This year BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT will once more be organising the intensive workshop, “Obtaining, Enforcing and Evaluating Intellectual Property Rights in Europe”. It will take place between 28th June to 07th July in Munich, divided into two parts – patent law and trademark law.
The completely revised 2nd edition of the “Art Law Manual” has just been published by C.H. Beck. The two BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners Prof Wilhelm Nordemann and Dr Andreas Dustmann are responsible for the “Copyright” section and have updated and expanded this section. The Manual on Art Law aims to cover all legal questions relating to art: from creation, economic exploitation all the way to tax and customs law. The manual includes comprehensive information on looted art, art insurance law, theft/forgeries, exhibition law, artists’ social insurance law and copyright. The team of publishers and authors include renowned art law experts. Ebling/Schulze (Publisher.), ISBN 978 3 406 62699 9. Verlag C. H. Beck, 2012.
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof Heinz Goddar will speak at the “WIPO National Seminar on the Effective use oft he Patent System for Promotion of Innovation” as one of the main speakers. The seminar will be held by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Oman and will take place on 24 and 25 June in Muscat, Oman. Further information
On 6 June 2012, Thuringia’s Chambers of Trade and Industry held the 9th Expert Day, for further training of all official experts in the State of Thuringia. The event stands under the motto “Experts in the Digital Era” and will cover copyright law, modern media and competition. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners and copyright and media law specialist, Dr Andreas Dustmann will explain “copyright law in expert audits”. He will explain how far experts own copyright to their own reports and which third party copyright must be taken into account in compilation of the report. The event begins at 1 p.m. Venue: CCS Congress Centrum Suhl. Further information
On 1 June 2012, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and trademark expert Dr Florian Schwab makes a guest contribution to the magazine LebensmittelZeitung entitled “Only one of many” (Nur einer unter anderen). Here, he looks at the decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in relation to the EU-wide trademark protection for the Lindt chocolate bunny. Registration of the golden bunny with the red ribbon as 3D community mark was rejected by the Court as not capable of registration. Dr Florian Schwab comments: “The judgement shows, generally it is difficult for a product shape as such to find original trademark protection at EU level. The bunny shape cannot claim trademark protection. The judgement of the ECJ is also significant for its restrictive tendency in respect of the community trademark.” Those subscribing to LebensmittelZeitung can see the entire article here.
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