Worldwide Law Seminars Calendar

Drafting International Intellectual Property Agreements

London, England

This successful seminar will focus on the drafting skills and legal and commercial issues to be considered when drawing up international intellectual property agreements, confidentiality agreements, material transfer agreements, term sheets, intellectual property licenses and assignments and general IP terms in R&D contracts. The day will include practical exercises to consolidate learning.

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Patent Practice In India

London, England

This seminar will provide delegates with overall information about Indian patent practice, while especially pointing out the important features characteristic to Indian patent law and practice as compared with European and US patent practices. The programme examines routes of application, patentability, claim drafting, infringement, enforcement and litigation, and will also examine recent developm...

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Cross-Border Debt Recovery

Trier, Germany

The European Commission feels that problems of cross-border debt recovery are an obstacle to the free movement of payment orders within the European Union and to the proper functioning of the internal market. Late payment and non-payment are a risk for businesses and consumers alike.

Academy of European Law (ERA)

Pre-Trial Detention, Enforcement and Supervision of Sentences

Trier, Germany

In this seminar international, European and national experts will present and discuss the pros and cons of these new EU initiatives, focusing especially on their practical application.

Academy of European Law (ERA)

EU trade and customs law: Recent developments?

Brussels, Belgium

How is the EU adapting its external trade and customs law to ever faster global economic integration, which is creating new opportunities, additional competition and unexperienced obstacles for the operators involved? The effectiveness of current measures and the need for new instruments will be analysed in this seminar.

Academy of European Law (ERA)

Patent Practice In China

London, England

This seminar will provide delegates with overall information about Chinese patent practice, while especially pointing out the important features characteristic to Chinese patent law and practice as compared with European and US patent practices. The programme examines routes of application, patentability, claim drafting, infringement, enforcement and litigation, and will also examine recent develo...

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Litigating Community law

Trier, Germany

The purpose of this seminar, which is aimed primarily at national legal practitioners, is to provide the participants with the fundamentals on the Union’s judicial system, judicial remedies and the interaction between European and national jurisdictions. The course includes a visit to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Participants will have the opportunity to take a preparatory online e...

Academy of European Law (ERA)

Patenting Medical Technology Under The EPC - Problems And Challenges

London, England

The patenting of medical technology is a complex and sometimes controversial topic, as it usually involves multi-claim categories covering diagnostic, surgical and therapeutic methods. This seminar will examine in detail how aspects of patent law relating to this significant branch of technology are covered by the existing provisions of the EPC and, through the examination of existing case law and...

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Series of seminars on EU anti-discrimination legislation

Trier, Germany

Following a previous series of seminars organised by ERA in the framework of the Community Action Programme Against Discrimination, a new series of seminars will take place this year under the new PROGRESS programme, devoted to the two European anti-discrimination directives adopted under Article 13 TEC. The first of these directives (2000/43) prohibits all forms of discrimination based on race or...

Academy of European Law (ERA)

Data Protection in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

Trier, Germany

This seminar aims to give an overview of the relevant EU legislation. Recent jurisprudence of the European courts (both Strasbourg and Luxembourg) will be looked at and legal considerations of balancing the individual interest of data protection with the public interest that justifies data collection will be analysed. It will also give a presentation of recent technological developments that facil...

Academy of European Law (ERA)

Recent Developments in European Environmental Law

Trier, Germany

The seminar will deal with recent developments in European environmental law, primarily by analysing the European Court of Justice's recent case law and the activities of the other EU institutions in the field of environmental law. Both individual measures and the European Commission's environmental policy as a whole will be discussed.

Academy of European Law (ERA)

Media Law - Third Annual Conference

London, England

The third annual conference on Media Law offers a practical step by step guide to the legal issues encountered in media, including: Intellectual Property, Character Merchandising, Licensing, Format Rights, User Generated Content, Content Delivery, Privacy and Libel . You will be provided with the opportunity to undertake case studies in order to consolidate learning. With the increase in high prof...

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District Attorney to Speak on Legal Document Assistant Compliance & Unfair Business Practices

Newport Beach, California, USA

The Alliance of Legal Document Assistant Professionals is pleased to announce that Orange County Deputy District Attorney Tracy Hughes will present “Rogue Document Preparers: Unfair Competition & LDA Compliance” on Friday, May 30 at 12:00 p.m. at the Koll Center in Newport Beach. Hughes has successfully prosecuted both civil and criminal cases against non-attorney legal document preparers who refu...

Alliance of Legal Document Assistant Professionals

Recent Developments in European Community Law

Trier, Germany

The constant development of European law requires practitioners in many areas of law to update continually their knowledge. This seminar will offer an overview of the latest innovations in European legislative activity, the most important recent case law and pending judgments of the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance of the European Communities, and future perspectives for the develo...

Academy of European Law (ERA)

Recent Developments in Private International Law and Business Law

Trier, Germany

Private international law and business law continue to be characterised by growing Europeanisation. The purpose of this seminar will be to present the latest developments in both legislation and jurisprudence.

Academy of European Law (ERA)

Series of seminars on EU anti-discrimination legislation

Trier, Germany

Following a previous series of seminars organised by ERA in the framework of the Community Action Programme Against Discrimination, a new series of seminars will take place this year under the new PROGRESS programme, devoted to the two European anti-discrimination directives adopted under Article 13 TEC. The first of these directives (2000/43) prohibits all forms of discrimination based on race or...

Academy of European Law (ERA)

Copyright and Related Rights in the European Union

Trier, Germany

The objectives of the Directive on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (2001/29/EC) are to adapt legislation on copyright and related rights to reflect technological developments, particularly to the information society. The issue of the adaptation of copyright to the evolution of the information society will be discussed, together with t...

Academy of European Law (ERA)

W H O is Turning The Lights Out On Drug Development? - The Crisis facing The Pharmaceutical Industry

London, England

This conference will examine the potential effect on the pharmaceutical industry of negoitations currently under way at the World Health Organisation which could see a fundamental change to the global IP rules which currently underpin R&D. The conference will survey the political and economic context behind the WHO negotiations, and offer perspectives into the likely impact on innovation and healt...

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Outsourcing law firm support services

London, England

A unique event that gives you the opportunity to choose the workshop that suits you:
• Outsourcing IT systems and support
• Outsourcing HR processes
• Outsourcing Office services and facilities management
• Outsourcing Marketing and business development activities

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Basic Introduction To Intellectual Property

London, England

This introductory intellectual property course has been specifically designed for administrative, secretarial, and support staff supporting the intellectual property function within their firm (whether this is in-house or private practice). By the end of the course participants will have gained an invaluable insight in to the different types of IP, including; what can be protected, the different r...

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International R&D Contracts, Collaborations And Joint Ventures

London, England

Planning, Structure, Drafting And Negotiating

This practical seminar will focus on the legal, commercial and drafting issues affecting a range of agreements commonly used for research and development activities, including collaboration agreements, joint ventures, contract research agreements and consultancy agreements, and ancillary agreements such as confidentiality agreements, material tr...

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U.S And European Strategies For Drafting And Prosecuting Patents

London, England

This seminar will provide practical guidance to those who draft patent specifications in the engineering, electronic and telecommunications disciplines having regard to recent US, EPO Appeal Board and UK decisions. Amongst the critical issues to be considered is avoidance of Markman claim construction issues in the US whilst supporting problem/solution analysis in the EPO. A practical exercise wil...

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Employee /Worker Rights In IP

London, England

In March 2007 the UK Court of Appeal clarified the issue of ownership of employee inventions in the case of LIFFE Administration and Management v Pavel Pinkava and another [2007] All ER 981. Despite the important guidance this case provided in the UK, employee/worker inventions continue to pose unique risks to employers worldwide. The primary objective of this seminar is to minimise employer risks...

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Patent Protection For Software-Related And Business Related Inventions In Europe And The US

London, England

Since the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision in State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc., 149 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 1998), in 1998, the public debate has been on going over what type of patent protection should be available for Software-related and Business-related Inventions. In the U.S. a rather expansive view of what can and should be patent-eligible s...

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Business Aspects Of Intellectual Property

London, England

The management and commercialisation of intellectual property assets is a complex task that usually involves a team of people. Typical members of the team may include scientists, patent attorneys, project managers, commercial lawyers, financial experts and commercial executives. It is useful to have a general understanding of the different tasks involved, even if one's job is focussed on just some...

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