Trademark Strategies for Japanese Companies in Latin America (Tokyo)

Please join us for this complimentary morning program focused on addressing key trademark issues when operating in Latin America. This program will have innovative IP perspectives from our lawyers from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Japan. Topics to be discussed, include:

• Innovative cross-border trademark strategies, going beyond the registration;
• Protection of notorious (well-known) trademarks;
• Enforcement, legal actions, customs recordals, among others;
• How to protect your IP in a challenging environment in Venezuela;
• NAFTA 2.0 and how changes in the IP portion of the agreement can affect Mexico, USA and Canada;
• IP insights from improving conditions in Argentina and Brazil.

Please click Osaka or Tokyo for more details*.
*Topics and speakers are subject to change.

Complimentary one-to-one meetings with members of our IP team (which will take place only in Tokyo) can also be requested via the registration form if you wish to discuss select topics in more detail.

Please also include any questions you would like covered at the seminar in your registration form. Attendees of this interactive program will be able to gain new insights, exchange ideas with international business executives and leading legal advisors from Latin America.

We look forward to welcoming you and your colleagues.

Registration

Osaka Wednesday 18 October 2017 9:30 – 12:30 Register Now

Tokyo Monday 23 October 2017 9:00 – 12:00 Register Now

We will accept registration until close of business on Wednesday 11 October 2017. However, space is limited, so please kindly RSVP at your earliest convenience to make sure you reserve your seat. If capacity is reached, attendance will be decided by lot.

If you experience any problems with the online registration system, please send your contact information, including your name, company name, title, address, telephone and fax numbers by e-mail.

Please also e-mail us with any further questions you may have about the conference.

Speakers

• Bernard Malone　Partner, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Flavia Rebello　Partner, São Paulo, Brazil
• Juan Pablo Concha　Partner, Bogota, Colombia
• Kensaku Takase　Partner, Tokyo, Japan
• Dianne Phoebus　Chair, Latin America IP Practice, Caracas, Venezuela

Event Details

	Osaka	Tokyo
Date	Wednesday 18 October 2017	Monday 23 October 2017
Time	9:30 to 12:30 (registration opens at 9:10 am)	9:00 to 12:00 (registration opens at 8:30 am)
Venue	Nihon Benrishi Kai Kinki Shibu (Japan Patent Association – Kinki Branch) Meiji Yasuda Seimei Osaka Umeda Building, 25th Floor, 3-3-20 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001, Japan Map	Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) Arkhills Sengokuyama Mori Tower, 28th Floor, 1-9-10 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan Map
Fee	Complimentary
Language	English with some Japanese summaries
Contact	Tel: 03 6271 9900 (Contacts: Akiko Yamashita and Aya Wakami) email: seminar.tokyo@bakermckenzie.com