A few forthcoming IP events with a special 25% discount for IPKat’s readers

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The IPKat is pleased to report that our friends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) are organizing a number of IP events, which come with a nice 25% discount in the registration fees for our readers. They are:


To be held in Brussels on 5 and 6 March 2020, this conference will cover all latest developments in the following fields:
  • Impact of recent rulings from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on SPCs, access to data, orphan designations
  • Ongoing European Commission and national cases on competition law, generic and biosimilar drugs
  • Recent legal developments on patent extensions
  • Medical and clinical trials data
  • Personal data in the big data world
  • Recent EU initiatives on orphan drugs
  • EU developments on HTA
  • Pricing policies in Europe
  • EU pharmaceutical law round-up
If you want to know more, click here. To register and claim your 25% discount, use the following Kat-code: 2020eraIPKAT.


To be held at ERA’s headquarters in Trier (Germany) on 23 and 24 April 2020, this conference will allow participants to discuss recent developments relating to:
  • Key recent rulings from the General Court and the CJEU
  • Quality label, collective and certification marks
  • Recent developments on bad faith registrations
  • Main achievements in 25 years of trade mark law harmonisation in the EU
  • Fundamental rights and trade mark law
  • Recent activities of the EUIPO and its Observatory
If you want to know more, click here. To register and claim your 25% discount, use the following Kat-code: 2020eraIPKAT.


This summer course will be held in Trier between 29 June and 3 July 2020, and will allow participants to obtain a thorough introduction to European IP law (I’ve taught some copyright classes myself over the years, and the programme is great fun for students and teachers alike!). Topics include:
  • EU and international legal framework
  • IP law in the context of Brexit
  • Trade marks and designs
  • Geographical indications
  • Copyright and the digital age
  • Patent law and litigation
  • Intellectual property exhaustion
  • Intellectual property licensing
  • Cross border litigation and
  • Enforcement of intellectual property rights
If you want to know more, click here. To register and claim your 25% discount, use the following Kat-code: 2020eraIPKAT.