Wednesday, September 23, 2020

12:00–1:00 PM ET
9:00–10:00 AM PT
5:00–6:00 PM BST

Arnold & Porter Webinar

Businesses often consider intellectual property rights—their scope, registration, transfer, and enforcement—to be equivalent in the US and Europe. While there are many parallels, there are also some peculiarities and more significant differences both procedurally and substantively that merit attention when doing business in or expanding into Europe. This webinar will cover some key features of IP rights in Europe and how they differ from the US.

Topics

  • Injunctions
  • Forum shopping
  • Disclosure and evidence
  • Trade shows
  • Border seizure measures
  • Employee inventions
  • Software inventions
  • Exclusions to patentability
  • Database rights
  • Assignment of IP rights and priority

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