WIPO at the 138th INTA Annual Meeting

May 4, 2016

WIPO looks forward to engaging with you during the Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA), which will take place from May 21-25, 2016 at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, Florida, United States of America.

We invite you to take this opportunity to find out more about Madrid and Hague System developments at our featured event, the Madrid System Users’ Meeting; to directly engage with WIPO experts and special guests at our booth; and to take part in discussions at Table Topic Sessions chaired by WIPO.

Madrid System Users’ Meeting (May 22, 11:00–13:00)

Join us for the Madrid System Users’ Meeting in the room number W315 – A in the West Building on the third floor. Program

Latest developments of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks.
Introduction of new Madrid Protocol Contracting Parties, with special guests from Algeria and Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

New:Useful information on how to use Madrid System in Algeria and Lao People's Democratic Republic
125th Anniversary of the Madrid System: Where to next for the System?
Panel discussion on Class Headings in international registrations with experts from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of China.
Update on the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs.

Visit us at the WIPO Booth

Visit us at WIPO Booth No. 301 to meet WIPO representatives, special guests and delegates of IP offices, and get answers to your questions regarding the acquisition and maintenance of trademark and industrial designs rights via the Madrid System and the Hague System, as well as the resolution of disputes regarding all forms of intellectual property, including domain names, at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. Join us for demonstrations of Madrid new and existing online service, including the Global Brand Database and the new version of Madrid Goods and Services Manager.

Exhibition hall hours

Sunday, May 22 13:00-16:00
Monday, May 23 10:00-16:00
Tuesday, May 24 10:00-16:00
Wednesday, May 25 10:00-14:00

Table Topic Sessions

Do not miss the Table Topic sessions chaired by WIPO:

Monday, May 23, 2016 at 08:00 – 10:00

Protecting Industrial Designs Internationally: The Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs by Mr. Grégoire Bisson, Director of the Hague Registry.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 13.15 – 15.15

Indications of Goods and Services and the Madrid System: Pitfalls, Strategies and Databases by Ms. Asta Valdimarsdottir, Director of Operations Division, Madrid Registry.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 8.00 – 10.00

Using ADR to Resolve Trademark and Other IP Disputes: an Update on Arbitration and Mediation under the WIPO Rules by Mr. Erik Wilbers, Director of Arbitration and Mediation Center, Global Issues Sector