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TRADE MARK JUDGES ON TRADE MARK LAW
 Wednesday 11 November 2015
Benelux Office for Intellectual Property, Bordewijklaan 15, 2591 XR The Hague, The Netherlands
 
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Programme:
09.15 hrs    Reception and registration of participants
09.45 hrs Welcome
Gregor Versondert – Vice-Chair MARQUES Council, Procter & Gamble International Operations S.A. Switzerland

Edmond Simon, Director General Benelux Office for Intellectual Property
10.00 hrs Session 1:
Enforcement: Seizure, Ex-parte injunction, descriptive seizure

Moderator:
Willem Leppink, Ploum Lodder Princen, MARQUES Council

Speaker:
Freyke Bus, Court of First Instance, The Hague
10.45 hrs Session 2:
The role of the IP judge in conflicting and each other completing legal systems

Moderator:
Prof. Tobias Cohen Jehoram, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, MARQUES Dispute Resolution Team

Speaker:
Tanja Tanja–van den Broek, Supreme Court of the Netherlands
11.30 hrs Coffee Break
12.00 hrs Session 3:
Practical aspects of litigation in IP matters

Moderator:
Marlou van de Braak, HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER, MARQUES Famous and Well Known Marks Team

Speaker:
Robert van Peursem, Supreme Court of the Netherlands
12.45 hrs Lunch
14.00 hrs Session 4:
Infringement of complex trademarks

Moderator:
Gregor Vos, Klos Morel Vos & Reeskamp, MARQUES Programming Team

Speaker:
Xandra Kiers-Becking, Court of Appeal The Hague
14.45 hrs Session 5:
Decision making at the Bureau

Moderator:
Jesse Hofhuis, Hofhuis Alkema Groen, MARQUES Programming Team

Speaker:
Camille Jansen, Benelux Office for Intellectual Property
15.30 hrs Tea Break
16.00 hrs Round table discussion moderated by Prof. Charles Gielen, NautaDutilh
17.15 hrs Summary and Close
17.30 hrs Drinks & Departure
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