2019 Nordic/German IPR Network Meeting
We are very happy to invite you to the 2019 IPR Network meeting for young intellectual property law researchers. The event will be held on 2-4 May at the University of Bergen, in the west of Norway.
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Cost and accomodation
As is customary, the host country covers the cost of accommodation, food, and drinks for the duration of the conference. Yet, the participants will have to bear their travel costs. We have pre-booked rooms at the Grand Hotel Terminus in Bergen where the meeting will be held.
Travelling to Bergen
Most of you will travel directly to Bergen Airport Flesland by plane. When travelling from the airport to the city centre, you have three options:
- The Airport Express Bus (FLYBUSSEN) stops at the left hand side just outside the main terminal building. The bus takes 20-25 minutes to the Bergen Bus Station where you should embark. The bus departs every 10 minutes during the busiest parts of the day. From the bus stop there is only a short walk to the hotel.
- The Light rail stop (BYBANEN) is located outside the terminal, but on a lower level. You will find the stairs when you leave the terminal. The travel takes about 40 minutes and you should embark at the stop "Nonneseter" (the penultimate stop). From the tram stop there is only a short walk to the hotel.
- Taxis stops just outside the terminal building
Travelling to Bergen - the scenic route
For those of you who wish to see a little more of Norway during your visit we have arranged for a train trip from Oslo to Bergen, with a detour to Flåm to experience the “Norway in a nutshell” tour. You will take the train from Oslo on May 1 at 08.25, disembarking in Myrdal to take the Flåm Railway. The trip continues from Flåm with a fjord cruise to Gudvangen. From there you will take a bus to Voss and the train to Bergen arriving at 21.00 the same evening.
Those of you wishing to participate must arrive in Oslo on April 30 in the evening at the latest. Accommodation in Oslo must be arranged by the participants. The tour is not included in the conference and the participants must bear their own costs. The cost of the trip is NOK 2700, apx. €285 in addition to accommodation costs.
In order to register for the tour, please click the relevant box in the registration form. Participants of the tour can also book an extra night at Grand Hotel Terminus where the meeting will be held. We will reserve the room, but the cost has to be covered by the participant. Further information will be given individually to the participants.
Programme
Wednesday 1 May – optional train trip from Oslo to Bergen
08.15 | Meet at Oslo Central Station |
08.25 | Departure from Oslo Central Station |
21.00 | Arrival at Bergen Station |
Thursday 2 May
12.00-13.30 | Arrival, registration and lunch Grand Hotel Terminus, Zander Kaaes gate 6, 5015 Bergen |
13.30–13.45 | Welcome from Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, Professor Dr. jur. Karl Harald Søvig |
13.45–14.35 | PhD student Henrik Bengtsson, Stockholm University: The Proportionality Principle in Intellectual Property Law – Sanctions and Enforcement Comments: Professor Dr. jur. Ansgar Ohly, Faculty of Law, LMU Munich |
14.35–15.25 | PhD student Timmy Pielmeier, Faculty of Law, LMU Munich: The relationship between copyright and unfair competition law Comments: Professor Dr. jur. Jens Schovsbo, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen |
15.25–15.45 | Coffee and Tea |
15.45–16.35 | PhD student Vilhelm Schröder, University of Helsinki: Tensions between patent law and trade secrets protection in litigation Comments: Professor Jur. dr. Bengt Domeij, Uppsala University |
16.35–17.25 | PhD student Minyu Zheng, Faculty of Law, LMU Munich: Unjustified Threats of Patent Infringement – Intellectual Property Approach or Unfair Competition Approach Comments: Associate Professor PhD Monica Viken, Department of Law and Governance, Norwegian Business School (BI), Oslo |
18.15-18.45 | City Walk to University |
19.00 | Dinner |
Friday 3 May
06.45–08.30 | Breakfast |
| 08.30-09.00 | Partner PhD Thomas Rieber-Mohn, Kluge law firm Practical challenges with establishing distinctiveness (by use) for trademarks based on generic terms |
09.00–09.50 | Branka Marusic, PhD student, Department of Law, Stockholm University: Mercurial Scope of the Economic Right of Communication to the Public in Copyright in the EU and its Implications on Fundamental Rights Comments: Professor Dr. jur. Ole-Andreas Rognstad, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo |
09.50–10.40 | PhD student Liliia Oprysk, University of Tartu, Estonia In search of flexibility under the EU copyright acquis: reconciling the approaches to material and immaterial dissemination rights Comments: Associate Professor PhD Harald Irgens-Jensen, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo |
10.40–11.00 | Coffee and Tea |
11.00–11.50 | Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. jur. Patrick Zurth, Faculty of Law, LMU Munich: The liability of intermediaries in German and EU law Comments: Professor mr. Bernt Hugenholtz, Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam |
12.00–13.00 | Lunch |
13.00–13.50 | PhD student Ulla Callesen Klinge, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen: Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC) Comments: Professor Dr. jur. Matthias Leistner, Faculty of Law, LMU Munich |
13.50–14.40 | PhD student Jan Lersch, Faculty of Law, LMU Munich: The impact of the new CJEU’s copyright liability system on German managers’ external liability in IP and unfair competition Comments: Partner Dr. jur. Are Stenvik, Law Firm BAHR |
14.40–15.00 | Coffee and Tea |
15.00–15.50 | PhD student Aurelija Lukoseviciene, Lund University: Exploring the concept of author in EU copyright law Comments: Associate Professor PhD Irina Eidsvold-Tøien, Department of Law and Governance, Norwegian Business School (BI), Oslo |
17.30-23.00 | City Walk at 17.30 from Grand Hotel Terminus to Dreggekaien on Bryggen (shed no. 8 opposite Radisson Blu Royal Hotel and Clarion Collection Hotel Havnekontoret). We kindly request all participants to meet at Dreggekaien latest 17.55 Departure at 18.00, boat trip (25 minutes) to and dinner at Cornelius Seafood Restaurant at Holmen – just outside Bergen Return from Holmen by boat 22.30, arrival at Bryggen 22.55. |
Saturday 4 May
06.45–09.00 | Breakfast |
09.00–09.50
| PhD student Kacper Szkalej, Department of Law, Uppsala University: Consumption of digital works – a legal analysis of European copyright law within the framework of lawful access to protected content Comments: Postdoctoral Researcher PhD Sebastian Felix Schwemer, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen |
09.50–10.35 | PhD student Teemu Matikainen, University of Helsinki: Acquired distinctiveness of EU trademarks and extrapolation of evidence in the light of the recent case law Comments: Associate Professor PhD Inger Berg Ørstavik, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo |
10.35–10.55 | Coffee and Tea |
10.55–11.40 | Legal adviser PhD Merete Endestad, Division of Research Administration, University of Bergen Choice of law in Copyright and Cross-Border Insolvencies |
11.40–12.35 | Assistant Professor PhD Åsa Hellstadius, Department of Law, Stockholm University Informed consent and patent law |
12.35–12.45 | Concluding remarks |
12.45– | Lunch |
