ObjectiveThe aim of this conference is to meet the requirements of trade mark and design law practitioners to keep informed about the recent case law and the latest EU legislative developments.Key topicsKey recent decisions regarding acronyms, sequences and letters as trade marksLandmark judgment on the registration and scope of protection of layout trade marksImpact of recent case law on shapes, lines and contours trade marksImproving brand protection in Europe Fine tuning from the CJEU on the Use criteriaInvoking national law and court decisions before the OHIM: new guidelines from the CJEU Latest update on registered and non-registered Community designsThe Trade Mark Reform close to adoptionWho should attend?Lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel and other practitioners of law dealing with trade marks and designs.