Paris—Dentons Paris IP Partner Isabelle Leroux moderated a session at the Intellectual Property Mediation conference, organized by the OHMI, in Alicante, Spain on May 30. The OHIM (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market) is the trademark and designs registry for the internal market of the European Union.

Isabelle was in charge of a discussion entitled “Mediation: Getting the Most out of it,” which covered a range of subjects including the roles of lawyers, practical experiences of mediation and mediation involving standard essential patents.

Many prestigious guests took part in this two-day event, including, among others: António Campinos, President of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market; Beate Schmidt, President of the German Federal Patent Court and Diana Wallis; former Vice President of the European Parliament; Director of the International Mediation Institute and Director of the International Mediation Institute.

The conference focused on the main current issues of European IP Law, starting on day one with “The EU Mediation Directive,” “Mediation in IP Practice,” “Comparing Mediation to Other Forms of Dispute Resolution”, and continued with: “Difficult Situations in IP Mediation” and “Creating Value Through Mediation”.

All of the presentations, reports and debates featured eminent lecturers and moderators from various European countries, such as Patricia García-Escudero, President of the Spanish Patent and Trade Mark Office; Francisco Fonseca Morillo, Head of Representation, European Commission and Cecilia Wikström, Member of the European Parliament.

As a result of the successful events held in Hong Kong, Dentons continues to strengthen its international visibility and scope of its IP practice.

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