The objective of this conference is:to address various legal aspects of the most recent developments in both jurisprudence and legislation in the field of EU industrial property law. In the field of designs, the first cases adopted by the EU Courts and the most relevant decisions from the OHIM Boards of Appeal will be given special attention.Key topics include:• Cross-border copyright protection and designs• Registered and non-registered EU designs• 3-D-marks and designs• Similarities and differences in design protection in different member states• Validity and infringement tests • Most recent case law In the field of trade marks and domain names