This document outlines the agenda for a conference on intellectual property strategies in the food and beverage industry. The all-day event includes panels and presentations on topics such as brand protection, regulatory trends, social media challenges, trade dress protection, recipe patenting, food labeling issues, and preventing food fraud. Speakers represent major food and beverage companies, law firms, regulatory agencies, and industry associations.
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FBLIP_Programme 03 11 2016
1. THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL IP STRATEGY
08.00 - 09.00 REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST
09.00 - 09.15 CHAIRMAN’S WELCOMING ADDRESS
Neil Fletcher, General Counsel, Food & Refreshment, Unilever
09.15 - 09.30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Noel Reidy, Head of Operations, Kiren Group
09.30 - 10.15 PANEL - SAFEGUARD YOUR IP RIGHTS: HOW TO IMPROVE BRAND PROTECTION AND INCREASE
CONSUMER TRUST
Creating the megabrands of the future
Food safety brand protection
Trademark protection - lifecycle of a brand
IP protection of innovations in the food and beverages industry – from conception to launch and beyond
Select social media issues
Chaired by: Nadine Archer, Senior Trade Mark Associate, Baker & McKenzie LLP
Randy Liebowitz, Senior Legal Director, Global Food Regulatory, PepsiCo
Eddy Leviten, Director General, Alliance for IP
10.15 - 10.45 STAND - ALONE PRESENTATION - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE IP CASE
LAWS IN JAPAN
Takanori Abe, Managing Partner, ABE & PARTNERS
10.45 - 11.15 NETWORKING BREAK
11.15 - 11.30 STAND-ALONE PRESENTATION: STRATEGIES FOR CREATING AND ENSURING PROTECTION OF
F&B BRAND AND GLOBALISING YOUR BUSINESS VIA THIRD PARTY RELATIONSHIPS.
11.30 - 12.15 PANEL - FOOD AND BEVERAGE, LEGAL AND REGULATORY LANDSCAPE
Updates and current trends 2015 to date
Challenges facing the food and beverage industry
Finding and eliminating food safety risks
Regulatory and food safety trends
Import and export legislations
Chaired by: Ingrid Cope, Senior Legal Advisor, Pernod Ricard UK
Alex Schofield , Senior Imports Policy Advisor, Food Standards Agency
Lindesay Low, Senior Legal Counsel, Scotch Whisky Association
Neil Fletcher, General Counsel, Food & Refreshment, Unilever
12.15 - 13.10 PANEL - BRAND PROTECTION IN A SOCIAL MEDIA AGE: RISK OR NEW OPPORTUNITIES?
How to control and protect your IP rights in the ever expanding social media
Social media policy, crisis management and communication policy
The importance of the social media when developing new products. How good is your company
at social listening?
Chaired by: Mathieu Prot, Group Intellectual Property Director, Pernod Ricard
Niki Shokar, Brand Manager, Pizza Hut UK & Ireland
Mark McCulloch, Founder & Group CEO, WE ARE Spectacular
13.10 - 14.10 NETWORKING LUNCH
9 NOVEMBER 2016
HILTON LONDON OLYMPIA
IPR EVENT LONDON LTD. TEL: +44(0) 20 7352 4356 / FAX: +44(0) 20 7351 2155
535 KING’S ROAD, THE PLAZA UNIT 1.06 E-MAIL: CONTACT@FOODANDBEVERAGEIP.COM
LONDON SW10 0SZ UK FOODANDBEVERAGEIP.COM
2. 14.10 - 14.30 STAND - ALONE PRESENTATION - ESTABLISHING F&B BRAND: ''THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS''
FOR SUCCESS
Amelia Rope, Founder, Amelia Rope Chocolate
14.30 - 14.50 STAND - ALONE PRESENTATION - BEST PRACTICES FOR PROTECTION OF TRADE DRESS IN
FOOD INDUSTRY IN RUSSIA
Natalia Stepanova, Partner, Lead Lawyer, Gorodissky & Partners
14.50 - 15.05 STAND-ALONE PRESENTATION - WHY LOOK AT FAKE AND ILLICIT FOODS IN THE UK?
Nicola Bell, Head of Criminal Intelligence, National Food Crime Unit (FSA)
15.05 - 15.40 NETWORKING BREAK
15.40 - 16.00 STAND - ALONE PRESENTATION - RECIPE FOR SUCCESS – PATENTING RECIPES AND PRODUCT
FORMATS
Dr Chris McDonald, Senior Associate, Wilson Gunn | Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys
16.00 - 17.00 PANEL - LABEL, LABELS AND LABELLING: ARE WE MOVING FORWARD
Differences between EU and US nutrition labels
Responsible marketing to children
What is food today besides ‘natural’ claims?
GMO labelling law
Intentionally deceptive labelling practices
Chaired by: Fiona Carter, Head of Food & Beverage Team, CMS
Randy Liebowitz, Senior Legal Director, Global Food Regulatory, PepsiCo
Cristina Rossi, Food Law Counsel Europe, The Coca-Cola Company
17.00 - 18.00 PANEL - FOOD FRAUD PREVENTION. LAW, ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTION
Counterfeiting and fraud prevention
Intellectual property rights damages of trademark, trade dress, patent, or copyright
Ron McNaughton, Head of the Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit, Food Standards Scotland
Peter Whelan, Director, Audit and Investigations, Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Marianne Defernez, Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Food Research
9 NOVEMBER 2016
HILTON LONDON OLYMPIA
IPR EVENT LONDON LTD. TEL: +44(0) 20 7352 4356 / FAX: +44(0) 20 7351 2155
535 KING’S ROAD, THE PLAZA UNIT 1.06 E-MAIL: CONTACT@FOODANDBEVERAGEIP.COM
LONDON SW10 0SZ UK FOODANDBEVERAGEIP.COM