SFP Legal will be glad to take part in the “X AAAML International Congress” organized by the AAAML (Asociación de Antiguos Alumnos del Magister Lvcentinvs) which will be held in Rome on the 23rd March, 2012.

Mr. Fernando RODRIGUEZ, partner of SFP LEGAL, has been invited to give a speech on “Opposition procedures and relative defensive TM strategies in Spain”.

To read more about the event, visit: AAAML’s official website

Download here: Programme of the “Roma 2012, X AAAML International Congress” .

frodriguez@sfplegal.com

SFP Legal is proud to participate in the “27th Workshops on Industrial Property & Intellectual Property” organized by the Spanish Group AIPPI which will be held in Barcelona on February 16-17, 2012.

Mr. Salvador Ferrandis, managing-partner of SFP LEGAL, has been invited to give a speech on “Limitations of trade mark rights with respect to online distribution ”.

Mr. Salvador Ferrandis has regularly given lectures on IP related issues in several IP organizations and Spanish Universities.

To read more about the event, visit: webpage of the Spanish Group AIPPI

Download here: Programme of 27th Workshops on Industrial Property & Intellectual Property

sferrandis@sfplegal.com

SFP informs you that its lawyers and partners will be attending the following IP international events and conferences, which will be held in the next few months:

• KOREAN TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION (KOTA) – 4th TRADEMARK FORUMwww.kota.org

KOTA held its 4th Trademark Forum at the Korean Intellectual Property Centre, Seoul, Republic of Korea on December, 12th 2011. Yoon Kyo Lee, attorney at law at SFP, will give a conference about “Registered Community Designs and 3D Trademarks in Europe” in the seminar.

For further information: http://www.kota.org/news/guide.php

yklee@sfplegal.com

• APAA – 59th COUNCIL MEETING OF THE ASIAN PATENT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION www.apaa2011.org

APAA, the Asian Patent Attorneys Association held its 59th Annual Council Meeting at the Shangri La Hotel Makati, Makati City, Phillipines, from November 12^th till November 16^th 2011. Yoon Kyo Lee, attorney at law at SFP, will attend this event.

For further information: http://www.apaa2011.org

yklee@sfplegal.com

• INTA LEADERSHIP MEETING

The leaders of the International Trademark Association (INTA) will gather at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach (USA) from 8^th till 12^th de November 2011 to Exchange ideas, conduct important business and network with INTA leaders from around the world. On behalf of SFP, Mr. Salvador Ferrandis, managing-partner & Mr. Fabrizio Miazzetto, partner, will attend this meeting.

sferrandis@sfplegal.com – fmiazzetto@sfplegal.com

• X Regional Seminar on IP for Latin America’s judges and prosecutors

This seminar organized by the WIPO together with SPTO, EPO, AECID and CFC will gather in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 17 to 21 October 2011.

Mr. Fabrizio Miazzetto, attorney at law and partner of SFP Legal, has been invited to give a speech on “Leading cases on enforcement of trademark law ”. Mr. Miazzetto already participated as speaker at the 2010’s IX Seminar for Latin American judges and prosecutors in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

Download here: Programme of the event

fmiazzetto@sfplegal.com

• PTMG: ANTUM 2011 CONFERENCE (The Pharmaceutical Trademark Group) www.ptmg.org

The 83^st PTMG conference will start on October 12^th till October 15^th 2011 and will be held at the InterContinental Hotel, Prague (Czech Republic). From SFP, Mr. Salvador Ferrandis, managing-partner of the firm, will attend this conference.

sferrandis@sfplegal.com

The INTA’s Trademark Administrators Conference (TMA) event will be held at Century Plaza Hyatt Regency, Los Angeles, USA, from 2^nd to 4^th October 2011. Mr. Juan Luis Gracia, partner of the firm, will attend this event on behalf of SFP.

For more Information visit:

International Trademark Association

Download Programme

jlgracia@sfplegal.com

The 25th MARQUES (Association of European Trademarks Owners) Annual Conference will be held in Baveno, Lago Maggiore, Italy from 13 th till 16th September of 2011. For its 25th Annual Conference, MARQUES will consider the impact of the world economic crisis on the strategy of brand owners as to the selection, protection, promotion and enforcement of trademarks, including whether brands are now less affected by hype and more back to reality.

Mr. Salvador Ferrandis, managing-partner, and Mr. Fabrizio Miazzetto, partner, will attend this meeting.

sferrandis@sfplegal.com – fmiazzetto@sfplegal.com

Take a look at the pictures of our INTA Spanish Fever Party II at the following page:

SPANISH FEVER PARTY II’S PICTURES – BY SALVADOR FERRANDIS & PARTNERS

“The pictures of the Spanish Fever Party II (INTA 2011 – San Francisco) published in our website have been kindly provided by the IP Magazine MARCASUR® – Photographer: Mei-Lin Che”

The above mentioned publication includes an article in relation to a ruling issued by the Community Trademark Court in civil proceedings concerning parallel imports handled by SFP Legal, in which the most relevant aspects of the decision has been summarized.

It also includes the opinion of the partner of SFP Legal Mr. Fernando RODRIGUEZ about the responsibility of the reseller (importer or not) in such cases. Click here for more information: La Justicia para la importación paralela de Domecq y Tía María Expansión 17dic10

The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce has published the number 379 of the INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY Magazine, with an interesting monograph on “Intellectual Property Rights and Global Competitiveness”.

We are proud to mention that the partners of SFP Legal (Mr. Salvador FERRANDIS, Mr. Fabrizio MIAZZETTO, Mr. Juan Luis GRACIA, Mr. Fernando RODRIGUEZ, Ms. Amaya ORTIZ, and Mr. Alberto BOSCH) have participated in the publication of the monograph with an article entitled “The importance of the protection of the Intellectual Property. How and why to defend it”.

The INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY Magazine is available in Spanish at the following Internet address: Número 379