CITMA Autumn Conference

Engage with a range of excellent speakers, including Chartered Trade Mark Attorneys, solicitors, barristers, in-house counsel and senior representatives of the UK IPO.

There will be breaks between sessions to give you a chance to meet and network with delegates in an interactive environment. 

Our conference is spread out over two half days - one session in the afternoon on Thursday 5th October, followed by a session on Friday 6th November in the morning. 

You will gain six hours' CPD by attending this year's Autumn Conference. 

We're looking forward to connecting with you in this new virtual world.

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We've teamed up with an events agency to create an exciting and engaging Autumn Conference so you can enjoy an interactive experience from wherever you are. 

On the platform you will be able to:

• Build and customise your own avatar
• Choose your outfit
• Navigate around the conference
• Network with delegates and speakers
• Interact with exhibitors
• Play chess or connect four with other delegates

There will be technical support before and during the conference, including tutorials and one-to-one help, to ensure you are feeling confident about using the platform. 

Enjoy a whole new way of networking and learning through this brand new platform. 

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Thursday 5th November, 2:00pm-6:00pm

The first session will begin at 2pm, with login available at 1pm to give you time to create your avatar, explore the conference and network with other delegates. 

The afternoon session will end at 5:45pm with networking available for a short time after. 

Time	Content	Speaker
1pm - 2pm	Registration, exhibition and networking
2pm - 2:05pm	Welcome	Richard Goddard, President
2:05pm - 2:15pm	Keynote: Rising to the challenge – the UK IPO perspective	Tim Moss, UK IPO
2:15pm-3pm	UK case law update	Charlotte Blythe, Hogarth Chambers
3pm-3:35pm	What goes wrong in Tribunal actions	Allan James, UK IPO
3:35pm-3:55pm	Break and networking in the lobby area, exhibitor access
3:55pm-4:35pm	SkyKick debate	Becky Knott, Barker Brettell Ashton Chantrielle, 8 New Square
4:35pm-4:55pm	Break and networking in lobby area, exhibitor access
4:55pm-5:05pm	Keynote: European trade mark harmonisation after Brexit	Daniel Alexander QC, 8 New Square
5:05pm-5:40pm	Cofemel and Brompton	Jonathan Moss, Hogarth Chambers
5:40pm-5:45pm	Closing remarks	Richard Goddard, President
5:45pm-6:00pm	Break and networking in the lobby area, exhibitor access

Friday 6th November, 9:30am-1:00pm

The morning session will begin at 9:30am, with login available for 8:45am to give you time to create your avatar, explore the conference and network with other delegates. 

The morning session will finish at 1pm with networking available for a short time after. 

Time	Content	Speaker
8:45am-9:30am	Log in, create an avatar (only if you didn't attend on the first day), networking, exhibitor access
9:30am-9:35am	Welcome	Rachel Wilkinson-Duffy, First Vice-President
9:35am-9:40am	Keynote	Amanda Solloway, MP
9:40am-10:25am	EU case law update	Mike Tennant, Tennant IP
10:25am-11:10am	Brexit Briefing - key aspects of the transition period explored	Richard May, Osborne Clarke
11:10am-11:30am	Break and networking in the lobby area, exhibitor access
11:30am-11:40am	Keynote: Creating the best regulatory framework	The Rt Hon Lord Smith, IPReg
11:40am-12:50am	Panel discussion - artificial intelligence and intellectual property	Chair: Rachel Wilkinson-Duffy Dr Birgit Clark, Baker McKenzie Lee Curtis, HGF Nick Phillips, Edwin Coe Stephanie Wickenden, Serle Court
12:50pm-12:55pm	Closing remarks	Richard Goddard, President
12:55pm-1:10pm	Break and networking in the lobby area, exhibitor access

 

You will be able to gain six hours' CPD while you interact and learn at this year's Autumn Conference.

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Your ticket includes:

• Entry to all sessions of the conference 
• Access to tutorials before the conference
• Technical support on the platform 
• Networking and interaction with delegates, speakers and exhibitors 
• Access to all presentations after the conference 

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Charlotte is a specialist soft IP practitioner at Hogarth Chambers. Charlotte has a strong presence in the UK Trade Marks Registry: she had the highest number of attendances by Counsel in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Charlotte also regularly appears in IPEC, the High Court and the Court of Appeal.

Most recently Charlotte was junior counsel for the defendant in Bentley Ltd v Bentley Motors Ltd  and was sole counsel for the successful respondent in Aiwa Co Ltd v Aiwa Corporation.

Charlotte also teaches Trade Mark Attorneys at Nottingham Law School.

Lee is a Partner in HGF's specialist trade mark team, having joined the firm in November 2009.

Lee has nearly 25 years’ experience of the trade mark and design law in the UK and overseas, and advises on design and trade mark protection. This includes searching, filing and prosecution through to enforcement of trade mark and design rights.

He has also had articles published in leading Trade Mark Law Journals, such as Managing Intellectual Property, Trademark World, Oxford Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, CITMA Review and the MARQUES Newsletter. 

Allan joined the UK IPO in 1988. He was appointed Head of Trade Marks Examination in 1994 and later, in 2007, Head of Inter Partes Proceedings. He has acted as a Senior Hearing Officer throughout this time during which he has decided 100s of trade mark oppositions and cancellations, including many of the high-profile cases, such as eSure Insurance v Direct Line Insurance [2008] ETMR 77 and Nestlé v Cadbury [2017] EWCA Civ 358.

Despite partially retiring in 2018, Allan continues as a Senior Hearing Officer. A decision he made last year about the registrability of the shape of the Land Rover Defender has recently been in the news.       

Richard is a dual-qualified Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and solicitor at Osborne Clarke.  He is an expert in all aspects of intellectual property, with an emphasis on trade marks. His particular specialism is IP strategy, brand protection and litigation.

Tim has been Chief Executive Officer and Comptroller General at the UK IPO since May 2017. 

He is responsible for advising Ministers on all IP policy matters and for the operation of the Office.

Tim came to the UK IPO from Companies House where he was the Registrar of Companies for England and Wales and Chief Executive.  He worked at Companies House from 2002 where he held many senior positions within the organisation.

His extensive work portfolio included leading on the digital agenda, operational delivery, business strategy and corporate policy. Tim also held the position of president of the Corporate Registers Forum.

Nick’s practice is centred on providing advice on the protection, exploitation and enforcement of the full range of intellectual property rights. His clients include individual inventors, SMEs, larger companies, charities and international organisations. He has advised manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, ISPs, re-sellers, distributors and agents in a wide range of industries.

He also regularly advises on a range of, e-commerce, domain name, intellectual property and internet related issues as well as on a wide variety of IT contracts and a large part of his day to day work involves giving practical and commercial advice on the application of the copyright laws in a number of different contexts.

Chris began his political career as a Labour Councillor, becoming MP for Islington South and Finsbury in 1983. When Labour came to power in 1997 he became Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and Chairman of the Millennium Commission.

Over four years as Secretary of State he restored free admission to national museums and galleries, established NESTA, the Film Council, Creative Partnerships for schools, and the Foundation for Youth Music, expanded funding for the arts and sport, championed the creative industries for the first time in Government, and began the switchover process for digital television.

Chris returned to the back benches in 2001, playing a leading role in opposing the Iraq war, standing down from the Commons in 2005. Immediately afterwards he was made a life peer, taking his seat in the House of Lords in July 2005.  Chris currently sits on the crossbenches as an independent Peer.

Currently the Chairman of the Intellectual Property Regulation Board, Chris is also the Master of Pembroke College Cambridge.

Amanda Solloway is the current Member of Parliament for Derby North and was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, serving as the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation.

Mrs Solloway was first elected in 2015 and held the seat until the 2017 General Election. She later reclaimed the seat in the 2019 General Election. During her previous tenure, she was a PPS at DFID.

Michael Tennant started his career in trade marks at Tennant IP in 2015.

He obtained Chartered status and was appointed a Director in 2018. Michael represents a wide range of clients in the UK and EU, from FTSE 100 companies to start-ups and has already handled several high-profile cases in his relatively young career.

His experiences in business and commerce give him real empathy and understanding with clients and he enjoys nothing more than discussing and educating others about the world of trade marks.

Stephanie is a barrister at Serle Court chambers specialising predominantly in soft IP. She appears regularly in the IPEC, High Court and Court of Appeal, as well as acting in matters before the UK IPO and EUIPO.

Many of Stephanie’s cases have a cross-border or jurisdictional element, such as recent cases easyGroup v Easy Fly and the Glaxo Group litigation relating to the Seretide inhaler. Most recently, she acted as sole counsel for the successful respondent in the Court of Appeal in Glencairn v Product Specialities.

With a background in art and theatre prior to coming to the bar, Stephanie is particularly interested in how IP law interfaces with contemporary creative practices.

Rachel qualified in 2007 and is now Of Counsel at Baker McKenzie, advising on all aspects of trade mark and design protection and enforcement. 

Rachel specialises in trade mark disputes such as infringements, oppositions, cancellation actions, company and domain name disputes and dispute resolution. 

Prior to being elected as our First Vice-President, Rachel served as our Second Vice-President and Treasurer for two-years. Rachel is also the chair of our Law and Practice Committee.