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HGF Complete webinar: unregistered trade mark rights in the EU and UK

March 2022

Event date: 14th April 2022

HGF is hosting a series of HGF Complete webinars this Spring.

Our expert speakers discuss trade marks and designs in the EU and the UK. We compare and contrast the EUIPO and UKIPO and share our views on Benelux IP Office and German IP Office practices.

Unregistered trade mark rights in the EU and UK

A comparison of the unregistered rights available to brand owners in the United Kingdom, Benelux and Germany. We compare and contrast the rights which are available to brand owners in those states and how they can be enforced and used in opposition and invalidity proceeding before the various national IP offices and the EUIPO. What is the evidential burden in proving such rights and practical tips on enforcing them.

Speakers

David Potter – Partner & Head of Trade Marks

Jonathan Thurgood – Partner & Trade Mark Attorney

Susanne Bilderbeek – Senior Trade Mark Attorney

Julia Saladin – Attorney-at-law

Watch the webinar below:

About HGF Complete

HGF Complete provides a ‘complete’ European trade mark and design service. Using HGF in the EU and UK means:

  • Teamwork: one team with common practices being able to advise you across borders
  • Clarity: we can advise on filing, strategy and enforcement matters with clarity not treating each state in isolation
  • Efficiency: we can offer you cost effective solutions for your EU & UK trade mark and design filings

Other webinars in this series

Trade mark application procedures before the EUIPO and UKIPO

Trade mark opposition and invalidity proceedings

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