Shifting borders in EU Industrial Property Law
Date: 05 November 2026
Time: 09:00
Duration: Morning sessions
Location: Online
Cost: 550.00 € // 495.00 € (Registration by 5 October 2026)
Organiser: ERA - Academy of European Law
Web Link: https://www.era.int/event/shifting-borders/
Description:
Objective:
The webinar will offer a closer look at the increasing interaction between industrial property law and other legal regimes.
The relationship between IP law and fundamental rights has gained greater prominence in the case law of the CJEU. At the same time, digitalisation and evolving data access policies as well as the EU legal framework pose new challenges to the exercise of exclusive rights. Recent EU strategies aimed at promoting research and innovation also influence how the lawful use of exclusive rights is assessed in the context of competition law.
Together, these developments are reshaping the ways in which IP is valued, licensed, and litigated across Europe.
Key topics:
- Industrial property and fundamental rights in the light of recent rulings ( e.g: IKEA v.Vlamms);
- Industrial property rights and trade secrets in the context of data access and data sharing;
- Evolving concept of IP innovation and its impact for exclusive rights;
- Standards on technologies and licensing issues;
- From legitimate IP protection strategies to competition law concerns;
- Recent issues on competent courts in cross boarder IP litigation (e.g: Dyson versus Dream and other cases).
Who should attend?
Lawyers in private practice, legal attorneys, in-house counsel, judges, other practitioners of law dealing with industrial property law and IP litigators handling issues at the crossroad between competition and IP law.
Interactive Online Seminar:
The online seminar will be hosted on the Zoom videoconferencing platform. You will be able to interact immediately and directly with our top-level speakers and other participants. We will make the most of the technical tools available to deliver an intensive, interactive experience. The highest security settings will be applied toensure that you can participate safely in this high-quality online seminar
