Monday May 21
Hearing begins in Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited and Anr v Apple Inc at the Court of Appeal in London.
WIPO’s Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (eighteenth session) meets from Monday to Friday in Geneva.
OHIM hosts the 7th Trade Marks Liaison meeting between OHIM officials and representatives of EU national IP offices in Alicante.
The Korean IP Office hosts a week-long training course on the trade mark system for NOIP examiners in Daejeon.
Tuesday May 22
General Court of the Court of Justice of the EU rules in Retractable Technologies v OHMI - Abbott Laboratories (RT); Olive Line International v OHMI - Umbria Olii International (O LIVE); Nordmilch v OHMI - Lactimilk (MILRAM); Environmental Manufacturing v OHMI - Wolf (Représentation d'une tête de loup); Aitic Penteo v OHMI - Atos Worldline (PENTEO); Kraft Foods Global Brands v OHMI - fenaco (SUISSE PREMIUM); Asa v OHMI - Merck (FEMIFERAL); and Sport Eybl & Sports Experts v OHMI - Seven (SEVEN SUMMITS)
The EPO’s Budget & Finance Committee meets on Tuesday and Wednesday in Munich.
The Information Technology Experts Meeting between the Korean IP Office and the Japanese Patent Office will be held in Daejeon on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thursday May 24
Court of Justice of the EU rules in Formula One Licensing v OHIM over a CTM for F1 Live. It also rules in Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli v OHIM in relation to a CTM for the shape of a chocolate bunny.
In another chocolate-related dispute, the Court of Justice begins hearing Storck v OHIM regarding a CTM for the shape of a chocolate mouse.
General Court of the Court of Justice of the EU rules in Grupo Osborne v OHMI - Industria Licorera Quezalteca (TORO XL); TMS Trademark-Schutzrechtsverwertungsgesellschaft v OHMI - Comercial Jacinto Parera (MAD).
Friday May 25
General Court of the Court of Justice of the EU rules in Nike International v OHMI - Intermar Simanto Nahmias (JUMPMAN).