Katherine Hely (Caribbean IP, USA) and Florian Traub (Pinsent Masons LLP, United Kingdom) shed light on what it means to oversee the publication of the INTA Bulletin, now in its 76th volume, and share their excitement about attending the 2021 Annual Meeting Virtual+.
EU proposals for design regime reform signal future divergence with UK
Out-Law News | 12 May 2021 | 9:06 am | 1 min. read
European proposals to overhaul legislation governing design protection could lead to divergence with UK rules, experts have said.
Copyright law expert Florian Traub of Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law, said the European Commission’s proposed reforms into the Community Design Regulation and the Design Directive were welcome but brought uncertainty as to the future impact on UK law.
“Practitioners and design holders very much welcome the Commission’s intention to revise the EU legislation on design protection. It is hoped that some of the shortcomings of the current designs system will be ironed out as a result of the reform,” Traub said.
Published: December 9, 2020
Fun, user-friendly, and more personal, with flexible learning opportunities, and great social events though missing in-person contact. These are the reactions of some members who attended INTA’s first-ever virtual Annual Meeting & Leadership Meeting in November.
The INTA Bulletin asked a group of mainly INTA Bulletins Committee members from various regions a set of questions going into the 2020 Annual Meeting & Leadership Meeting. Their responses give a revealing picture of the experiences of Meeting registrants. Overall? In addition to finding it “fun, user-friendly, and more personal,” they also noted the ease in making contacts and liked the opportunity to see a bit behind the business side of colleagues, into their homes and lives. The INTAconnect scheduling and networking system was a hit, along with the educational sessions and especially the social networking events.