Court of Justice, WIPO and the EPO: What’s on this week

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Court of Justice, WIPO and the EPO: What’s on this week

Managing IP lists the IP events, conferences and decisions taking place next week

Monday June 11

Start of a five-day meeting of WIPO’s Working Group on the Development of the Lisbon System (Appellations of Origin) in Geneva.

The Copyright Society of the USA hosts its Annual Meeting in Hamburg, New Jersey, from June 10 to 12.  

Tuesday June 12

Two-day meeting of the EPO’s Supervisory Board of the RFPSS (Reserve Funds for Pensions and Social Security) in Munich.

General Court of the Court of Justice of the EU rules in Stichting Regionaal Opleidingencentrum van Amsterdam v OHMI – Investimust (COLLEGE).

Court of Justice of the EU issues an opinion in Sky Österreich. The case considers whether broadcasters who have bought exclusive rights to events can be required to provide images to other broadcasters for no profit so that those images can be used in short news reports.

The Korean IP Office holds a training course for IP5 Examiners from June 12 – 15 in Daejeon.

Wednesday June 13

General Court of the Court of Justice of the EU rules in Hartmann v OHMI – Mölnlycke Health Care (MESILETTE); Seikoh Giken v OHMI – Seiko Holdings (SG SEIKOH GIKEN); Organismos Kypriakis Galaktokomikis Viomichanias v OHMI – Garmo (HELLIM); Organismos Kypriakis Galaktokomikis Viomichanias v OHMI Garmo (GAZI Hellim); XXXLutz Marken v OHMI – Meyer Manufacturing (CIRCON); and Süd-Chemie v OHMI – Byk-Cera (CERATIX). 

Thursday June 14

INTA-USPTO Roundtable, Boston, Massachusetts

Friday June 15

WIPO Academy Seminar on IP Management of Copyright in the Digital Age in Geneva.

Marques hosts a conference on “Brand Protection in China and Europe in the 21st Century” in Shanghai.

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