 Membership and Disciplinary Committee Coffee break Programme Committee Publications Committee 17.00-18.00 WIPO-Link Committee WIPO / EUIPO WORKSHOP New IT tools and useful statistics 12.00-14.15 New WIPO digital platform Lunch for Council and Committee Members (by invitation only) Moderator: F. Peter Müller, ECTA Past President, Müller Schupfner & Partner, DE

14.30-18.30 EUIPO Speaker Council Meeting (by invitation only) Carsten Fink, Chief Economist, Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO, CH

18.00-18.30 First time attendee reception

12 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE

20.00-23.00 Built in 1956 by architect couple Eva and Niels Welcome Reception Koppel, two of the most prominent post-war Danish architects, the current house is packed with furniture with Dinner Buffet and decorations from the golden age of Danish design. at Langelinie Pavillonen Some of Denmark’s most talented architects and designers such as Poul Henningsen, Børge Mogensen and Verner Panton have worked with the building down to the smallest detail of interior decorating.

One of the most iconic lamps of Danish design saw the light of day in 1958 when Poul Henningsen (1894-1967) was given the task of designing a chandelier for the building. With the requirement that the lamp must not blind and by way of The iconic Langelinie Pavillonen stands in the middle geometry and mathematical formula in mind, Poul of central Copenhagen's backyard, next to the Citadel Henningsen designed the PH Koglen (the Cone) for (military barracks since 1626), overlooking the sea, Langelinie Pavillonen. With the greatest respect for and just some steps away from Denmark’s darling, the architecture and history of the house, Langelinie the Little Mermaid. The initial Langelinie Pavillonen Pavillonen has in recent years undergone a number was started in 1884 for the Danish Organisation for of renovations and improvements in the desire to lift Recreational Boating. Langelinie Pavillonen into a more modern age focusing on quality in food, design, technology, logistics and people. In this reception, you are invited to dine and mingle with your colleagues in the room with a 270 degree view of Copenhagen that houses Arne Jacobsen’s chairs and the PH Lamp.

Dress-code: Smart casual

Bus transfers will be provided from Scandic Copenhagen. The transfer schedule will be listed in the Final Programme.

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 13 08.00-18.30 REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK PROGRAMME

08.30–09.00 Annual General Meeting 18 JUNE THURSDAY 09.05-09.25 Welcome 11.25-11.45 Coffee break Sozos-Christos Theodoulou, ECTA President, The Law Offices of Dr. Christos A. Theodoulou LLC, CY 11.45-13.00 2ND SESSION John Jensen, Deputy Director General, COO, Is a design reform needed? Danish Patent and Trademark Office, DK 3D printing / virtual printing Designing the future Frank Jørgensen, Local Organising Committee, ECTA Council member and member of the ECTA Moderator: Andrea De Gaspari, Chair of the ECTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, NJORD Law firm, DK Design Committee, De Gaspari Osgnach Intellectual Property, IT Anette Rasmussen, Local Organising Committee, Dinusha Mendis, Professor of Intellectual Property ECTA First Vice-President and Council member, & Innovation Law, Co-Director Jean Monet Centre AWA Denmark A/S, DK of Excellence for European Intellectual Property and 09.30-10.25 Information Rights, Bournemouth University, UK LATEST IP NEWS AND TRENDS Mette M. Andersen, ECTA member, Sr. Corporate Counsel, LEGO System A/S, DK Moderator: Mladen Vukmir, ECTA Second Vice-President, Vukmir & Associates, HR Rüdiger Köbbing, Vice-President & Head of Corporate IP, MAN Truck & Bus SE, DE Amaryllis Verhoeven, DG Grow, European Commission, BE DISCUSSION

EUIPO Speaker 13.00-14.30 Lunch DISCUSSION 13.00-14.30 10.25-11.25 Lunch Meetings (by invitation only) ST 1 SESSION Brexit Task Force Parallel imports pharma perspective: China Task Force How important is a trade mark? A limitless sea? 14.30-15.30 3RD SESSION Moderator: Kristiane Brøndum Vandborg, Using new technologies in the IP environment ECTA member, Head of Corporate Trade Marks, Powering up Attorney at Law, H Lundbeck A/S, DK Moderator: Péter Lukácsi, ECTA Council member Sara Amini, Head, International Value & Access and Chair of the ECTA Professional Affairs Committee, Policy and Advocacy, IFPMA, CH SBGK Attorneys at Law, HU

Myrtha Hurtado Rivas, Chair of the ECTA EUIPO Speaker WIPO-Link Committee, Head of Global Trade Marks, Novartis International, CH Eric Gisolfi, Vice President, Associate General Counsel at Advance Publications Inc., U.S. Kristine Peers, General Counsel, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations Trevor Little, Editor, World Trademark Review (EFPIA), BE (WTR), UK 14DISCUSSION DISCUSSION DESIGNING THE FUTURE

15.30-15.45 18.00-19.15 Coffee break Committee Leadership Meeting

15.45-17.30 20.00-23.00 4TH SESSION Danish Buffet Dinner Trade marks, fashion and sustainability at Øksnehallen Look green and clean

Moderator: Jordi Güell, ECTA Treasurer, Guell IP, ES Dress-code: Smart casual Rosa Maria Ballardini, Associate Professor and Vice Dean (Research), Faculty of Law, University of Lapland, FI The venue is within walking distance, no bus transfer will be provided. Meeting point is at Scandic Speaker TBC Copenhagen, exact schedule will be provided in the Final Programme. Speaker TBC

Ben Natter, Haug Partners LLP, US

DISCUSSION

Øksnehallen is a former market hall, part of the Øksnehallen was an old cattle ranch, not a slaughter- Brown Meat Market started in 1879. The Ox hall was house. Since the beginning of the renovation, an aim designed by Ludvig Fenger and was completed in was to keep the place original, and to make the reno- 1901. It housed dealers' offices and had a capacity vation as environmentally friendly as possible. Among for 1600 head of cattle. The market hall remained in other things, all the stones in the floor are moulded use until the White Meat Market was inaugurated in from the old, scrapped floor material and all rainwater the 1950s. that falls on the building's 8000 m² roof is collected and used. The hall is leased by City of Copenhagen to In 1984 the Øksnehallen and the side stables were a private company but with the condition that at least preserved, but it was not until 1993, in connection 43% of the events held must be cultural event and the with the urban renewal at Vesterbro, that it was remaining 57% can be business-oriented. decided to develop Øksnehallen into the cultural and exhibition hall it appears as today. Among the events held annually in Øksnehallen are Copenhagen Comics and Historical Days.

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 15 08.00-18.00 REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK

08.30-09.15 PROGRAMME Breakfast for In-house counsel (by invitation only) 19 JUNE FRIDAY Sylvie Harding, Member of the ECTA Membership & Disciplinary Committee, FR 09.15-11.00 PARALLEL SESSIONS

5TH SESSION 6TH SESSION Conflict of interest Moot mediation and how to prepare as a lawyer Navigating busy waters In need of hygge?

Moderator: Micaela Schork, LL.M., Chair of the Mediator: TBC ECTA Membership & Disciplinary Committee, Tigges Rechtsanwälte, DE Katy Basile, Member of the ECTA Law Committee, ReedSmith LLP, US Speaker TBC Luca Barbero, Member of the ECTA Internet and Round table discussion: WIPO-Link Committees, Studio Barbero S.p.A., IT Julien Scicluna, Member of the ECTA Professional Affairs and WIPO-Link Committees and China Task DISCUSSION Force, expert with the EUIPO Observatory in the SME Expert Group, Cabinet Laurent & Charras, FR

Industry Speaker

Ai-Leen Lim, CEO and Principal Counsel, AWA Asia, CN

Michelle P. Ciotola, ECTA member, Cantor Colburn, US

DISCUSSION

11.0 0 -11.30 Coffee break

11.30 -13.15 PARALLEL SESSIONS

7TH SESSION 8TH SESSION IP and start-ups Creative foods for sharp palates and IP minds A windy bike ride Food fairytales

Moderator: Tania Clark, ECTA member, Immediate Moderator: Boris Osgnach, Vice-Chair of the ECTA Past President of CITMA, Withers & Rogers LLP, UK Geographical Indications Committee, De Gaspari Osgnach Intellectual Property, IT Speaker TBC Francis Fay, Head of Unit B3, Geographical Shaun Russell, Founder, Skandinavisk SR ApS, DK Indications, DG AGRI, European Commission, BE

David Schenavsky, Head of Corporate Speaker TBC Development, Tentamus Group, DE Speaker TBC Paul Kretschmar, LL.M. (IP), Member of the ECTA Programme Committee, Vossius & Partner, DE Carola Onken, KLAKA Rechtsanwälte, DE

DISCUSSION DISCUSSION 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE

19.15-03.00 Gala Dinner and Show at Wallmans Circus Building

The Circus Building on Axeltorv in the heart of Copenhagen is the oldest of its kind in Europe. This magnificent building was inaugurated with 13.15-14.45 an enormous public celebration in 1886. Throughout its history a multitude of Danish and Lunch international circus troupes have played there.

14.45-15.00 In 1982 the City of Copenhagen began a ECTA Award 2020 Presentation comprehensive renovation with the objective of Sozos-Christos Theodoulou, ECTA President, The restoring the Circus Building to its original appearance. Law Offices of Dr. Christos A. Theodoulou LLC, CY That led to highlighting its distinctive architecture with Péter Lukácsi, ECTA Council member and Chair its enormous dome, arched corridors, festive lobby, of the ECTA Professional Affairs Committee, SBGK coloured seating and the special circus atmosphere. Attorneys at Law, HU After the restoration both the Circus Building itself and Verner Panton’s colour scheme specially designed for 15.00-17.00 the building were listed.

TH 9 SESSION After the renovation and since 2003, Wallmans have EU case law update occupied this Copenhagen cultural icon. Today this Taking the broad outlook well-known, popular dinner party is the Circus Moderator: Benjamin Fontaine, Vice-Chair of the Building’s resident production and has entertained ECTA EUIPO-Link Committee, E.G.Y.P. Ernest Gutmann more than 800,000 guests. Yves Plasseraud SAS, ES The cast of the show comprises creative and profes- EUIPO Speaker sional dancers, singers and circus stars from many different corners of the world. Wallmans represents BoA Speaker a whole show reel of performances that every guest, regardless of nationality and language, can be Andrea Ringle, Secretary of the ECTA bowled over, entertained and thrilled. Geographical Indications Committee, BRL BOEGE ROHDE LUEBBEHUESEN, DE Dress-code: Cocktail or evening dress. Maria José Costeira, Judge at the General Court, LU The venue is within walking distance, no bus transfer will DISCUSSION be provided. Meeting point is at Scandic Copenhagen, exact schedule will be provided in the Final Programme. 17.00-17.10 Closure Please note that guests will be seated by the Wallmans staff so if you wish to sit with friends or colleagues, please make sure to arrive at the venue together. Anette Rasmussen, ECTA First Vice-President, Awa Denmark A/S, DK Due to adult content, not recommended for under 16 years old.

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 17 #ECTA39

There will not be any pre-organised tours offered by Should you wish to book after 8 June 2020 or on-site, ECTA for Thursday and Friday. the booking will be accepted upon availability and with a 20% administration surcharge. However, it will be possible to purchase tickets for tours organised by the local agency. Staff at the registration Kindly note that reservations are made on a first-come, counter at Scandic Copenhagen will be at your disposal first-served basis. We reserve the right to cancel any to provide basic to moderate city information. More excursion due to low enrolment. In this case, participants details of the tour options and booking procedure will will be offered the opportunity to book an alternative follow in the Joining Information. excursion (upon availability), or receive a full refund.

Saturday excursions pre-organised by ECTA can be Comfortable shoes and umbrella are highly booked and paid online during the registration process. recommended. SATURDAY EXCURSIONS 20 JUNE

18 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE HALF DAY

WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN 5 hours PROGRAMME

If you want to discover the lovely city of Copenhagen, Parliament and the National Museum. The famous this is a perfect opportunity. In this 5-hour bus tour, the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Rosenborg Castle and Tivoli city authorised guide will not only give you a briefing Gardens are of course also included in our itinerary. of the history and background of Denmark, show you all the must-sees, but also the authentic stories about Participants will have lunch in one of the city centre Danes and the daily life of Copenhagen. restaurants that serves traditional Danish cuisine. Our guide will give you an introduction to Danish culinary art who will explain how Danish cuisine has transformed from simple liver pâté to the star winning art on the international stage.

The bus tour covers all the major attractions and Pick up: 09.45 at the lobby sights of the Danish Capital. We will first see the of Scandic Copenhagen Hotel Little Mermaid, inspired by H. C. Andersen's fairy- Return: 14.45 tale, the Gefion fountain, Kastellet (Citadel), and the Scandic Copenhagen Hotel Amalienborg Palace – which is the winter residence of Lunch: Served at a local restaurant the Royal Family, where there will be restrooms and a Price per person: 132 EUR souvenir shop. From the square in front of the Palace you can enjoy the view just across the harbour to the beautiful Royal Danish Opera house. You will also pass by some of the greatest sights like the colourful harbour district of Nyhavn, the Old Stock Exchange, the Christiansborg Palace home to the Danish Image: Visit Copenhagen’s image bank Copenhagen’s Image: Visit

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 19 FULL DAY PROGRAMME

LOUISIANA MUSEUM AND KAREN BLIXEN MUSEUM 7 hours

In this tour we will take you away from the city and explore the beautiful north part of the Sealand Island. The tour will first bring us up to the north, passing the Danish Riviera, offering a beautiful view of the Øresund Strait with the Swedish coast beyond.

Our first stop is an inside visit to Louisiana Museum which is a leading international museum of modern art. Located on the coast, it strikes the rarest of balances between landscape, architecture, and art in a unique interaction. The museum has gained a reputation as a museum in touch with the zeitgeist of the contemporary art world and is included in the Patricia Schultz book Photo: Louisiana Museum Museum Louisiana Photo: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die and ranks 85th on a list of the most visited art museums in the world.

The tour continues to Karen Blixen´s private home. Karen Blixen was a Danish poet, author and storyteller, who also wrote under the pseudonyms Isak Dinesen, Osceola and Pierre Andrezel. Karen Blixen considered herself a storyteller, and is compared with Scheherazade, in A Thousand and One Nights fairy tale telling the Caliph Shahryar adventure. Everything you will see in the room is exactly as how Karen Blixen decorated it, giving a vivid impression of the writer’s day-to-day surroundings. Some of the furniture came from the farm in Africa, including Denys Finch Hatton’s favourite chair and the chest that Karen Blixen’s steward, Farah, gave her. After the visit at Karen Blixen Museum, the tour will continue back to Copenhagen and the hotel.

Pick up: 09.30 at the lobby of Scandic Copenhagen Hotel Return: 16.30 Scandic Copenhagen Hotel Lunch: Served at a local restaurant Price per person: 160 EUR Photo: Karen Blixen Museum / Blixen på safari / Blixen Museum Blixen Karen Photo:

20 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE FULL DAY PROGRAMME

ROSKILDE AND VIKING SHIP MUSEUM INCLUDING SAILING AND LUNCH ON M/S SAGAFJORD 7 hours

The history of the Scandinavian countries, particularly during the millennium from 300 A.D. until 1300 A.D., is very much a tale of Viking society, Viking campaigns of colonisation and sagas of heroism. In this tour we would like to give you a taste of the Viking story and one of the cities in Denmark established in the Viking age, Roskilde.

This tour will take you westward from Copenhagen, through farming countryside and small villages, some of which were founded by Vikings more than a thousand years ago. Along the way, you will see a number of Viking burial mounds and dolmens. Upon Roskilde Cathedral Roskilde arrival in Roskilde – which was the capital of Denmark until 1417 – we will pay a visit to the twin spired Roskilde Cathedral. Construction of the Cathedral was commenced during the 12th century and additions have been made through the ages, in differing architectural styles. The Cathedral is the traditional burial place of Danish monarchs and contains 39 royal graves. This Gothic Cathedral is UNESCO listed.

We will continue to the Viking Ship Museum, which contains the remains of 5 Viking vessels which have been salvaged from the bed of Roskilde Fjord, where they were sunk more than a thousand years ago to prevent aggressive intruders gaining access to the town from the sea. After the visits, we will have a 2.5-hour sailing trip onboard of Sagafjord with a fantastic view over Roskildefjord. Lunch will be served onboard. After the sailing trip, we will return back to the hotel.

Pick up: 10.00 at the lobby of Scandic Copenhagen Hotel Return: 17.00 Scandic Copenhagen Hotel Lunch: Served on M/S Sagafjord Price per person: 181 EUR Photo: vikingeskibsmuseet.dk Photo:

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 21 #ECTA39 hygge [ˈhʊɡə] •Danish (n.)the ritual of enjoying life's simple pleasures. Friends.Family. Graciousness.

22 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE

HOTEL BOOKINGS at Conference rates and Please select your hotel and follow the instructions. conditions are made directly with the hotel using the A limited number of rooms are available at dedicated link. Conference rates & conditions for particular dates. Please refer to the hotel accommodation details for Reservations are made on a first-come the link which will be included in the Registration first-served basis. submission email which you will receive after After 10 June 2020, and in the event that the rooms at you have completed your on-line registration for the Conference rates and conditions are sold out earlier, Conference. reservations will be made upon availability: both with regard to space and rate. All room prices are per night and include breakfast, WiFi and current applicable taxes. Should the tax percentage change, adjustments will be made accordingly. For a map of hotels please scan the QR code or click here. No shuttle service will be provided between the hotels and Scandic Copenhagen (Conference Venue). As a UEFA Euro 2020 football match will take place in Copenhagen during the Conference period, we strongly recommend that you book your hotel accommodation as soon as possible. Please note that the hotels below are non-rated and the assigned stars are for guidance purposes only. ACCOMMODATION HOTELS SCANDIC

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 23 #ECTA39 SCANDIC COPENHAGEN ****

OFFICIAL CONFERENCE VENUE

Address: Vester Søgade 6 Scandic Copenhagen is centrally located in 1601 Copenhagen V Copenhagen and enjoys a scenic setting with views Tel.: +45 33 14 35 35 of the lakes, and just around the corner are shopping and sights, such as Tivoli Gardens.

Check-in, Check out Cancellation policy

Check-in from: 15.00 From 14 April 2020 until the day of arrival, for Check out until: 12.00 no-shows or early departures a cancellation fee applicable to the cost of the entire stay will apply. Room rates Guarantee policy Economy Room (recommended for single use only) Rate: 1885 DKK for single use Credit card details have to be provided through the website, at the time of the booking. Standard Room Rates: 1985 DKK for single use 2185 DKK for double use

Superior Room Rates: 2085 DKK for single use 2285 DKK for double use

Scandic Copenhagen (Conference Venue Hotel)

24 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE

Stay in the middle of vibrant Copenhagen in the hip Vesterbro, where classical architecture from the SCANDIC 1880s meets trendy decor. Here you will be close to restaurants, bars and small designer shops, and just a few minutes’ walk from Tivoli Gardens, the Central WEBERS Station and shopping in Strøget (the pedestrian area). ****

Address: 11B Cancellation policy 1620 Copenhagen V Tel.: +45 33 31 14 32 From 14 April 2020 until the day of arrival, for no-shows or early departures a cancellation fee applicable to the cost of the entire stay will apply.

Check-in, Check out Guarantee policy

Check-in from: 15.00 Credit card details have to be provided through the Check out until: 12.00 website, at the time of the booking.

Room rates

Economy Room (recommended for single use only) Rate: 1725 DKK for single use

Standard Room Rates: 1825 DKK for single use 2025 DKK for double use

Distance from Scandic Copenhagen (Conference Venue Hotel)

300 M – 5 MINUTES’ WALK

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 25 #ECTA39

Experience the 100-year-old history of the hotel, exclusive design, luxurious surroundings and spacious SCANDIC rooms on every floor – including the Executive Floor. Stay with hotel guests from all over the world at this international hotel with views of Rådhuspladsen (the PALACE City Hall Square) in Copenhagen. Stylish and luxurious design, beautiful details and a unique and well-preserved architecture characterise the ***** hotel and all the 169 guest rooms. Let your thoughts fly back to the year 1910 when the hotel was built and became the gathering place for Copenhageners, royal families and international guests.

Address: Rådhuspladsen 57 Cancellation policy 1550 Copenhagen Tel.: +45 33 14 40 50 From 14 April 2020 until the day of arrival, for no-shows or early departures a cancellation fee applicable to the cost of the entire stay will apply. Check-in, Check out Guarantee policy Check-in from: 15.00 Check out until: 12.00 Credit cards details are to be provided through the website, at the time of the booking. Room rates

Economy Room (recommended for single use only) Rate: 2095 DKK for single use

Standard Room Rates: 2295 DKK for single use 2495 DKK for double use

Distance from Scandic Copenhagen (Conference Venue Hotel)

850 M – 11 MINUTES’ WALK

26 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE

Stay in the newly refurbished hotel and event centre, full of atmosphere and centrally located in the SCANDIC charming theatre district of Frederiksberg. Enjoy a meticulously prepared meal from the theatre menu and then experience some of Denmark’s finest stage actors FALKONER performing on historical stages in Frederiksberg’s **** famed theatre district.

Cancellation policy

Address: Falkoner Alle 9 From 14 April 2020 until the day of arrival, for 2000 Frederiksberg* no-shows or early departures a cancellation fee Tel.: +45 72 42 55 00 applicable to the cost of the entire stay will apply.

Guarantee policy Check-in, Check out Credit cards details are to be provided through the Check-in from: 15.00 website, at the time of the booking. Check out until: 12.00

Room rates

Standard Room Rates: 1795 DKK for single use 1995 DKK for double use * Frederiksberg is an enclave surrounded by Copenhagen Municipality.

Distance from Scandic Copenhagen (Conference Venue Hotel)

2.1 KM - 26 MINUTES’ WALK 15 MINUTES BY BUS 31 7 MINUTES BY TAXI

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 27 #ECTA39 REGIST GENERAL RATION & RATION INFORMATION He who is afraid of asking is afraid of learning.

Danish Proverb

28 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE

REGISTRATION

ONLINE REGISTRATION REGISTRATION FEES

To register for the 39th ECTA Annual Conference, Registration fees are valid only if payment is received please visit the ECTA website (www.ecta.eu), select on or before the deadline dates. A completed ‘Annual Conference’ and then select ‘register online’. registration must be submitted for each participant, Follow the steps and choose your payment method. including accompanying guest, speakers and invited You will receive a confirmation of your registration guests. You can either pay by credit card (Visa or upon payment. MasterCard) or by bank transfer. The payment will be charged in euros. Please note that all bank charges for bank transfer payments must be covered by the sender.

Early Bird Regular Before and including from 25 March 2020 26 March 2020

ECTA Member 1590 EUR 1790 EUR

ECTA Member first time attendee / 1440 EUR 1640 EUR ECTA Member Retired professional

Corporate Member (1st reg) 1590 EUR 1790 EUR

Corporate Member (2nd reg) 1460 EUR 1660 EUR

Corporate Member 1360 EUR 1560 EUR (3rd and subsequent reg)

Non ECTA Member 1940 EUR 2140 EUR

Non-Member first time attendee / 1790 EUR 1990 EUR Non-Member Retired professional

Accompanying Guest 400 EUR 400 EUR

ELSA Member* 200 EUR 200 EUR

* Kindly note that the registration fee for ELSA Members is valid for participation in the working programmes on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday only. Participation in the evening events on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday is not included.

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 29 ENTITLEMENTS GENERAL Delegates’ registration includes:

• Attendance at all conference INFORMATION working sessions, coffee breaks and lunches CONFIRMATION AND EDUCATIONAL CREDITS • Publication of your name and JOINING INFORMATION company’s name in the list of Educational credits are granted participants and in the conference Confirmation of registration will regarding participation in the ECTA smartphone application be sent to all delegates on receipt Annual Conference as follows: • Conference Bag of payment. In addition, Joining • Belgium • Welcome Reception with Information will be sent out in May BMM Association Dinner Buffet at Langelinie 2020 by e-mail to assist with your Brussels Bar (both French and Pavillonen, Wednesday visit to Copenhagen. Please ensure Dutch speaking) 17 June you provide your personal e-mail NOTE: A certificate of • Danish Buffet Dinner at address when registering. participation must be provided Øksnehallen, Thursday 18 June • Cyprus • Gala Dinner and Show at PHOTOGRAPHS Cyprus Bar Association Wallmans Circus Building, NOTE: A certificate of Friday 19 June Participants will, during registration, participation and the programme • Gift be requested to provide their consent must be provided for their photographs to be taken • Czech Republic Accompanying guest during the event. These photographs Czech Bar Association (Ceska registration includes: will be published on the ECTA advokatni komora) website after the conference. If • Estonia • Welcome Reception with consent is not provided, it will be Chamber of Estonian Patent Dinner Buffet at Langelinie necessary for these participants to Attorneys Pavillonen, Wednesday wear a red lanyard to enable the • France 17 June photographer to easily identify them. Compagnie Nationale des • Danish Buffet Dinner at Conseils en Propriété Industrielle Øksnehallen, Thursday 18 June (CNCPI) • Gala Dinner and Show at NOTE: The attendance register Wallmans Circus Building, must be signed Friday 19 June • Germany • Publication of your name in the The acceptance depends on the list of participants respective local Bar Association • Gift

REGISTRATION CANCELLATION

Notification of cancellation must be sent in writing to the Conference Organiser: [email protected] Cancellations will be accepted up to 2 April 2020 (inclusive) with a refund of all prepaid fees, less 1% cancellation charge; from 3 April to 14 May 2020 (inclusive) with a refund of all prepaid fees, less 25% cancellation charge. From 15 May 2020 no refunds will be made.

26-29 JUNE COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE

• Great Britain ECTA constantly provides high LOCAL ORGANISING AGENCY Solicitors Regulation Authority level educational content sessions CITMA during the Annual Conference The Meeting Planners NOTE: Self-certification for attendees working in various Lyngby Hovedgade 44A, 1 • Hungary fields of trade mark and design DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Hungarian Bar Association law. Please check with your local Denmark • Italy authorities if these sessions are Office: +45 60 21 74 21 Institute of the Italian Industrial recognised as credit point granters Property Consultants (Ordine in your respective country. VENUE dei consulenti in proprietà Kindly sign the relevant industriale) attendance register available Scandic Copenhagen Italian Bar Association (Ordine at the Registration desk. The Vester Søgade 6 degli avvocati) Certificates will be issued 1601 Copenhagen, Denmark NOTE: Time sheets must be after the meeting based on Phone: +45 33 14 35 35 completed the data provided in the • Lithuania attendance registers. DATES Lithuanian Bar Association • Luxembourg CONFERENCE ORGANISER The ECTA Annual Conference BMM Association will take place from Thursday • The Netherlands ECTA Secretariat 18 June to Saturday 20 June BMM Association Rue des Colonies, 18-24 2020. The ECTA Council and • Poland BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium Committee Meetings will be held Polish Bar Association Office +32 2 513 5285 on Wednesday 17 June 2020. • Romania [email protected] Romanian Bar Association • Sweden ORGANISING AGENCY Swedish Bar Association (Advokatsamfundet) BLAGUSS DMC Swedish IP Attorney Association P.O. Box 42., H-1364 Budapest 4, Hungary Office: +36 1 374 7032 [email protected]

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 31 #ECTA39

REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK INSURANCE OPENING HOURS IN SHOPS

The desk for registration and Participants are highly advised to Common opening hours in stores distribution of documents will be in arrange personal travel insurance are 10.00-18.00 on weekdays the Scandic Copenhagen and will in case they have to cancel their and 10.00-16.00 on the be open as follows: participation in the conference, and weekends. Many shops are not hotel accommodation as well as for open on Sundays therefore you Tuesday 16 June 14.00 - 20.00 other risks associated with travel. should always check the opening Wednesday 17 June 07.45 - 20.00 hours for the specific stores you're Thursday 18 June 08.00 - 18.30 TIME planning to visit. Friday 19 June 08.00 - 18.00 Denmark is in the Central NIGHTLIFE BADGE European Time Zone (CET). Copenhagen has a relaxed and Delegates, guests and CURRENCY lively nightlife. Whether you want accompanying guests are to dance till the sun comes up or requested to wear their The Currency in Denmark is just have a beer or a cocktail with identification badges at all times Danish Krone (DKK). 100 DKK is your friends, Copenhagen has during the event. equivalent to 13.38 EUR (as at 5 something to offer for everyone. February 2020). Beer dispensers and wine servings OFFICIAL LANGUAGE are available in almost all cafés WEATHER IN COPENHAGEN and bars. Near the conference The official language of the ECTA IN JUNE venue, you can party out in the Annual Conference is English. No Meatpacking District or hang simultaneous translation will The average temperature during out in one of Vesterbro district’s be offered. the daytime in June is about 20°C coveted bars and cafés. and 15°C in the evening. SOCIAL EVENTS ELECTRICITY ECTA requests that during the entire period, no other non-official Denmark uses the two-pin conference events should continental plug like most other be arranged. European countries - it has two round pins and operates on 230V (volts) and 50Hz (cycles) AC.

32 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE

MUSEUMS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Behind the cobblestoned streets In Copenhagen the trains, metro and boutiques of Nordic design, and buses (including waterbuses) Copenhagen also has world class can be accessed with the same museums that will show you Danish ticket. All you need to know is culture, society and let you learn how many zones you will pass on more about its past. Some of the your journey. To plan your trip in highlights waiting for you Copenhagen, please visit to discover in Copenhagen are: www.journeyplanners.dk The National Gallery of Denmark, You can buy single ride tickets Ny Carlsberg Glyptoteket, or City Pass at the ticket vending National Museum, Thorvaldsens machine at all metro or train Museum, Design Museum, and stations. many more. Within a short train ride from the city, you will find Louisiana Museum, Arken and the Viking Ship Museum. SMOKING CREDIT CARD Denmark has a smoking ban in all The most common payment method public indoor areas. is credit card payments. All major international credit cards are well In Copenhagen, smoking is accepted in shops, restaurants forbidden in public buildings and and hotels. Euro cash is accepted private businesses - including only in some stores therefore it is restaurants, shops, transport, a good idea to ask beforehand if entertainment venues, workplaces you wish to pay in cash in Euro. etc. There are some exceptions - you can still enjoy a cigarette in BANKS smaller pubs.

Banks are open Mon-Fri from Some places have installed special 10.00 to 16.00. smoking rooms but most refer smokers to the streets.

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 33 #ECTA39

Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.

Søren Kierkegaard (Danish philosopher)

34 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN DESIGNING THE FUTURE

TRAVEL TO COPENHAGEN

PASSPORT AND/OR VISA METRO

If you are an EU citizen, you will be required to have Take the M2 line and stop at Kongens Nytorv and a passport or an ID card valid for the duration of your change to the M3 line to stop at Central Station (20 stay in order to enter Denmark for tourist visits of up to minutes from airport). three months. Citizens of other countries must have a valid passport and some non-EU citizens are required TAXI to have a visa. Please contact your travel agent or the nearest Danish diplomatic post for information. Taxis can pick up passengers outside Terminal 1 and 3 and will get you to downtown Copenhagen TRANSPORTATION in about 20 minutes depending on traffic. It will cost approximately DKK 250-300. Credit cards are It takes less than 15 minutes from Copenhagen Airport accepted by all taxis. to the city centre by train or metro. Both metro and train run from Terminal 3. You will need to have a TRAVEL BY CAR ticket for three zones, which costs DKK 38, or a City Pass. Vending machines for tickets are available at Scandic Copenhagen Hotel has a parking garage Terminal 3 or in metro stations. (Q-Park) in the basement premises. Parking spaces cannot be reserved in advance. Hotel guests can pay TRAIN directly at the machines or charge it to their room bills. 24-hours parking costs DKK210. Entrance of the Take trains in the direction of any stops in Denmark garage can be found at Nyropsgade 42, DK-1602 (the opposite direction will be to Sweden). The closest Copenhagen. train station to the conference venue is Copenhagen Central Station (13 minutes from the airport).

ECTA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 35 #ECTA39

WE HOPE TO SEE MANY OF YOU IN THE LOVELY CITY OF COPENHAGEN BETWEEN 17-20 JUNE 2020

WWW.ECTA.ORG 36 17-20 JUNE 2020 COPENHAGEN