Learning

• Recorded webinar on good practice and recent trends on classification of goods and services for trade mark registration. Organised by CarIPI and delivered by Thom Clark, Senior Expert Legal Affairs at EUIPO.
• Development of a classification database for goods and services
• Classification trends and good practice

• In this course, a variety of subjects and experts offer insights into future perspectives of the interlinked relationship between trade marks and geographical indications.

• Different aspects related to the Gis, such as: possibilities to protect them by other legal means, the concept of property and the ownership, their contribution to the social cohesion and economic development.

• GI e-learning course with several modules and other information

• Geographical Indications (GIs) for local products with unique characteristics

• GIs overview

• The training material in the present volume, Linking people for quality products: sustainable interprofessional bodies for geographical indications and origin-linked products, focuses on the management and promotion of the specific qualities of geographical indications (GIs) by local stakeholders gathered together in a collective management organization – the interprofession, or joint body – that are central to the commercial success, and ultimately to the sustainable impact, of any initiative to promote the link between a product and its origin.    
• The content and theory pages of this training manual set out the basic concepts, while the exercise sheets provide for participative activities. The trainer notes, together with the introduction, guide trainers in the preparation of tailored training in relation to the five steps of the virtuous circle.

• Training on origin-linked products - Tools for a participatory approach

17 full course

1 hour Module on Gis

• Module 1: Introduction 
• Module 2: Quality and Consumers
• Module 3:Market Research
• Module 4: Asymetric Information about Quality
• Module 5: Food Labeling
• Module 6: Pricing Strategies and Implications
• Module 7: Consumer Behaviour and Brand Personality
• Module 8: Geographical Indications: “Geographical Indication” and the key facts about the protection of GIs in the EU. You will also be able to explain the importance of the GI sector within the EU market.
• Module 9: Innovation and Quality 

• Module 1: The Role of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications in the Market
• Module 2: Trademarks
• Module 3: Geographical Indications
• Module 4: Industrial Designs
• Module 5: Protection Against Unfair Competition
• Module 6: Making Brand and Managing Intellectual Property
• Module 7: IP and Development - Flexibilities and Public Domain under Trademarks
• Final Exam

• Trademarks, industrial designs and geographical indications in the market;
• Trademarks and making brands;
• Geographical indications;
• Industrial designs;
• Protection against unfair competition;
• Managing brands;
• IP and development – flexibilities and public domain under trademarks;
• Final set of questions;
• PowerPoint summary.

• Module 1: The Role of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications in the Market
• Module 2: Trademarks
• Module 3: Geographical Indications
• Module 4: Industrial Designs
• Module 5: Protection Against Unfair Competition
• Module 6: Making Brand and Managing Intellectual Property
• Module 7: IP and Development - Flexibilities and Public Domain under Trademarks
• Final Exam

• Recorded webinar on the technical aspects regarding the relations between Geographical Indications and Trademarks (incl. collective, certification marks), delivered by Hugh O’Neill (Legal Affairs at EUIPO)

• Recorded webinar on TM opposition proceedings delivered by Ewelina Sliwinska (Legal Affairs at EUIPO)

• Recorded webinar on TM distinctiveness and likelihood of confusion in relative grounds delivered by Ewelina Sliwinska (Legal Affairs at EUIPO)
   

• Recorded webinar on the protection of non-EU Geographical Indications in the EU, delivered by Monika Turek (DG AGRI, European Commission)

• Recorded webinar on the assessment of non-EU GI applications under bilateral agreements, jointly delivered by Franciska Schönherr (EUIPO Operations Department) and by Ewa Miszczak (DG AGRI, European Commission)

• Recorded webinar on the experience of Georgia in relations to the agreement on protection of GIs with the EU, delivered by Sophio Mujiri (EUIPO Seconded National Expert from IP Office of Georgia)

• Recorded webinar on the cooperation between customs and right holders delivered by Massimo Antonelli (EUIPO Observatory).

• Recorded webinar on risk management systems delivered by Maurice Adefalou (World Customs Organisation).  

• Recorded webinar on the technical aspects regarding the relations between Geographical Indications and Trademarks (incl. collective and certification marks), PGIs and ex-officio examination of TM applications, PGIs and earlier TM rights in opposition. Organised by CarIPI and delivered by Hugh O’Neill (Legal Affairs at EUIPO).