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5-6/9/2018 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC • Washington D.C., USA Impressions: There is no better gratification for our work than to hear how inspirational the workshop experience was for our learners and, in case of the September 5-6 event in Washington, D.C., the positive feedback […]
October 22, 2017 Novotel Madrid Campo de las Naciones • Madrid, Spain WORKSHOP: In October, The CIOPORA Academy will come back to the Spanish capital for a short glimpse of the Indian summer and a one-day, five-module Workshop on IP for plants. The event will […]
From April 1 to 5, 2019, CIOPORA will hold its Annual Genetral Meeting in Stellenbosch, South Africa. On the first day of the AGM week, it will welcome its members and guests at another AGM edition of the CIOPORA Academy.
The CIOPORA Academy is a specialized international training and certification program for individuals seeking to expand their knowledge of Intellectual Property (IP) protection for plant innovations and advance their career. The format is small-group learning, with “classroom” size ranging from 10 to 30 participants in each workshop.
The CIOPORA Academy combines learning and networking. It encompasses all areas of IP Protection relevant for players of the green business, such as Plant Breeders Rights (PBR), Patents, Trademarks and more. Courses are taught around the world on the quarterly basis and include networking social events. Our lecturers are renowned IP experts and experienced legal practitioners.
The CIOPORA Academy offers courses for breeders, propagators, growers, and traders working in horticulture. Programs within the academy are also beneficial for Intellectual Property experts, in-house counsels, and IPR managers wishing to expand their knowledge in this ever-changing industry.
Cost of the programs depends on the topic, the location and the number of courses in which an attendee participates. CIOPORA members, supporters enjoy a 50 per cent discounts on the regular rate. We also offerstudent discounts.
Your speakers at the Madrid Workshop on IP for Plants, 2018 edition, Oct 22, 2018
Ms. Kardiopoulis is one of the founding partners of HP&P and currently heads the firm’s anti-counterfeit/anti-piracy department. Over the course of her career as a lawyer, she has been dealing with a broad range of IP matters with emphasis on Trademarks, Plant Variety Rights, denominations of origin/geographical indications, and domain names. She has extensive experience in IP litigation, in devising and implementing anti-counterfeiting programmes, filing and administering customs actions, monitoring and enforcing IP rights online and advising on domain name disputes.
Ms. Kardiopoulis obtained her law degree with first-class honours from the University of Athens and holds an LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has been a member of the Athens Bar since 1985 and is admitted to practise before the Supreme Court and the Council of State. Ms. Kardiopoulis is member of the International Trademark Association, MARQUES and CIOPORA.
As a Principal Associate at the Litigation and Arbitration Department of J&A Garrigues, S.L.P., Mr. Tent is in charge of the firm’s IP Law Departments at its Valencia, Murcia and Alicante offices. He is the firm’s leading counsel in all PVR litigation cases (approx. 50) and is currently involved in two preliminary proceedings triggered by the Spanish Supreme Court before the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning the interpretation of fundamental provisions of the EU Regulation 2100/1994.
Mr. Tent is also active in academic field in his positions of the Associate Lecturer of Private International Law at the University of Valencia and as a Guest Lecturer of IP Law at the Magister Lvcentinvs, University of Alicante. He is a member of the Alzira Bar Association (Valencia) and has been appointed arbitrator by the Arbitral Tribunal of the Valencia Bar Association.
Mr. Tent has acquired his law degree from the University of Valencia, where he is currently enrolled in PhD program. He also holds a LLM degree (Corporate and Commercial Law) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Antonina Pakharenko-Anderson is a founder and a Managing Partner at Pakharenko & Partners, one of the first private law firms in Ukraine active in the area of Intellectual Property (IP) protection. Antonina is a Doctor of Laws, a registered Ukrainian patent and trademark attorney and is an expert on Ukraine’s Plant Variety Protection regime. Antonina has a vast experience in consultancy on IPR issues on both national and international level. At Pakharenko & Partners, she is also in charge of cooperation with national and international organizations and consults on policy-making issues as to IPR. Antonina is the President of the Ukraine Alliance Against Counterfeiting and Piracy (UAACP, a member of the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group Network), the President of the Ukrainian National Group of AIPPI and the Vice-Chairman of ICC Ukraine on IP issues. She was also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Supreme Commercial Court of Ukraine. Current memberships: CIOPORA, FICPI, MARQUES, INTA, PTMG, IBA.
Ellen graduated from Ghent University and started her career at ILVO in 2000. Over the course of her academic career, she has been involved in different projects on molecular genetics in azalea, including the development and implementation of several molecular marker techniques. She obtained her PhD (Ghent University) in 2010 on the interaction of phenotype, genotype and gene expression for flower colour and other plant quality traits in azalea. During her PhD, she became an expert in RT-qPCR optimization and analysis for gene expression studies. As such, she is responsible for the set-up of all RT-qPCR projects at ILVO-Plant. She is currently a Senior Researcher at ILVO – Plant Sciences Unit – Applied Genetics and Breeding and is involved in projects on molecular genetics and genomics in several field crops and ornamental plants. Currently, Ellen is working on implementation of the CRISPR/Cas technology in the framework of the ILVO research program.
October 22, 2017 Novotel Madrid Campo de las Naciones • Madrid, Spain WORKSHOP: In October, The CIOPORA Academy will come back to the Spanish capital for a short glimpse of the Indian summer and a one-day, five-module Workshop on IP for plants. The event will be held one day prior to the opening of the Fruit Attraction 2018 at Novotel Madrid Campo de las Naciones, in a close proximity to the trade fair venue.
5-6/9/2018 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC • Washington D.C., USA Impressions: There is no better gratification for our work than to hear how inspirational the workshop experience was for our learners and, in case of the September 5-6 event in Washington, D.C., the positive feedback was overwhelming. One participant’s review stated that she was immediately able to put some of the learned contents into action for her company. For us at CIOPORA, this is what the CIOPORA Academy is about: the result-oriented learning.
April 23, 2017 Marriott Hotel • Ghent, Belgium WORKSHOP: The CIOPORA Academy held its sixth workshop on the fringes of CIOPORA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2018. This one-day, small group educational workshop offered five ‘Modules’ on today’s important topics relating to intellectual property in horticulture.
