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FICPI NEWS
June 2020

FICPI Open Forum 2020
 
A different kind of FICPI Open Forum will inform and entertain - while keeping you safe.  

The 2020 FICPI Open Forum is not going to take place this year in its usual format; however, we are excited to share that we will be gathering the FICPI global community together in a very different way. 
 
More information will be provided at www.ficpi.org very soon!

FICPI Connect

We are delighted to announce that we are expanding FICPI's member resources across the world with the introduction of a programme of online social events, starting from July.  We would like to tailor the content to your needs; please complete our quick survey so we can gauge interest in times, subjects and hobbies of interest.  Please click here to take our survey.

For more information, please watch our webinar on "Remaining Connected" (passcode 4E?$+!9c).

FICPI LinkedIn Group


Join the FICPI LinkedIn group here to connect and discuss with other FICPI members in a closed forum.

Covid-19 Resources
FICPI's Covid-19 resources for members continue to expand and aid members across the world.

The spreadsheet of changes to IP Office deadlines and working practices during the pandemic is proving extremely useful with members appreciating the depth of information and scope of countries covered.  
 
FICPI's hosted nine webinars to support members during the Covid-19 pandemic.  Please visit our resource page, click here, to revisit the series. 

FICPI now has two new flyers available: 

1. "Ten Reasons to Join" -- for use specifically with independent IP attorneys eligible to join FICPI

2. "The Facts" -- to introduce FICPI to a wider audience; for use with other partners, groups and participants in the IP legal system with whom FICPI does business. 

You can find them both here: https://ficpi.org/library/ficpi-brochures

Want to know more about FICPI, then watch Julian Crump's video here.

FICPI News

ASIPI webinar


In “A New Legal Industry? The View from Leading In-House Counsel” Ivan Ahlert, FICPI Vice President reports on ASIPI’s webinar.

Making the most of LinkedIn

Rebecca Sandland comments on the recent FICPI webinar "Business development using LinkedIn"

FICPI Turkish Section under the spotlight

Uğur Aktekin explains how the FICPI Turkey National Section was created and why it’s grown so fast.

PEC Surveys

Patrick Erk introduces FICPI’s Professional Excellence Committee and explains the background to its upcoming survey on how prosecution-heavy IP firms conduct business, how these firms are organised, the tools they use, and what their concerns, challenges and future goals are. 

IP News

Amazon's “Utility Patent Neutral Evaluation Program”


Louis-Pierre Gravelle and Jules Gaudin identify when Amazon’s programme aimed at resolving patent infringement can be beneficial and when it can create more complexity.

EPO oral proceedings via video until September 2020

Robert Watson reports on the lobbying of EPO by FICPI.
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FICPI Blog

Delighting the client in difficult times
 

"How to foster a client-centred culture in your firm; the reflections that I have made during this lockdown about how to update a client-centred culture within our firms, refer to five fundamental topics..."
 
Ximena Castellanos
30 June 2020

Covid-19 crisis & trade mark practice


Eleni Kokkini writes about keeping our clients happy and involved in the protection of their trade marks during a pandemic.

Piloting Patents: applying lessons

Ivan Ahlert writes about applying lessons from a private pilot's perspective: also a tribute to his fellow pilot colleagues.
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Life under lockdown: the FICPI administrator’s view

 
  "I was ready for this, not the global pandemic, but working from home whilst our country locked down...."
 
Rebecca Sandland
3 June 2020

Earlier FICPI Blogs

To read earlier blogs, visit blog.ficpi.org.
FUTURE WEBINARS AND SEMINARS
Coming soon, the FICPI Open Forum – online!
Please visit www.ficpi.org where more information will be posted soon.
Upcoming Events
 
FICPI Korea Symposium
SEOUL, KOREA, 24-26 FEBRUARY 2021

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