Upcoming events on this week and more!

WHAT'S GOING ON THIS WEEK? 

On 30 June 2020, the webinar The IP systems in the Americas during the COVID-19 will be held. The event is organized by the Argentine Association of Industrial Property Agents (AAAPI), the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI), the Chilean Association of Intellectual Property (ACHIPI), the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), and the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI). The event will be held in English with simultaneous translation to Portuguese. It will be discussed how the National Patent and Trademark Offices are coping with COVID-19 crisis, through the implementation of measures such as suspensions of deadlines, priority examinations and compulsory licenses. The speakers are Patrick J. Coyne (AIPLA), Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta (ABPI), Eryck Castillo Orive (AMPPI), Rodrigo Puchi (ACHIPI), and Juan Berton Moreno (AAAPI). Register here. 

On the same day, the webinar Mapping of health innovation clusters in Brazil (in Portuguese) will be streamed on Facebook. The event is organized by the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI Brazil) and the Brazilian Company of Industrial Research and Innovation (EMBRAPII). 

On 1 July 2020, the following events are scheduled: 

• Webinar: Copyright and Internet Memes (in Portuguese), organized by ABPI. Opening speakers: Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta (ABPI) and José Graça Aranha (WIPO). Speakers: Rafael Ferraz Vazquez (WIPO), Camila Vidal (Moving Girls), and Fellipe Nunes Leite. Moderator: Valdir Rocha. 
• Webinar: The international patent system and its challenges on the current international agenda (in Spanish), organized by AAAPI. Speaker: Marco M. Alemán (WIPO). Moderators: Iván Poli (AAAPI) and Matías Noetinger (AAAPI). 
• Forum: Covid-19, USMCA and the new Law proposal for the protection of industrial innovation (in Spanish), organized by IIJ UNAM. The event will be held from 1 to 3 July. Some speakers: Carlos M. Correa (South Centre), Manuel Becerra Ramírez (IIJ UNAM), Hugo Contreras Lamadrid (INDAUTOR), Carmen Arteaga (UNAM), Ana Alba Betancourt (IIJ UNAM), Rafael Pérez Miranda (UAM), Fabiana Jorge (MFJ International), and Quetzalli de la Concha (Penguin Random House). Live stream on Facebook. 

On 2 July 2020, the webinar Searching for patents, organized by the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) will take place. The event will cover inter alia patent information databases and other resources. The speakers are Margarita Romero and Alexander Agudelo. Roberto J. Ríos will moderate the session. 

A-CAPP Center’s Conference: A Brand’s New World 

The Michigan State University’s Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP Center) announced the conference A Brand’s New World: The Future of Challenges in Brand Protection will be held online from 20 to 22 July 2020. 

The conference will address brand protection strategies and issues post-pandemic. The speakers include Hernan Albamonte (Philip Morris), Charles Olschanski (Tiffany), Cristina Posa (Amazon), Brian Fogarty (Nike), Lori Mayall (Gilead Sciences), Mike Gannon (3M), Mark Schildkraut (BD), Tara Steketee (Merck & Co.), Kasie Brill (GIPC), and Carolina Giuga (LEGO). Some moderators are Jeff Rojek (A-CAPP), Leah Evert-Burks (A-CAPP), and Kari Kammel (A-CAPP). Register here. 

PAST EVENTS 

Did you miss some events held the last week? The following are still available on-demand: 

• 22 - 23 June. Conference: Brands in Society: Their Influence and Responsibility, organized by the International Trademark Association (INTA). The conference is available on-demand only for those who registered to attend the event. 
• 24 June. Panel discussion: Law and Technology, in light of the cooperation agreement signed by UNAM and the Internet Association of Mexico (in Spanish), organized by the Legal Research Institute (IIJ) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Internet Association of Mexico (AIMX). 
• 26 June. Webinar: WIPO PROOF: New Horizons in Intellectual Asset Management (in English and Portuguese), organized by WIPO and ABPI. 

If you have a craving for more, review the full list of events here! 

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