In Prospect
The In Prospect Calendar lists both forthcoming legal developments such as legislation coming into force, consultation exercises, judgments expected, and also upcoming events such as conferences, seminars, workshops, courses, etc. The calendar is compiled by JIPLP editorial staff and updated regularly.
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2009
November
23-26 November Meeting of the WIPO standing committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications: twenty-second session, Geneva
25 November CIPA OGM, London
27 November CIPA OGM, Midlands
30 November-4 DecemberWIPO IPC Union: IPC revision working group: twenty second session, Geneva
December
1 December Workshop (OHIM attending) on the Chinese trade mark system, Brussels
1 December SI 2009/2792 The Artist’s Resale Right (Amendment) Regulations 2009 takes effect
1-3 December Meeting of WIPO's advisory committee on enforcement
3 December WIPO PCT seminar for INPI, Paris
3-4 December INTA conference "Examining European trade mark issues and developing new strategies", Vienna
4 December CIPA patents case law seminar, Bristol
8 December PatLit seminar "Patent litigation in the US and Japan: what's the difference?", London
9-11 December OHIM/USPTO/JPO meeting, Alicante
9-11 December FICPI symposium, New Delhi
17 December
Rome I Regulation (Regulation EC 593/2008) on the law applicable to contractual obligations implementation date
17 December
EC Regulation 593/2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) applies in full in the UK (Article 26 applies from 17 June 2009)
24 December
Thailand accedes to the Patent Cooperation Treaty
31 December
Deadline for completing the survey on the UK IPO's 2009 Review of the Opinions Service
2010
January
1 January Hague Agreement concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs: From this date, no new designations under the 1934 (London) Act may be recorded in the International Design Register (earlier designations made under this Act will not be affected)
2 January Deadline for (British citizens) to sign e-petition asking the UK Prime Minister to ensure the full implementation of the Artist's Resale Right for artists' families and loved ones
5 January Meeting of the UK IPO's Patent Practice Working Group, London
11-14 January FICPI ExCo meeting, Buenos Aires
15 January CIPA OGM, Cambridge
27-30 January AIPLA winter institute seminars, La Quinta, California
February
5 February CIPA OGM, Bristol
7-13 February ICANN meeting, Africa
8-9 February LES (USA and Canada) executive meeting, Arizona
18-19 February Marques winter team meeting, Nice
March
2-4 March Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys: European qualifying examination (in the UK), Bristol
12 March CIPA OGM, Leeds
April
7 April The Ukraine accedes to the Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification
13 April Meeting of the UK IPO's Patent Practice Working Group, Newport
16 April CIPA OGM, Glasgow
May
6-10 May AIPLA spring meeting, New York
19 May CIPA AGM, location TBA
19-21 May LES (USA and Canada) spring meeting, Boston
22-26 May INTA annual meeting, Boston, USA
24-26 May ATRIP congress, Stockholm
June
16-19 June
ECTA annual conference, Barcelona
20-25 June FICPI 12th Open Forum, St. Petersburg
20-25 June ICANN meeting, Latin America
July
6 July Meeting of the UK IPO's Patent Practice Working Group, London
10 July The Ukraine accedes to the Strasbourg Agreement concerning the International Patent Classification
15 July The Republic of Serbia accedes to the Strasbourg Agreement concerning the International Patent Classification
September
12-14 September
IPO annual meeting, Atlanta
14-17 September
Marques annual conference, Berlin
26-30 September
LES (USA and Canada) annual meeting, Chicago
October
1-6 October
AIPPI 42nd World Intellectual Property Congress, Paris
17-23 October ICANN meeting, North America
21-23 October
ECTA 60th council meeting, Cracow
21-24 October AIPLA annual meeting, Washington DC
November
During November
ASIPI workshops and Administrative Council meetings, Santiago de Chile
9-13 November
INTA leadership meeting, Arizona
2011
January
28 January
The pilot Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the USPTO and the CIPO ends
February
1-5 February
AIPLA mid-winter institute, Florida
May
14-18 May INTA annual meeting, San Francisco
12-14 May AIPLA spring meeting, San Francisco
October
October (actual date TBA)
AIPLA annual meeting, Washington DC
November
During November
ASIPI workshops and Administrative Council meetings, Bolivia
2012
May
5-9 May INTA annual meeting, Washington DC
2013
May
4-8 May INTA annual meeting, Dallas, Texas
July
1 July
New deadline for least-developed countries to provide trade mark, copyright, patent and other intellectual property protection under the WTO agreement (as agreed 29 November 2005), instead of 1 January 2006 [the deadline for pharmaceutical patents is 2016, as agreed in 2002]
December
31 December
The EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) ends
2014
May
10-14 May INTA annual meeting, Hong Kong
2015
May
2-6 May INTA annual meeting, San Diego, USA
2016
May
12-18 May INTA annual meeting, Chicago, USA
2017
April
29 April-3 May INTA annual meeting, Los Angeles, USA