AIPPI General Assembly, Swiss Day and 100 Years Celebration
16. April, 12.15â20.00
Beschreibung/Kontakt
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Program
| 12:15 â 12:45 | General Assembly |
| 12:45 â 13:30 | Standing lunch |
| 13:30 â 17:30 | AIPPI Swiss Day, seminar on the subject: âTwo IP Insights: Parody in Trademarks and Legal Challenges associated with Divisional Patent Applicationsâ. Conference chair: Beat Rauber, European Patent Attorney, Beat Rauber IP Consulting GmbH, Basel. |
| 13:30 â 14:00 | âFunny business?â â A systematic view on parody in trademark law. Alfred FrĂŒh, Professor and Attorney at Law, University of Basel, Basel. |
| 14:00 â 14:30 | Parody (and freedom of expression) as a defense to trade mark infringement: a global overview. Klaudia Blach-Morysinska, Assistant Reporter General of AIPPI. |
| 14:30 â 15:00 | Insights from the Swiss perspective. Fabian Wigger, Attorney at Law, Weinmann Zimmerli RechtsanwĂ€lte AG, Zurich. |
| 15:00 â 15:30 | Q&R session. Moderation by Cyrill Rieder, Attorney at Law, FMP Fuhrer Marbach & Partner, Berne. |
| 15:30 â 16:00 | Break |
| 16:00 â 16:30 | Divisional applications and double patenting. Gilles Pfend, European & Swiss Patent Attorney, Katzarov SA, Geneva. |
| 16:30 â 17:00 | The point of view of the industry. Josua Wehner, European Patent Attorney, Interpharma, Basel. |
| 17:00 â 17:30 | Q&R session. Beat Rauber, European Patent Attorney, Beat Rauber IP Consulting GmbH, Basel. |
| 17:30 â 20:00 | AIPPI 100 Years Celebration. Itâs time to celebrate together! Join us for a refreshing welcome cocktail and an exclusive standing dinner at the stunning Sky Terrace of the Hotel Schweizerhof. |
Registration and Information
Please register to [email protected] till Wednesday, April 1 2026
The registration fee is:
- CHF 350 (Working Group members of 2026 Study Questions)
- CHF 420 (AIPPI member)
- CHF 520 (AIPPI non-member)
Please pay the fee online to the postal account of AIPPI Switzerland, CH-4070 Basel –
IBAN CH34 0900 0000 8001 1897 2. No invoice will be sent.
In case of questions please contact: Gilles Pfend, AIPPI Secretariat, by mail [email protected] or by phone +41 22 342 66 30.