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INTA Forum on "National Marks and CTMs – Enforcement and Future Harmony", Barcelona, December 9-10

Join INTA at an advanced-level, two-day conference in Barcelona, Spain on December 9 - 10, for an insightful analysis of how the results of the European Commission's study on the overall functioning of Europe's trademark systems will impact practitioners like you in Europe and beyond.

Distinguished experts will discuss the relationship between the national and Community trademark systems, the types of changes recommended for the systems, and whether there will be future harmony for national and Community trademarks.

Other hot topics include:

Dilution and luxury brands: do they get the protection they deserve?
Where and how should you use your mark to get the most out of it?
Showing acquired distinctiveness - what, where, when?
Jurisdiction of the CTM Courts - Is the sky the limit?
Advertising in the Virtual World
What do you get in the case of CTM infringement?
And more!

Certificates of Attendance for continuing legal education purposes are available upon request. Please note there is an early bird discount rate until Friday, October 8.

For more information, including costs and detailed program, please visit www.inta.org/go/barcelona2010 or contact Milesh S Gordhandas, INTA Assistant Europe Representative, at mgordhandas@inta.org or on +32 2 517 6109.

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