The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania
in cooperation with the Department of Physical Education and Sports under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and National Olympic Committee of Lithuania
REGIONAL CONFERENCE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SPORTS
(organized implementing Technical Cooperation Agreement for the year 2016 between the State Patent Bureau and European Union Intellectual Property Office and in cooperation with World Intellectual Property Organization)
Business center “Mechants Club”, Gedimino avenue 35, Vilnius
April 13, Wednesday
8.30 – 9.30 Registration. Morning coffee
Moderator –Lina Mickienė, deputy director of the State Patent Bureau
9.30 – 10.00 Welcome address
Juozas Bernatonis, Minister of Justice
Arūnas Želvys, Director of the State Patent Bureau
Thomas Dillon, Counsellor, Building Respect for IP Division, WIPO
Edis Urbanavičius, Director General of the Department of Physical Education and Sports
Daina Gudzinavičiūtė, President of the National Olympic Committee
SESSION 1. SPORT’S IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY
10.00 – 10.30 Sport-related industry in the European Union – the size and effect
Zenon Severis, Sport Unit, Directorate-General for Education & Culture, European Commission
10.30 – 11.00 Sport as a tool for healthy social or economic development. Lithuanian experience
Edis Urbanavičius, Director General of the Department of Physical Education and Sports under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Prof. Vilma Čingienė, Mykolas Romeris University Institute of Management
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break
SESSION 2. THE VALUE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOR THE SPORT INDUSTRY
Moderator- Mihaly Ficsor, Vice President of Hungarian Intellectual Property Office
11.30 – 12.00 Innovations in Sport
Christian Platzer, Director, European Patent Office
12.00 – 12.30 Copyright and Sports
Rafael Ferraz Vazquez, ICS, Copyright Law Division, WIPO
12.30 – 13.00 Olympic rings – intellectual and commercial value
Vita Balsytė, National Olympic Committee of Lithuania
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
SESSION 3. ABUSE AND MISUSE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN SPORT
Moderator –Huw Watkins, head of UK Intellectual Property Office intelligence hub
14.00 – 14.30 The Economic Cost of IPR Infringement in sports goods –study results
Nathan Wajsman, Chief Economist at European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ( through video conference)
14.30-15.00 IPR infringements in sport goods
Neil Narriman, Global Head of Intellectual Property at Puma SE
15.00-15.30 Importance of IP protection from the perspective of the sporting goods industry owner
Jochen M. Schaefer, Attorney-at-Law (Germany), Legal Counsel of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry
15.30-16.00 The use of trademarks at the Olympic games
Dr. Beata Krzyzewsky, attorney at law, Krzyzewsky Law officies , members of SPORTJUS Hungarian Sport Law Association
16.00-16.30 Coffee break
Moderator –Lina Mickienė, Deputy Director of the State Patent Bureau
16.30 Commemoration dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the SPB and the World Intellectual Property Day
18.00 Reception
April 14, Thursday
SESSION 4. CHALLENGES FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SPORT
Moderator –prof. Ramūnas Birštonas, Mykolas Romeris University
9.00 – 9.30 Enforcement of IP Rights
Thomas Dillon, Counsellor, Building Respect for IP Division, WIPO
9.30 – 10.00 Follow the money approach – organized crime in intellectual property and sports
Dave Lowe/Huw Watkins, Division of Intelligence and Enforcement, Intellectual property office of United Kingdom
10.00 – 10.30 Sport industry view – experience defending rights of trademark owner
Kazimieras Saržickas, representative, the Anti-counterfeiting Network React North East Europe
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
SESSION 5. RESPECT AND TRANSPARENCY – PRINCIPLES FOR SPORT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION
Moderator - Gediminas Galkauskas, Corporate Communications Manager at MTG Lithuania
11.00 – 11.30 IP challenges and major events
Andaleeb Basunia, Lawyer, International Management Group (UK) Ltd
11.30 – 12.30 Round table discussions
Participants:
Andaleeb Basunia, Lawyer, International Management Group (UK) Ltd
Oleksii Ardanov ,Head of the Department, The State Intellectual Property office of Ukraine
Dr. Mantas Rimkevičius, senior associate, attorney at law, law firm ValiunasEllex
Vilija Viešūnaitė, patent attorney, attorney at law, partne,r law firm TRINITI
Erikas Saukalas, attorney at law, partner, Metida law firm of Reda Žabolienė
Aurelijus Domeika, Kaunas University of Technology , Director, company „Abili“
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
SESSION 6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SPORT SYNERGY – DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE
Moderator –Andrius Iškauskas, IP and Technology Law professional at AAA LAW
13.30 – 14.00 Seamy side of innovation: Doping consequences
Ieva Lukošiūtė-Stanikūnienė, Director of Anti-Doping Agency of Lithuania
14.00-14.30 Trademarks and sports: the ability of creating strong bonds with customers
Aistė Pranckuvienė, Marketing manager LT company „Birštono mineraliniai vandenys“
14.30 – 15.00 Virtual sport
Vlada Musvydaitė, LT company Sporto birža
15.00 – 15.30 Synergy of sport, science and innovations from the academic perspective
Henrikas Paulauskas, Institute of Sport science and innovations, Lithuanian Sports University
15.30 Closing remarks
Lina Mickienė, Deputy Director of the State Patent Bureau