Programa de la visita del Parlamento Europeo a la oficina de Marcas (OAMI) de Alicante

Bajo mi presidencia:

17 October 2011 (Monday)


8.30
Beginning of the delegation: departure from Hotel Melia Alicante


9.00-9.10
Welcome by Mr António CAMPINOS, President of OHIM

9.10-10.30
Meeting with Mr Paul MAIER, President of the Boards of Appeal, and experts of OHIM:

• The general functioning of the Office
• The role of the Office and how it carries out its tasks in practice
• The Community Trademark and design system - One millionth trademark application received

11.15 – 12.45
Meeting with Mr João NEGRÃO, Director of International Cooperation and Legal Affairs Department, and experts of OHIM:
• Future and actual challenges of the Office
• Revision of the Community Trademark Regulation and the Directive on trademarks
• The relationship between OHIM and national Intellectual Property offices
• The strategic plan of the Office - Roadmap for the next 5 years


13.00 – 14.00
Working lunch with representatives of OHIM

14.15 – 15.45
Meeting with Mr António CAMPINOS, President of OHIM, and experts of OHIM:
• Proposal for a Regulation on the Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy
• The mission of the Observatory
• How the Observatory could be integrated into the general structure of the Office
• Practical aspects of the transfer of competence from the Commission to OHIM