Panel I: Regulation (EU) 2024/1143: Implementation Issues Two Years After Entry into Force
Moderator: Thomas Jullien · Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB)
- New Provisions to Further Strengthen a Solid System, Aleksandra (Ola) Jezowska-Minarik · European Commission, DG Agri
- Spirits GIs: Indication of the Name of the Producer in the Labelling, Amendment Within the 2025 Wine Package, Mattia Mattei · Assodistil
- Are All Geographical Indications Equal Under Reg. 2024/1143, Theodore Georgopoulos · Casalonga
- The Nero Champagne Ruling and its Implications on Recent TM Decisions in the EU: A Fresh Look at the Issue in Light of Regulation 1143, Ginevra Righini · DLA Piper
- The New Confusion Test: The Impact of Article 26(3) on the Relation Between GIs and National Laws, Alessandro Sciarra and Cristiana Andreotta · Bird & Bird
- The Use of GIs as Ingredients: Issues Related to Intermediary Products and Controls, Delphine Marie-Vivien · CIRAD
Panel II: Building Bridges: GIs in International Treaties
Moderator: Alexandra Grazioli · World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Adapting the Lisbon System to Contemporary Challenges, Erik Thevenod-Mottet & Nicolas Guyot · Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI)
- Legal Certainty, Multilateralism, Transparency: GI Protection in EU Agreements, Raimondo Serra · European Commission, DG Agri
- Prior Users Lists in GI Agreements: Implementing Issues, Giorgio Bocedi · Consorzio Parmigiano Reggiano
- Legal Certainty in Markets and Domain Name Environment: A Pragmatic Approach between International Treaties and Business Solutions, Charles Goemaere · Comité Champagne
- How EU Cooperation Projects Contributed to Multilateral GI Protection, Martijn Huysmans · Utrecht University
Panel III: TMs Applications and GIs: A Global Update
Moderator: Nicolas Guyot · Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI)
- The 2026 EUIPO Trade Mark Guidelines: Major Advancements Regarding Applications in Conflict with GIs, Giuseppe Bertoli · European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
- Use of GIs in a Trade-Mark-like Manner and Other Types of Functional Misuse: State of Play and Examples of Case Law in the EU and Beyond, Nicolas Clarembeux · Altius
- The Protection of GIs Containing Non-Geographical Names: Recent Case-Law and Future Perspectives, Paolo Veronesi · Società Italiana Brevetti (SIB) & Stefano Vergano · Jacobacci
- The International Protection of Cognac: An Update on Favorable Decisions of Conflicting TM Applications, Amandine Duthilleul · Bureau Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC)
- The Protection of GIs Against TM Applications in Latin America, Mario Pomares · Berenguer & Pomares Abogados
Panel IV: Technologies for GI Protection
Moderator: Fernando Cano Treviño · Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT)
- Online Brand Protection for GIs, Stefan Moritz · EBRAND
- GI Enforcement – Use of New Technologies & Update on New Legal Framework in Germany, Niklas Fels and Joseph Fesenmair · Bird&Bird
- The New gTLD Program: 2026 Round, Laurent Ferrali · Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) & Pierre Bonis · Association française pour le nommage Internet en cooperation (Afnic)
- Technology and Geographical Indications: Building Trust, Traceability, and Legality, Shruthi Kaushik · Patentwire
