How to Use Intellectual Property to Boost Your Business 30 October 2019

Intellectual Property (IP) Conference for SMEs

<p>Would you like to take your business to the next level by using Intellectual property rights (IPRs)? Are you looking to export your products into the EU market but are not sure how to manage and enforce your IP there?</p><p>IP Conference for SMEs presents the key IP systems and tools you need to benefit from your intangible assets and boost your business. We will focus on trademarks and designs but will touch upon other IPRs such as patents and copyright as well.</p><p>Intellectual Property Conference for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is organized by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in cooperation with the Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH). </p><p>The event will take place at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Original+Sokos+Hotel+Presidentti/@60.170526,24.9326281,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x35143203832f5d52?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE8rn7gajkAhUM2qQKHW63AO8Q_BIwC3oECA0QCA" class="stato5outline linkelement statoelement" target="_blank" id="textareaidTOTl0ZIs6" fullpath="/channels/admin/www/prh/fi/index/tietoa_prhsta/seminaarit/n7m3KjSN4/Stato.CardMeta/Workspace/Work/Kuvaus/prh.link" onclick="Stato.SelectTextareaElement('/bin/get/eid/6HSqZuARD%3A312-NjNhOWYwZWE3YmI5ODA1MDc5NmI2NDllODU0ODE4NDU%2461%24-bjhtQUZvRTQ2-n8osinwlC-n9aND6jJ0-xedRtuWIY.6HSqbUTeR','prh.link','textareaidTOTl0ZIs6');return false;">Sokos Hotel Presidentti</a> in Helsinki <span>on Wednesday 30 October</span>. <span>The event is free of charge.</span></p><p>Please note that there is a limited number of seats. Register now to <span>ensure yours</span>!</p>

Aika

keskiviikko 30.10.2019 klo 09:00 - 16:00

Paikka

Sokos Hotel Presidentti, Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 4, Helsinki, Finland

Ohjelma

<h2 fullpath="/channels/admin/www/prh/fi/index/tietoa_prhsta/seminaarit/n7m3KjSN4/Stato.CardMeta/Workspace/Work/ohjelma/prh.otsikko.h1_2"> Preliminary Programme</h2><p><span>Conference will be moderated by Jorma Hanski, Director, Patents and Trademarks, </span><span>Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH).</span></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 634.95px; height: 18.11px; text-align: left; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); text-transform: none; line-height: 18.1px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-variant: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; position: static; orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;"><h3 fullpath="/channels/admin/www/prh/fi/index/tietoa_prhsta/seminaarit/n7m3KjSN4/Stato.CardMeta/Workspace/Work/ohjelma/prh.otsikko.h1_7"> Plenary Session</h3></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 634.95px; height: 18.11px; text-align: left; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); text-transform: none; line-height: 18.1px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-variant: normal; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; position: static; orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;"></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 634.95px; height: 18.11px; text-align: left; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); text-transform: none; line-height: 18.1px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; position: static; orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;"><b>9:00 Registration</b></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 18.11px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 634.95px; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 18.11px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 634.95px; word-spacing: 0px;"><b style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; height: auto; line-height: 18.1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; width: auto;">9:30 Introductory remarks by PRH and EUIPO</b></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 18.11px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 634.95px; word-spacing: 0px;"><b style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; height: auto; line-height: 18.1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; width: auto;"><div></div><div></div></b></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 634.95px; height: 18.11px; text-align: left; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); text-transform: none; line-height: 18.1px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; position: static; orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;">Antti Riivari, Director General, <span></span><span>Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)<br /></span>Paul Maier, Director, EUIPO Observatory</div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 18.11px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 634.95px; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 18.11px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 634.95px; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 18.11px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 634.95px; word-spacing: 0px;"><b style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; height: auto; line-height: 18.1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; width: auto;">9:50 IPR in Business with specific focus on trademarks and designs</b></div><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>What are Trade Marks & Designs? Why and how to apply? How to enforce them?<br /></b><span>National </span><span>Trademarks and Designs, </span><span>Tuulimarja Myllymäki, Head Legal Adviser, </span><span></span><span>PRH<br /></span>EU Trademarks and Designs, Andrew Reith and Nathan Wajsman, EUIPO</li><li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>Practical examples of IP questions from SMEs and introduction of European IP Helpdesk services</b><span> Elena Bertolotto, Business Europe, and </span>European IP Helpdesk Ambassador Maija Kärkäs, Assistant Director, Enterprise Europe Network, Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce</li></ul><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Coffee Break</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>11:05 Use of Trademarks and Designs:</b> <b>Why protect your rights and how to use them in building your business?</b></div><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>How a real business can combat copycats and infringers?<br /></b>Case Rovio. Robert Hagelstam, Senior Legal Counsel, Rovio Entertainment Corporation</li><li style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>How a Finnish company successfully used its IP to defend its commercial interests.<br /></b>Tom-Erik Hagelberg, European Trademark and Design Attorney, Partner, Seppo Laine Oy</li></ul><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">12:00 - 13:00 Networking Lunch</div><h3 fullpath="/channels/admin/www/prh/fi/index/tietoa_prhsta/seminaarit/n7m3KjSN4/Stato.CardMeta/Workspace/Work/ohjelma/prh.otsikko.h1_4"> Afternoon Session</h3><h3 fullpath="/channels/admin/www/prh/fi/index/tietoa_prhsta/seminaarit/n7m3KjSN4/Stato.CardMeta/Workspace/Work/ohjelma/prh.otsikko.h1"> Track 1: IP for SMEs</h3><p><b>13:00 Experts’ Advice</b></p><div><ul><li><b>How to use different IP Tools and databases. Hints & tips for company owners and managers </b><br />Hanna-Maija Elo, Attorney-at-Law, Partner, Trademark Attorney, Properta Attorneys Ltd.<br />Sini-Maaria Mikkilä, European Patent Attorney, Associate Partner, Head of Kolster Tampere and Kati Leinonen, European Patent Attorney, Kolster Oy Ab</li></ul></div><ul><li><b>Panel Discussion: Steps for better IP management <br /></b><span>Hanna-Maija Elo, </span><span>Attorney-at-Law, Partner, Trademark Attorney, Properta Attorneys Ltd.<br /></span>Linda Norrgård, European Patent Attorney, Papula-Nevinpat<br />Jonas Togo, Togo Media<span></span></li></ul><h3 fullpath="/channels/admin/www/prh/fi/index/tietoa_prhsta/seminaarit/n7m3KjSN4/Stato.CardMeta/Workspace/Work/ohjelma/prh.otsikko.h1_6"> Track 2: IP for Public Sector and Academia</h3><div><b style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; height: auto; line-height: 18.1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; width: auto;">13:00 Best IP Service Practices</b></div><ul><li><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>Team Finland services for international businesses<br /></b>Okko-Pekka Salmimies, Ambassador for Team Finland, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland</div></li><li><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>How public sector in EU and Finland supports SMEs?<br /></b>Inge Buffolo, Head of Business Analysis Service, EUIPO</div></li><li><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span><span><b>Status updates<br /></b></span></span><span><span><span>Tuulimarja Myllymäki, Head Legal Adviser, PRH<br /></span></span>Riikka Pakkanen, Senior Officer, Finnish Customs </span></div></li><li><b>Innovation Financing Services for SMEs<br /></b><span>Jukka Kohonen, Team Finland Coordinator, ELY Centre Pirkanmaa </span></li><li><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>IP Education in Finnish Universities<br /></b>Marcus Norrgård, Director, IPR University Center</div></li></ul><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span>Break</span></div><h3 fullpath="/channels/admin/www/prh/fi/index/tietoa_prhsta/seminaarit/n7m3KjSN4/Stato.CardMeta/Workspace/Work/ohjelma/prh.otsikko.h1_3"> Closing Session</h3><div><b style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; height: auto; line-height: 18.1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; width: auto;">14:45 Managing Design Successfully in the Crossfire of Counterfeits</b></div><ul><li><b>Case Secto Design - Winner of IPR Excellence Award 2017<br /></b>Tuula Juselius, Founder, Creative Director, Secto Design Oy, interviewed by Jorma Hanski</li></ul><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 634.95px; height: 18.11px; text-align: left; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); text-transform: none; line-height: 18.1px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; position: static; orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;"><b>15:15 Conclusions and Summary<br /><br /></b></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 634.95px; height: 18.11px; text-align: left; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); text-transform: none; line-height: 18.1px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; position: static; orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;"><br />J<span>orma Hanski, </span><span>Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 634.95px; height: 18.11px; text-align: left; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); text-transform: none; line-height: 18.1px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; position: static; orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;"></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 634.95px; height: 18.11px; text-align: left; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); text-transform: none; line-height: 18.1px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; position: static; orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;"></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 634.95px; height: 18.11px; text-align: left; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); text-transform: none; line-height: 18.1px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; position: static; orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;">15:30 Networking with Cocktails</div><div style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; height: 18.11px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18.1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: static; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; width: 634.95px; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 634.95px; height: 18.11px; text-align: left; color: rgb(63, 63, 66); text-transform: none; line-height: 18.1px; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.93px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; position: static; orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent;"><b>16:30 End of Event</b></div>

Ilmoittautuminen

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Lisätietoja

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