UNION-IP CHRISTMAS DINNER MEETING

The next UNION-IP dinner meeting will take place on:

Thursday 4 December 2014

Our speaker will be Charlotte May QC, one of our most recent silks. With 20 years’ experience as an IP specialist barrister and involvement in some of the most important cases over that time including leading successfully for the claimant in Thomas Pink v Victoria Secret, Charlotte provides a broad view of the IP spectrum in the English courts as well as of current trends in litigation, whilst in her role as Standing Counsel to the Controller (IPO) she has significant experience of policy issues and has represented UK government up to the CJEU. Charlotte will demonstrate why she was selected as one of The Lawyers Hot 100 Barristers of 2014 in her talk:

“IP and Litigation in 2014 and Beyond”

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Venue: The Royal Overseas League, Overseas House, Park Place, St. James Street, London SW1A 1LR.

Time: Drinks from 6 for 6.30pm dinner, address by the speaker at about 8pm and a general question and answer/discussion session to finish by no later than 9.30pm, with the bar remaining open for those wishing to continue discussions in an informal atmosphere.

CPDs: 1½ hours (unaccredited)

Price: Members: £43.50 / Non-members: £68.50, per head

Booking: Please book through EventBrite and either:

(1) pay by card at the time of booking, or

(2) tick the box for paying by cheque, make your cheque payable to “UEPIP British Group” and send to: Steven Wake, Forresters, Sherborne House, 119-121 Cannon Street, London EC4N 5AT (phone 020 7283 8989); email: dinners@union-gb.com

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The British Group of the Union of European Practitioners in Intellectual Property hold regular dinner meetings in London with high profile speakers giving an address on issues of interest to IP practitioners and users. Further details of other UNION activities are on our website at www.union-eu.com. Please contact Steven Wake (address and phone number as above or email membership@union-gb.com) if you are interested in becoming a member.

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