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  • Introduction

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    The challenge of relying on foreign law in the context of Article 8(4) EUTMR and the role of national judgements in the context or recent case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union are analysed. Claiming personality rights and copyright before EUIPO´s Boards of Appeal and the CJEU is also reviewed.

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      Arguing national law

      Panel leader – His Honour Michael Fysh, QC, SC, former Judge at the Patents County Court, London

      Introduction (00:00 – 02:03)

       Challenges of relying on foreign law in the context of Article 8(4) EUTMR (02:04 – 11:20)

      Prof. Dr. Gordian N. Hasselblatt, LL.M.

       Role of national judgments in the context of recent case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (11:21 – 18:43)

      Ms Beate Schmidt, President, FederalPatent Court (Bundespatentgericht), Germany

       Relying on extended passing off in the context of Article 8(4) EUTMR (18:44 – 29:44)

      Geoffrey Hobbs, QC

      Claiming personality rights and copyright before EUIPO’s Boards of Appeal and the Court of Justice of the European Union (29:45 – 39:08)

      Manfred Büchele, Professor of IP and Corporate Law, University of Innsbruck, Austria

      Proving national law before EUIPO (39:09 – 49:31)

      Mr Giuseppe Bertoli, Head of Litigation Service, ICLAD, EUIPO

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