Platinum Lawyers Circle

Transcription

1 Platinum Lawyers Circle

2 NetNames Switzerland Staffelstrasse 10 CH-8045 Zürich Phone: Web:

3 Invitation Platinum Lawyersʼ Circle Launch Ready for the dot big bang? July 1 st, 2013, 11:30 am 5:30 pm Swiss Re Center for Global Dialogue, Rüschlikon/Zurich

4 Dear I am delighted to invite you to the launch of the Platinum Lawyersʼ Circle, NetNamesʼ unique knowledge platform for brand protection and trademark lawyers. The goal is to keep our clients informed on the latest developments in the fields of domain management, online brand protection and cyberlaw. Legal professionals can exchange know-how and discuss emerging legal issues related to the Internet. In the coming months, ICANN will release over thousand of new generic top-leveldomains (gtlds). Itʼs the biggest shake-up since the Internet began. What are the implications for your business? NetNames will bring you together with renowned industry experts to explore risks and opportunities. We will discuss prominent trademark cases and provide you with strategic advice to navigate the changing domain name landscape. I look forward to welcoming you to an interesting and varied afternoon. Kind regards,

5 Program 11:30 am 12:00 pm Arrival of Guests and Welcome Coffee 12:00 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 1:15 pm opening Remarks and Introduction Gary McIlraith, CEO NetNames Group and Peter Leuzinger, Country Manager Switzerland and Italy 1:15 2:00 pm Practical Tips and Tricks to get Domain Names Keynote Nicole Beranek-Zanon, de la cruz beranek Attorneys at Law Ltd. 2:00 2:45 pm Swissness on the Internet Keynote Prof. Dr. Jürg Simon, Lenz & Staehelin 2:45 3:15 pm Break with Coffee and Cake 3:15 3:45 pm ICANN New gtld Updates Ben Anderson, Head of New gtld Services, NetNames Group 3:45 4:45 pm The gtld Revolution What does it mean for you? Panel Discussion Nicole Beranek-Zanon, de la cruz beranek Attorneys Prof. Dr. Jürg Simon, Lenz & Staehelin Ben Anderson, Netnames Dr. Donatella Fiala, Swiss Re Moderator: Peter Leuzinger, NetNames 4:45 5:00 pm Platinum Lawyersʼ Circle Whatʼs Next 5:00 5:30 pm Closing Reception

6 Keynote Speaker: Nicole Beranek Zanon, de la cruz beranek Attorneys at Law Ltd. Nicole Beranek Zanon, RA lic. iur., Executive MBA HSG, Partner and Owner of de la cruz beranek Attorneys at Law Ltd., which is focused on ICT law. Nicole Beranek Zanon specializes in domain names, IT-Security, Cloud and BYOD. She worked as long-term General Counsel of SWITCH, the domain name registry of.ch/.li and the National Research and Education Network of the higher education sector in Switzerland. Keynote Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jürg Simon, Lenz & Staehelin Prof. Dr. Jürg Simon, Attorney-at-Law, Executive M.B.L.-HSG, Partner at Lenz & Staehelin, Titular Pro fessor at the University of St. Gallen. Expert in intellectual property, competition law and related fields. He regularly publishes on intellectual property and competition issues and has over ten years experience in directing source-based classification and labeling systems, e.g. Emmental cheese and Raclette Suisse. Speaker: Ben Anderson, NetNames Ben Anderson, Head of New gtld Services at NetNames Group. Strong background in developing technologies to protect IP holders. An industry recognized expert on domain practice and operations Ben Anderson is currently seated on various domain and compliance bodies for both ICANN and INTA. He is an active member of many of the large TLD oper ators and is often called upon to provide advice to them. Speaker: Donatella Fiala, Swiss Re Dr. Donatella Fiala, Senior IP Counsel at Swiss Re, Board Member of AIPPI Switzerland. Broad experience in intellectual property law, including brand and trademarks, domain name issues, copyright, patents and trade secrets, and related litigation. Dr. Donatella Fiala advises on how to protect and enforce Swiss Reʼs brand, reputation and innovation, and on how to be compliant with IP laws.

7 Platinum Lawyersʼ Circle NetNamesʼ Platinum Lawyersʼ Circle is a unique knowledge platform for trademark and brand protection lawyers, offering information on the latest developments in the fields of domain management, online brand protection and cyberlaw. Legal professionals can exchange know-how, meet with experts and discuss emerging legal issues related to ICT. Operating at the forefront of the ever-chaning Internet industry, Platinum Lawyersʼ Circle helps you to keep one step ahead in your business. About NetNames NetNames is an international industry leader in corporate domain name management, online brand protection, online security, anti-piracy and domain name acqui sitions services. Operating in Switzerland for almost ten years, it provides strategic advice to protect your companyʼs critical online assets. NetNames is an ICANN ( Internet Cor poration for Assigned Names and Numbers) accredited registrar with the ability to register domain names in all available suffixes worldwide.

8 Search Find Stop.ch