Euro-Counsels

Euro-Counsels organizes the third conference, in the frame of the "International Technology and Law Conferences", on the subject "Domain Names and Trademarks, Past, Present and Future" on Friday 23 March 2007.

The conference will take place in the "Pole Media" premises, Pôle Média de la Belle de Mai, 37 rue Guibal, 13003 Marseille, Organized by Euro-Counsels, MailClub and the Bar council of Marseille

http://conference.euro-counsels.com

Tél. +33(0)4 88 66 22 21; Email : conference @ euro-counsels.com

Round table 1: ".Fr", How France manages domain names in comparison to .com and other national extensions?

With the participation of:

• Mathieu Weill, General Director, AFNIC
• Nils Bayer, Avocat and Rechtsanwalt in Paris and Berlin (www.nhbayer.de)

Table round animation Jean-François Poussard, Manager Domain names department, MailClub

Round table 2: Litigation management

With the participation of:

• Cédric Manara, Associate Professor at the Edhec Business School, Panelist at the Arbitration Centre for .eu disputes
• David-Irving Tayer, Patent attorney Cabinet Plasseraud - Panelist at the Arbitration Centre for .eu disputes
• Julie Laurent, Avocate Bar of Paris

Round table animation Séverine Mas, Avocat at the Bar of Marseille, Founding member of Euro-Counsels (www.euro-counsels.com)

Round table 3: Management of domain names by corporations : good practice

With the participation of:

• Yves Estor, Legal Director, 3 Suisses International
• Luc Sylvain Gilbert, Legal Director, Spir Communication (to be confirmed)
• Olivier Boudoint, Director new products, Cofidis
• Marie-Anne Luberne, National Institute for Industrial Property, Provence Region

Round table animation Cedric Manara, Associate Professor at the Edhec Business School, Panelist at the Arbitration Centre for .eu disputes

Round table 4: How to fight against illegal practices ?

With the participation of:

• Stéphane Rios and Yannick Simon, Manager and Founder of Rue du commerce.com
• Cyril Chabert, Avocat à la Cour, Phd, Lecturer at the University of Paris XII
• Isabelle Toutaud, Legal Department, AFNIC
• Jean-François Poussard, Manager Domain Names, MailClub

Animation Benjamin Vitasse, Lawyer – Domain Names, MailClub

In partnership with Euro-Counsels international lawyers' society - Marseilles Lawyers' Bar Council - Mailclub (http:www.mailclub.fr) - Marseille Provence Metropole