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LES Austria Society News
World IP Day Event—Trade Mark Law Amendment 2019
On May 7, 2019, the annual World IP Day event of LES Austria took place. Location was the traditional Viennese Cafe Museum.
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This year, the event was a breakfast meeting. From 8:30am on, about 40 participants—more than expected—listened for two hours to the speakers of the conference. It was titled "Trade Mark Law Amendment 2019—changes for the users in praxis?"
Dr. Markus Stangl, head of the Trademark Department of the Austrian Patent Office, informed the audience about changes in application, opposition and cancellation proceedings. Dr. Dominik Göbel, partner at Gassauer- Fleissner Lawyers, talked about how licensees can best enforce trademark rights. Last, but not least, Katharina Schmid, lawyer at schmid-ip, talked about certification marks vs individual marks, and the new rules regarding the use of names as a trade mark. ■
Katharina Schmid, lawyer at schmid-ip.
Dr. Markus Stangl, head of the Trademark Department of the Austrian Patent Office
Dr. Dominik Göbel, partner at Gassauer-Fleissner Lawyers.
