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.
It is compiled by JIPLP editorial staff and updated regularly, while a 'Three Months in Prospect' snapshot is published in each paper issue of the journal.
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2008
May
17-21 May INTA annual meeting, Berlin
19 May WIPO PCT seminar, Zurich
19 May UK-IPO Chinese IP Law symposium, London
20 May
CFI case T-86/07 Deichmann-Schuhe v OHIM - Design for Woman (DEITECH) (figurative mark) - hearing
20 May Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 takes effect (transitional period ends 20 May 2009)
21 May
CFI case T-329/06 Enercon v OHIM (E) (word mark) - judgment
21 May CIPA seminar on recent changes to UK patent law, London
21-22 May WIPO-IFRRO subregional seminar on copyright and related rights and collective management of rights, Argentina
21-23 May German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR) annual meeting, Stuttgart
22 May ECJ case C-240/07 Sony Music Entertainment (copyright and related rights) - Opinion
22 May CFI case T-254/06 Radio Regenbogen Hörfunk in Baden v OHIM (RadioCom) (word mark) - judgment
22 May
CFI case T-205/06 NewSoft Technology v OHIM - Soft (Presto! Bizcard Reader) (figurative mark) - judgment
22 May CIPA annual general meeting and President's dinner, London
22-23 May WIPO/AIPPI conference on client privilege in Intellectual Property professional advice, Geneva
22-23 ay WIPO-IFRRO subregional seminar on copyright and related rights and collective management of rights, Romania
22-23 May DIME international conference on "The Creative Industries and Intellectual Property, Birkbeck College, London
23 May
CFI case T-412/06 Vitro Corporativo v OHIM - VKR Holding (Vitro) (figurative mark, word mark) - hearing
23 May
CFI case T-295/07 Vitro Corporativo v OHIM - VKR Holding (Vitro) (word mark) - hearing
23 May AIPPI German group meeting, Stuttgart
26 May Deadline for responses to the UK-IPO consultation on modernisation and consolidation of the trade marks rules
26, 28, 29 May
WIPO basic PCT seminar for patent administrators at universities, various locations, Japan
26-27 May WIPO workshop for mediators in Intellectual Property disputes, Geneva
26-30 May WIPO PCT working group meeting, Geneva
26-30 May WIPO IPC revision working group meeting, Geneva
26 May-1 June ECJ and CFI in recess
27 May European Commission public hearing on private copying levies, Brussels
28-29 May WIPO national seminar on industrial property and on the implementation of TRIPS' obligations in the pursuance of national public policies and goals, Syria
28-30 May EPO PATLIB2008, Warsaw
29 May USPTO 2008 Business Methods Partnership Meeting, Alexandria VA
29 May Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) third executive briefing on digital copyright, London
29-30 May WIPO advanced workshop for mediators in Intellectual Property disputes, Geneva
30 May Deadline for comments on the US Copyright Office's proposal to amend the regulations on registration of claims to copyright (group registration options)
30-31 May WIPO TGP workshop, Lisbon
31 May Deadline for responses to the EC Trade Commission's survey on IPR enforcement in third countries
Summer
Before the summer recess
The European Commission is expected to submit for adoption its proposal to increase the term of copyright protection for European performers from 50 to 95 years
By summer
The UK-IPO is expected to launch a consultation on certain copyright exceptions, including exceptions relating to music licensing
In summer, the UK-IPO will launch a consultation on Artist's Resale Rights
June
1 June
WIPO UPOV technical working party for fruit crops workshop, Lisbon
2 June
CIPA patents drafting workshop, London
2-4 June
WIPO Asia-Pacific regional capacity-building workshop on formulation and implementation of Intellectual Property development plans, Singapore
2-6 June
WIPO meeting of the Standing Committee on the Law of Trade Marks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, Geneva
3 June
Generics (UK) Ltd v Daiichi Seiyaku Co Ltd UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
3 June
ECJ case C-507/07 Commission v France (Community designs) - judgment
3 June
CFI case T-372/06 Bomba Energia Getränkevertriebs v OHIM - Eckes-Granini (Bomba) (word mark, figurative mark) - hearing
3 June
Les Laboratories Servier & anr v Apotex Inc & ors UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
3 June
IPAG seminar on electronic filing, London
3-6 June
FICPI ABC meeting, Charleston, South Carolina
4 June
CFI case T-161/07 Group Lottuss v OHIM - Ugly (COYOTE UGLY) (word mark, figurative mark) - hearing
4-6 June
AIPLA/USPTO conference for legal secretaries and administrators, Alexandria
5 June
ECJ case C-301/07 PAGO International (trade mark) - hearing
5-6 June
OHIM workshop 'Economic Analysis of Trade Marks and Brands', Alicante
6 June
CFI case T-136/07 Colgate-Palmolive v OHIM - CMS Hasche Sigle (VISIBLE WHITE) (word mark) - hearing
8 June
UPOV Technical Working Party for Ornamental Plants and Forest Trees - preparatory workshop and international workshop on plant variety protection and plant breeders' rights, The Netherlands
8-10 June
Copyright Society of the USA (CSUSA) annual meeting, Rhode Island
9 June
Mountway Ltd v CCI Healthcare Ltd & ors UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
9 June
Oxonica Energy Ltd v Neuftec Ltd UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
9-20 June
INTA rountables for trade mark administrators, various US cities
10 June
CFI case T-67/07 Ford Motor v OHIM (FUN) (word mark) - hearing
11 June
CFI case T-270/06 Lego Juris v OHIM - Mega Brands (brique de Lego) (figurative mark) - hearing
11 June
CIPA seminar on recent changes to UK patent law, Manchester
11-12 June
EPO online filing workshop, London
12 June
CFI case T-346/07 Duro Sweden v OHIM (EASYCOVER) (word mark) - hearing
12-13 June
WIPO international forum on Distinctive Signs for Collective Use, Versailles
13 June
CIPA seminar on recent changes to UK patent law, Bristol
16 June
Ancon Ltd v ACS Stainless Steel Fixings Ltd UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
16 June
Schlumberger Holdings Ltd v Electromagnetic Services AS UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
17 June
CFI case T-242/07 Weiler v OHIM - IQNet Association - The International Certification Netwerk (Q2WEB) (figurative mark, word mark) - hearing
17 June
CFI case T-184/07 Avon Products v OHIM (ANEW ALTERNATIVE) (word mark) - hearing
17 June
CFI case T-373/07 EOS v OHIM (PrimeCast) (word mark) - hearing
18-21 June
ECTA annual conference, Ireland
22 June
UPOV Technical Working Party for Vegetables - preparatory workshop for the Forty-Second Session, Cracow
22-27 June ICANN meeting, Paris
23 June
Corevalve Inc v Andersen & ors UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
23-25 June
WIPO PCT and PCT-SAFE seminars for patent attorneys and patent administrators, various locations. Japan
23-27 June
WIPO meeting of the standing committee on the Law of Patents, Geneva
23 June-4 July
WIPO/CEIPI intermediate course on legal, administrative and economic aspects of industrial property, Strasbourg
24-28 June
IABA annual conference, Lima
25 June
Deadline for responses to the UK Ministry of Justice's consultation on the Rome I Regulation 'Rome I - should the UK opt in?'
25 June
CIPA PALs meeting, London
30 June-2 July
WIPO meeting of the Locarno Union ad hoc working group, Geneva
30 June-11 July
WIPO summer school on Intellectual Property, Croatia
July
1 July
Patent CooperationTreaty: Amendments to the Regulations take effect
1 July
Switzerland accedes to the Patent Law Treaty, also to the WIPO Copyright Treaty, and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
1 July
Meeting of the UK-IPO's Patent Practice Working Group, London
3 July
Sao Tome and Principe accedes to the Patent Cooperation Treaty
3-4 July
WIPO Nice Union ad hoc working group meeting, Geneva
5-6 July
FICPI CET meeting, Budapest
7 July
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (UK) Ltd & Actavis UK Ltd v Eli Lilly & Co Ltd UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
7-11 July
WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP): Second Session
10-11 July
WIPO PCT training for patent lawyers, attorneys and paralegals, for AIPLA, New York
11 July Article 29 of the Rome II Regulation enters into effect
13 July UPOV Technical Working Party for Agricultural Crops - preparatory workshop for the Thirty-Seventh Session, South Africa
14 July
The Republic of Yemen accedes to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
14 July
Actavis UK Ltd v Novartis Ag UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
14-15 July
WIPO PCT training for patent lawyers, attorneys and paralegals, for AIPLA, Denver
14-25 July
INTA round-tables on electronic discovery in trade mark disputes, various US cities
14-25 July
WIPO summer school on Intellectual Property, Geneva
15-16 July
EPO online filing workshop, London
18 July
CIPA seminar on IP valuation and investment funding issues, Bristol
21-23 July
ATRIP conference, Munich
21-25 July
WIPO meeting of the standing committee on the Law of Trade Marks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, Geneva
28 July-8 August
WIPO summer school on Intellectual Property, Mexico
August
7-12 August ABA annual conference, New York
11-22 August
WIPO summer school on Intellectual Property, South Korea
13-17 AugustWIPO training of trainers programme on Intellectual Property Rights, Hyderabad
27-30 August UPOV workshop on data handling, Republic of Korea
31 August UPOV preparatory workshop, South Africa
September
In September
The USPTO and EPO will launch a pilot patent prosecution highway
1 September
Amendments to the Madrid Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks take effect
6-11 September
AIPPI 41st World Intellectual Property Congress, Boston
15 September
UPOV Working Group on Biochemical and Molecular Techniques and DNA Profiling in Particular preparatory workshop for the Eleventh Session, Madrid
15-26 September
INTA rountables, various US cities
16 September
INTA workshop for in-house trade mark counsel, Brussels
16 September
CIPA IPAG seminar on basic US patent law formalities, London
16-19 September
MARQUES annual conference, The Netherlands
18 September
The Argentine Republic accedes to the Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification
21-23 September
IPO annual meeting, San Diego, California
22-26 September
FICPI South East Asian Drafting training course (part 2), Bangkok
23-24 September
EPO online filing workshop, London
24 September
CIPA PALs meeting, London
25-26 September
ITMA autumn conference, Alicante
28-30 September
LES pan-European conference, Amsterdam
October
1-4 October
Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group (PTMG) autumn conference, Turkey
2-3 October
WIPO PCT seminar, North Carolina
5-11 October
FICPI ExCo meeting and 11th Open Forum, Florence
6-10 October
WIPO meeting of the Nice Union preparatory working group, Geneva
11 October
Fibreweb Plc v Baldwin Graphic Systems Inc. UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
13 October
Leisuretech Electronics PTY Ltd v Armour Home Electronics Ltd & anr UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
13-15 October
INTA trade mark administrators' conference, Arlington, USA
13-15 October
ECTA 56th council meeting, Munich
15-16 October
EPO online filing workshop, London
19-23 October
LES USA/Canada annual meeting, Florida
20 October
WIPO PCT update seminar, Helsinki
21-22 October
WIPO arbitration workshop, Geneva
22 October
WIPO PCT seminar for patent attorneys and advanced paralegals, Stockholm
23-24 October
WIPO advanced workshop on domain name dispute resolution - update on practices and precedents, Geneva
23-25 October
AIPLA annual meeting, Washington DC
24 October
WIPO PCT seminar, Copenhagen
27 October
Leisuretech Ineos Vinyls (UK) Ltd v Solvay UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
28-30 October
EPO Patent Information Conference 2008, Stockholm
30-31 October
WIPO advanced PCT seminar, San Francisco
30-31 October
CIPA Congress 2008 "The Gateway to Europe", London
November
2-7 November ICANN meeting, Africa
3-4 November
WIPO advanced PCT seminar, Chicago
5 November WIPO seminar on the Hague System of International Registration of Industrial Designs, Geneva
6-7 November WIPO seminar on the Madrid System of International Registration of Marks, Geneva
12-14 November
AIPLA/USPTO conference for legal secretaries and administrators, Alexandria
12-15 November
INTA Leadership meeting, Florida
18-19 November
EPO online filing workshop, London
24 November
Ratiopharm (UK) Ltd v Alza Corporation UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
26 November
CIPA PALs meeting, London
December
1 December
Kelly & anr v GE Healthcare UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
1-5 December
WIPO meeting of the standing committee on the Law of Trade Marks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, Geneva
4-5 December
FICPI Japan symposium
9-10 November
WIPO advanced PCT seminar, Paris
10 December
WIPO advanced PCT seminar for INPI, Paris
By the end of 2008
By the end of 2008
Initial action is expected to have been taken by the UK-IPO on Recommendation 37 (measures to combat unfair competition in cases relating to IP) and by [the successors to] the DTI on Recommendation 40 (measures to tighten regulation of occasional sales and markets) of the Gowers Review
2009
January
1 January EC Regulation 355/2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1239/95 as regards the use of electronic means of communication in proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office takes effect
11 January The Rome II Regulation enters into effect (apart from Article 29, effective from 11 July 2008) (press release) harmonising within the EU the conflict-of-law rules for unfair competition (Article 6) and infringements of IP rights (Article 8)
26 January
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV v LG Electronics UK Ltd & anr UK Patents Court case listed for hearing
28 January - 1 February AIPLA mid-winter institute seminars, Miami
March
1-6 March ICANN meeting, Latin America
April
1 April New fees take effect at the EPO
May
1 May
Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs enters into force
13-15 May
AIPLA spring meeting, San Diego, California
16-20 May
INTA annual meeting, Seattle
20 May End of transitional period under Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks
June
6-10 June
FICPI world congress, Washington DC
10-13 June
ECTA annual conference, Vilnius
15-17 June
LES Europe conference, Copenhagen
21-26 June ICANN meeting, Asia Pacific
September
13-15 September IPO annual meeting, Chicago
October
8-10 October
ECTA 58th council meeting, Porto
14-19 October
AIPPI Forum and Executive Committee meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina
15-17 October
AIPLA annual meeting, Washington DC
18-22 October
LES USA/Canada annual meeting, San Francisco
25-30 October ICANN meeting, Europe
November
11-14 November INTA Leadership meeting, Florida
2010
January
11-14 January FICPI ExCo meeting, Buenos Aires
27-30 January AIPLA winter institute seminars, La Quinta, California
February
7-13 February ICANN meeting, Africa
May
May (actual date TBA) AIPLA spring meeting, New York
22-26 May INTA annual meeting, Boston, USA
June
16-19 June
ECTA annual conference, Barcelona
20-25 June FICPI 12th Open Forum, St. Petersburg
20-25 June ICANN meeting, Latin America
September
12-14 September
IPO annual meeting, Atlanta
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
2011
February
1-5 February
AIPLA mid-winter institute, Florida
May
14-18 May INTA annual meeting, San Francisco
May (actual date TBA) AIPLA spring meeting, San Francisco
October
October (actual date TBA)
AIPLA annual meeting, Washington DC
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