Events
Table Topic Schedule
November 16-20, 2020
2020 Annual Meeting & Leadership Meeting
A perennial favorite, Table Topics provide a unique opportunity to meet global colleagues in small group settings and discuss topics of interest. This year we are offering several different types of Table Topics including subjects that correlate to the different Education tracks.
- General Table Topics: Table Topics featuring a variety of subjects that relate to our different track offerings
- Corporate Table Topics: Corporate Member-moderated Table Topics
- IPO Table Topics: IPO-moderated Table Topics
- Mandarin Table Topics: Table Topics conducted in Mandarin and available on the day focused on China. These Table Topics will be held on Wednesday, November 18 at 11:15am China Standard Time.
Table Topics will be moderated one-hour video sessions and will not be recorded. We are offering them from November 9–20, 2020 at 11:00 am and 6:00 pm (EDT) on most days.
Please check back for additional program details and updates.
November 9
Monday
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV82 Best Practices in International Pharmaceutical Brand Clearance In-House Practitioners |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV83 Best Practices in IP Due Diligence during an M&A Transaction Commercialization |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV84 Blockchain in the IP World: Building Trust Block-By-Block Innovation |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV85 How to Navigate the African Renaissance with Brands Around the World |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV86 How to Support Anticounterfeiting Activities with Anti-Money Laundering Provisions? A Possible Solution to Fake Sales on the Internet and Small Parcel Shipments Anticounterfeiting |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV87 Private and Confidential! Take A Peek at Indian Data Protection Laws Around the World |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV88 Brand Protection vs. Data Protection: Impacts and Strategies for Brand Owners Regulatory |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV168 Social Media Influencers and Trademarks: Opportunities and Pitfalls In-House Practitioners |
November 10
Tuesday
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV108 An Update on BREXIT and Its Effect on EUTM’s and the United Kingdom Around the World |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV109 Become an INTA Thought Leader: Authoring INTA Bulletin Feature Articles (and More!) Advancement |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV110 How to Get Management Attention for IP In-House Practitioners |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV114 Prueba del uso efectivo de las marcas: La importancia de la prueba disponible a través de Internet (In Spanish) Around the World |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV115 Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Over Fictional Characters: Are Diamonds Forever? Related Rights |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV116 The Unreal Real: Intersection of Augmented Reality and Trademark Dilution Innovation |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV117 Social Media Skills for IP Practitioners Advancement |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV174 How Can Artificial Intelligence Influence IP Law Innovation & the Future of IP |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV107 Nuts and Bolts of Valuating Trademarks Commercialization |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV111 INTA 101: Visibility, Resources, Networking and Education—How to Get the Most out of Your Membership Advancement |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV113 Fake Specimens, Random Audits, and More: How to Deal with the Trademark Office Focus on Integrity of the Register Around the World |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV118 Data Protection in Latin America Today (In Spanish) Regulatory |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV119 Do Brands Belong on Balance Sheets: Implications for TM Practitioners Advancement |
November 11
Wednesday
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV130 EUM Oppositions: Dos, Don’ts and Pitfalls Around the World |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV131 Playing with and Protecting Brands in Fantasy Games In-House |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV132 Do the Emerging Unicorns Need to Protect Their IP? Commercialization |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV133 The Madrid Protocol in Latin America: A Practical Perspective on Brazil (In Spanish) Around the World |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV134 Far from Impossible: Anticounterfeiting Strategies in Africa Anticounterfeiting |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV136 Best Practice for Design Filings in the EU: Typical Pitfalls and Opportunities Related Rights |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV137 Data Protection and Privacy: CCPA (USA), GDPR (Europe) and FZ-152 (Russia) Regulatory |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV139 Choosing, Instructing, and Working with Local Counsel: Some Dos and Don’ts Advancement |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV141 It’s a Jingle out There: Trademark, Copyright or Just Plain Confusion In-House |
| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV140 Protecting Industrial Designs Internationally: The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs IPO IT |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV112 Licensing of FMCG Brands – Including How to Avoid the “Peanut Butter Wars” Commercialization |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV129 Getting More Business from the INTA Annual Meeting: How to Network and Follow Up Effectively Advancement |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV135 Brands and Corporate Social Responsibility In-House |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV138 The Intersection of U.S. Privacy Laws and Brand Protection: Are the Interests Aligned or in Conflict? Regulatory |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV142 Sometimes You Need More than a Big Bodyguard: Protecting the Intellectual Property Rights of Athletes and Celebrities In-House |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV143 Trademark Enforcement on Online Marketplace In-House |
November 12
Thursday
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV89 AfCFTA: Challenges for IP Stakeholders, What Can Africa Learn From Other Continents Like Europe, North America, and Asia Around the World |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV90 The Protection of a Design in the European Union: Pros, Cons, and Potential Pitfalls (In Spanish) Related Rights |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV92 Athletes, Bands, and Brands In-House |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV93 How Law Firms Can Benefit in Using Brand Protection Technology to Assist in Protecting Their Client’s IP Anticounterfeiting |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV94 Blockchain Domain Names: The New Brand Identifiers Innovation |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV156 Understanding Myanmar’s New Trademark Law and Navigating the Filing Procedures Around the World |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV160 Effective Claiming of Acquired Distinctiveness in European Union Around the World |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV161 Free Movement of Goods and Parallel Importation under the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Around the World |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV162 CBD, THC, FDCA, CSA: Navigating USPTO’s Examination of Marks for Cannabis Goods and Services Regulatory |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV176 Tech Tools for the Entrepreneurial Lawyer Innovation |
November 13
Friday
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV60 Cannabis Trademarks: Changing Horizons in U.S. Practice Regulatory |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV61 Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Assisting IP Enforcement: Current and Potential Uses Innovation |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV62 Corporate Social Responsibility, Pro Bono Initiatives and IP: Comparing and Learning from Experiences and Developing Best Practices Around the World |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV63 Is Your Trademark Safe Abroad? How to Protect Your Trademark at Foreign Customs Anticounterfeiting |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV64 Start-Ups: Making a Case for a Robust Intellectual Property Portfolio In-House |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV 65 Domain Manager: Managing a Secure and Organized Domain Name Portfolio Related Rights |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV66 Influencer Marketing and Brand Protection In-House |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV177 Strategies against Grey Market Distribution of Luxury Products In-House |
November 16
Monday
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV74 Information Era: Era of Copyright (Copyleft)? What Trademark Owners Shall Do in Order to Win the Battle for Money Flow Related Rights |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV78 Adding Arrows to Your Quiver: Cross-Border Strategies for Enforcing Trademark Rights Anticounterfeiting |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV79 Resolving Trademark Disputes through Arbitration: Experiences and Cases Around the World Around the World |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV80 Are Alternative Legal Service Providers (ALSPs) a Threat to Law Firm Business? Innovation |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV154 Dealing with Secret (Commercial) Agents in the Middle Around the World |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV159 From Kimono to Trademarks: Potential Conflicts on the Cultural and Historical Background Around the World |
| 11:00 am-12:00 pm | CTT10 What’s So Special About Pharmaceutical Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am-12:00 pm | CTT19 Doing More with Less: How to Manage and Prioritize Portfolio Management, Trademark Protection, and Trademark Enforcement in a Time of Reduced Resources Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am-12:00 pm | CTT24 Trade Dress in the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Industries Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am-12:00 pm | CTT29 Leveraging Trademark Data and Tools to Automate and Support Business End-to-End Processes Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am-12:00 pm | CTT43 Trademark Licensing Outside The US Corporate TT |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV75 Selection, Registration, and Enforcement of Trademarks Associated with Icons for Mobile Software Innovation |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TV76 Cannabis Liberalization in Asia-Pacific: Important Issues for IP and Regulatory Professionals Around the World |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV77 What Trademark Practitioners Should Know about Registering Copyrights in the U.S.: Lessons from Recent Copyright Review Board Decisions Related Rights |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV81 Strategies for Global Anticounterfeiting in the Age of Online Marketplaces Anticounterfeiting |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV153 Techniques to Achieve Consensus in Mediation Moving Away from Money toward Business Solutions Advancement |
| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT53 What it’s Like to be a Paralegal Acting in an Attorney Capacity Corporate TT |
November 17
Tuesday
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTM702 How to Claim and Get Higher Damages under China’s Newly Revised Trademark Law (In Mandarin at 11:15am CST on Wed. Nov. 18) Mandarin TT |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV120 Design Protection: Boon or Bane for the Automobile Industry? Related Rights |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV121 Leading Digital Transformation in the Legal Industry and the Future Landscape of IP Firms Innovation |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TV122 Clear and Precise Subject Matter: The Challenge for Color Combination Trademarks and Other Non-Traditional Trademarks Around the World |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV123 Freelance Lawyering: From the Freelancer and Client Perspective Advancement |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV124 Legal Fakes Anticounterfeiting |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV127 Trademarks Containing Non-Latin (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic) Characters in the EU Around the World |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV171 Trademark Use in the United Kingdom and European Union after BREXIT Around the World |
| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TV128 How to Resolve your IP Dispute through WIPO ADR IPO TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT11 Pitch Perfect—Partnering Your Business in M&A/BD&L Deals Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT16 Diversity & Inclusion—Brand Owner Expectations and Private Practice Approach: What’s Holding Private Practice Firms Back in Being Truly Diverse & Inclusive Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT17 Managing an In-House Team Through the COVID Crisis: Reflections Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT20 Navigating Budget Reductions During a Crisis Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT26 Battling Bad-Faith Trademark Registrations in China, in Court and at the CTMO—Share A Story or Case Study Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT35 Proving the Value of Trademarks Corporate TT |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV125 Understanding the Puzzle: A Structural Glimpse into the Issue of Counterfeits of Health Related Products in Latin America Anticounterfeiting |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV126 Friend or Foe: When Your Business Partner Crosses the Line In-House |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TV157 How to Get Higher Damages in IP Infringement Litigation Anticounterfeiting |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV126 Friend or Foe: When Your Business Partner Crosses the Line In-House |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV170 Trademarks and Cultural Appropriation Related Rights |
| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT14 Gender Diversity at the Top of Legal Organizations: How Senior Male Attorneys Can Be Strong Allies and Champion Concrete Progress Towards Gender Diversity Corporate TT |
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| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT28 Managing Through a Crisis Corporate TT |
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| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT37 Staying the Course: Helping Your Team Build Resilience in a Time of Uncertainty Corporate TT |
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| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT40 Effective Brand Enforcement Corporate TT |
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| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT46 Operating a Trademark Department in a Down Economy: Staff Reductions and Budget Cuts Corporate TT |
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| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT48 The Importance of Diversity & Inclusion mentorship and Allyship in the Age of COVID-19 Corporate TT |
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| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT50 IP Issues Facing the Fashion Industry in 2020 Corporate TT |
November 18
Wednesday
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV144 Street Art and Copyright in the U.S. and EU: Work of Art or Criminal Conduct? Related Rights |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV145 Will IP Lawyers Become Obsolete and Replaced by Technology in Ten Years? Innovation |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV146 Managing International Portfolios of Clients: How to Establish an Understanding Relationship with Foreign Attorneys Advancement |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV148 Eliminating Counterfeit Whack-a-Mole: How to Use U.S. Trade Remedies to Develop and Implement an Effective, Affordable, and Integrated Battle Plan to Combat the Online Sale of Counterfeit Goods Anticounterfeiting |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV150 Scandalous or Immoral Trademarks: Assessment under EU Law and Other Legal Systems Around the World |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV155 Franchising: Opportunities, Challenges, and Practical Tips Related Rights |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV158 From the Copyrighted Yeezy Boost 350 Shoe to the Vespa Scooter: Alternative (Useful) Forms of Protecting Shapes Related Rights |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV163 Registration and Protection of Stage Names and Other Persona Elements from the Music Industry as Trademarks Related Rights |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV173 Advertising: How Canada Compares Around the World |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV178 Interactions between Certification Marks and Sustainable Development Commercialization |
| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TT900 Process Re-engineering and facilitation in Trade Marks Registration in India” IPO TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT12 Trademark Prosecution—Let’s Focus on Automation and Artificial Intelligence Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT18 Nominative Fair Use: How Much is “Only as Much of the Mark as Necessary to Identify the Trademark Owner”? Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT21 Structuring IP in M&A Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT34 How to Build an Inclusive and Diverse Workplace: the Role of Top-Down Support versus Bottom-Up Initiatives, and Is Data our Friend or Foe? Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT38 Integrated IP Management: Making all Corporate Functions Contribute to IP Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT45 Trademark Enforcement in the Time of COVID-19 Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT49 In-house and Outside Counsel Opportunity: Partnering to Build and Implement New Trademark Management Technology Corporate TT |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV147 Best Practices When Instructing Foreign Agents Advancement |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV149 Surveys: To Do or Not to Do (And If You Do, How To) In-House |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TV151 Solo Practitioner and Small Firm Practice Tips Advancement |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV152 How Will Trademark Rights be Protected in ICANN’s Next Round of New gTLDs: What is the Outlook for UDRP Reform? Related Rights |
| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | ITT901 Scandalous Marks in the Age of Disasters, Pandemics and Social Justice IPO TT |
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| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT33 Domain Name Management Corporate TT |
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| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT39 Non-Attorneys: Career Development, Feeling Valued and Doing Work You Enjoy Most Corporate TT |
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| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT44 Managing a Reduced Budget Through Deprioritization Corporate TT |
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| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT54 Unconscious Bias Corporate TT |
November 19
Thursday
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTA10 Protection of Trade Dress by Trademark Law and Design Law (At 12:30pm in CST on Thursday, November 19) Asia TT |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV95 The Role of IP Lawyers in the Sports Business: Is it Only about Rights of Publicity? Related Rights |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV96 How Big Data, AI and IoE Impact Consumer Brands Innovation |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV97 Data Governance in IoT, Big Data and IA: Access Rights vs. Rights in rem, Personal Data Protection and Other Policy Issues Innovation |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV98 Why Patents Will Become Less Popular over Trade Secrets in the Future Patents |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV99 Best Practices and Importance of Trademark Filings in Local Scripts (Focus on Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Cyrillic) Around the World |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV101 One Is Not the Loneliest Number: Practice Hacks for a Successful Solo Trademark Practice Advancement |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV105 Celebration Gestures as Trademarks In-House |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV165 Economic Substance Requirements for IP Business Innovation and the Future of IP |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV169 Registration and Enforcement Issues in Emerging Markets: China, Middle East, and South America Around the World |
| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT13 Best Practices for Totally Virtual Interviewing, Hiring, and Onboarding During the COVID-19 Lockdown Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT22 IP Issues in the Real Estate Industry Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT23 The Use of Technology to Measure Trademark Infringement Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT31 The Role of In-House Counsel in a Company’s Diversity and Inclusion Efforts Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT32 Contractual Considerations for Influencer Agreements in a Time of Crisis Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT52 Career Audit in a Time of Covid-19 Corporate TT |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV100 Immoral and Scandalous Marks Around the World Around the World |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV102 The Myths and Dangers of Perfectionism for Women Lawyers Advancement |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV103 Trademarks in a Decentralized World: Prosecuting and Enforcing Trademarks for Blockchain Technologies Innovation |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV104 Theme and Variations: Should Brand Owners Use Variations of Their Marks? In-House |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV106 Storytime: Learning to Avoid Pitfalls In Trademark Litigation Based on Recent War Stories from Jurisdictions Across the World Around the World |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm | TTV166 New Anticounterfeiting Legislation around the World Anticounterfeiting |
| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT26 Diversity and Inclusion Corporate TT |
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| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT36 Advertising Agencies and Trademark Clearance Corporate TT |
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| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT41 Incidental Brand Use Corporate TT |
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| 6:00 pm-7:00 pm | CTT47 Best Practices for Trademark Database Management Corporate TT |
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1:30 am-2:30 am | TTA11 The Role of Bad Faith in Trademark Opposition and Invalidation Cases (In Mandarin at 12:30pm CST on Thursday, November 19) Asia TT |
November 20
Friday
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV67 The Overall Impression Produced by Designs: Requirements for the Representation of Designs in Different Jurisdictions Related Rights |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV68 Lookalikes and Unfair Competition Related Rights |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV69 Brand Owners and Emerging Technologies: Balancing Opportunities with Responsibilities Innovation |
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11:00 am-12:00 pm | TTV71 Turning an In-House Trademark Department from Cost Center to Profit Generator In-House |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV72 When and How To Settle in Trademark Disputes Advancement |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV73 Best Practices for a Global Online Brand Protection Strategy and Enforcement Anticounterfeiting |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV167 Brand Management in the Age of Cancel Culture In-House |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV105 Celebration Gestures as Trademarks In-House |
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11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV175 Best Practices for Avoiding Genocide Regulatory |
| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | TTV70 Domain Name Disputes: An Update on WIPO UDRP Jurisprudence IPO TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT15 Anti-Counterfeiting Best Practices in a Crisis Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT25 Tips for Moderators/Facilitators Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT30 Managing Non-Legal Department Internal Resources: Advantages of Diverse Views and Out-of-the-Box Creativity on Trademark Teams Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT42 Design Rights: 3D Trademarks/Design Patents Corporate TT |
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| 11:00 am- 12:00 pm | CTT51 Collaborating With Outside Counsel During a Global Pandemic Corporate TT |
