On October 15, 2024, Sorin Mierlea, the President of InfoCons, participates in the Plenary Meeting of the Observatory – European Office for Intellectual Property – EUIPO , held in Alicante, Spain. The Plenary Meeting takes place between 15 – 16 October.
InfoCons is an active member of the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) Observatory, playing a role e in the Civil Society Working Group within the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights. This involvement underscores InfoCons‘ commitment to addressing the challenges posed by intellectual property infringements across Europe.
At the national level, InfoCons has been a member since 2006 in the Working Group on Intellectual Property Issues under the coordination of the Prosecutor’s Office near the High Court of Cassation and Justice.
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On the first day of the meeting, the agenda features the following segments:
Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Andrea Di Carlo, Deputy Executive Director, EUIPO.
- Szabolcs Farkas, President of the Hungarian IP Office, on behalf of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
- Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee (video).
Observatory – Overview of The Activities Carried Out In 2023/2024
- Patricia García-Escudero Márquez, Director of the Observatory, will present the main activities carried out during the past year. Stakeholders will be invited to take part in the presentation.
Your Questions Answered by The European Commission
- Based on questions of the network, a representative of the European Commission will inform about current and future policy initiatives and how they relate to the Observatory
- Claudia Martinez Felix, Deputy Head of Unit, DG GROW, European Commission.
PANEL 1: Generative AI and IP
The panel will be an opportunity to take stock of the latest developments in the field of GenAI and IPRs, in particular to discuss solutions developing for copyright holders to opt out their content from being used to train AI models.
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Panellists:
- Antoine Aubert, Observatory Department, EUIPO.
- Luis Ignacio Vicente del Olmo, Strategy & Innovation Advisor. IP Strategist.
- Boniface de Champris, Senior Policy Manager, CCIA.
- Ilias Konteas, Executive Director, ENPA & EMMA.
Stakeholders’ Presentations
- Lennart Röer, German Anti-Counterfeiting Association (APM).
- Johanna Baysse and Michael Wilén, Motion Pictures Association (MPA).
- Régis Messali, UNIFAB (Union des Fabricants), and Juna Shehu, INDICAM (Per la tutela della proprietà intellettuale).
- Adriana Pérez-Gil Ochoa and Jure Kralj, International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) .
PANEL 2: IP Links to Health and Safety and Environment
The new report by Europol and EUIPO showcasing how IP crime enables other crimes will be presented followed by a discussion on how IP crime affects health and safety and environment.
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Panellists:
- Blanca Arteche, Head of Enforcement, Observatory Department, EUIPO.
- Barbara Celis, Head of Team, Europol.
- Michael Swita, Director Intellectual Property Policy, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA).
- Ana Maria Munteanu, vice chair of CLE Anti-Counterfeit Expert Group, Croplife Europe.
- Laura Galli, project manager, ADICONSUM (Consumer Defense and Environment Association).
Closing Remarks
- Patricia García-Escudero Márquez, Director of the Observatory Department, EUIPO.
InfoCons – European Organization for Consumer Protection and Promotion of Programs and Strategies , a full member of the World Organization Consumers International, founding member of the Federation of Consumer Associations, and member of ANEC .
