IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
PALACIO DE CANAL 4, LEVEL E1
Session information
Avoiding and combating copycats in franchise systems
Monday 16 September (1115 - 1230)
PALACIO DE CANAL 4, LEVEL E1
Committee(s)
International Franchising Committee
(Lead)
Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee
Description
International franchising systems rely on trademark and know how protection in all countries the franchise network expands in. How to handle copycats already there or surfacing after opening in a country or region?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Dagmar Waldzus | BUSE, Hamburg, Germany; Website Officer, International Franchising Committee |
Speakers
| Gustavo Alcocer | Olivares, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Caroline Berube | HJM Asia Law & Co, Guangzhou, China; Co-Chair, China Working Group |
| Peter Snell | Cassels Brock & Blackwell , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Corporate Counsel Forum Liaison Officer, International Franchising Committee |
| Kendal Tyre | Nixon Peabody, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Co-Chair, International Franchising Committee |