Barzanò & Zanardo at 37th ECTA – Athens 2018

From June 13th to 16th, European trademark attorneys gathered in Athens for the 37° ECTA annual conference.

As every year, Barzanò & Zanardo joined the event with delegates, committee and Council’s members. The conference conveyed interesting and up-to-date topics, ranging from Brexit to the European copyright law reform, design and 3D trademark protection, pharmaceutical trademarks, online IP protection and much more.

It was a great chance to meet colleagues coming from all over the world, share knowledge of national laws and also get to know new people.

For further information about the association, the conference and the topics discussed: http://www.ecta.org

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