Webcode 25101133
Sergio Rizzo
Member of the 3rd and 5th Boards of Appeal, EUIPO, Alicante (Spain)
Sergio Rizzo is Member of the Boards of Appeal and accredited mediator at the EUIPO. Before joining EUIPO, Sergio practiced for two decades as a lawyer and IP attorney, focusing on trade mark and design prosecution and enforcement, working shoulder to shoulder with companies of different sectors and sizes as well as with individuals. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, seminars and academic courses and regular contributor to publications on IP law. Sergio has also authored two books on the protection of Non-conventional trademarks in the European Union. Sergio holds a law degree from the University of Bologna (Italy) and a postgraduate specialization in EU law, politics and economics.
Dr. Henning Hartwig
Attorney at Law, Partner, Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich (Germany)
Dr. Henning Hartwig has represented users on design matters at the EUIPO for many years and helped in procuring over 7,000 Community designs and enforcing over 60 Community and German designs. He is the author of numerous publications on international design law, the editor of the fourvolume casebook 'Design Protection in Europe' and, most recently, 'Research Handbook on Design Law' (2021).
23/10/2025
23/10/2025
09:00-17:00 CET
online
online
Event - 1,290 € plus tax
The fee includes high-quality course material and a participation certificate for download, access to the Learning Space as well as technical support including a test meeting.
Event - 1,290 € plus tax
The fee includes high-quality course material and a participation certificate for download, access to the Learning Space as well as technical support including a test meeting.
Jean-Claude Alexandre Ho, LL.M.
Lawyer, Conference Manager
+49 6221 500-675
jc.alexandreho@forum-institut.de
Our speakers will suggest authoritative answers to key problems of EU design law and give an update on most recent case-law
The trend is clear - design protection is increasingly attracting attention from both SMEs and global players. This comparatively inexpensive IP right is a means of driving not only product imitations but also design variations produced by competitors out of the market. In this respect, growing case law from the CJEU as well as a rich body of decisions from EUIPO and national EU design courts provide helpful guidance on the application of the sophisticated legislation. This practical online course will be a much-needed guide to law and practice. Attendees will get a systematic overview and will examine the interpretation provided by EUIPO and the European Courts, as well as direction on issues which remain un-solved. Our speakers will suggest authoritative answers to key problems of EU design law and give an update on most recent case-law. Finally, the speakers will walk attendees through the new EU design law, largely applying from 1 May 2025 onwards.
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