[The IPKat] 'Retromark: the conference' is back on 26 March 2026 - sign up now!

[Eleonora Rosati]

'Retromark: the conference' is back on 26 March 2026 - sign up now!

 Eleonora Rosati Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - Eleonora Rosati, events, retromark, trade marks

RetroKat

The seventh annual Retromark conference returns for another afternoon of in-person trade mark law and practice hosted by Darren Meale of Simmons & Simmons and the IPKat on Thursday 26 March. This year, the keynote speech will be delivered by Gordon Humphreys of the EUIPO Board of Appeal.

Starting at 2pm and finishing with drinks and canapes from 6:15pm at Simmons’ offices in Citypoint, Moorgate, the full line up is below:

14:00-14:30 – Registration

14:30-14:40 – Introduction and welcome (Darren Meale)

14:40-15:40 – Panel 1 – Life after SkyKick – can we still file for whatever we want? (we will consider recent post-SkyKick jurisprudence on bad faith, and look at whether practices have changed or we are all still guilty of the same specification drafting indiscretions)

Moderator: Eleonora Rosati, IPKat, Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Stockholm University

Panellists: 

• Jeff Warren, Global Head of Brand Protection & IP, Edrington
• Maria Triantehfillou, Director, Legal Counsel IP & Trade Marks - Europe, The Coca-Cola Company
• Sarah Bailey, Partner, Simmons & Simmons

15:40-16:00 – An Interview with the Audience – Part 2 (Darren Meale)

16:00-16:30 – Coffee/tea break

16:30-17:15 – Keynote address: Gordon Humphreys, EUIPO Board of Appeal

17:15-18:15 – Panel 2 – Tired, hungry or intoxicated: the state of mind of the average consumer (we will explore several angles on the reality of the “average consumer” including the Court of Appeal’s characterisation in Morleys, and the post-sale context of Iconix)

Moderator: Darren Meale, Partner, Simmons & Simmons

Panellists: 

• Jennifer Richardson, General Counsel & Company Secretary, Superdry
• Andrea Rossi, Hearing Officer, UKIPO
• Renata Campos, Lead IP & Innovation Counsel EMEA, Diageo
• Amarjit Purewal, Associate Group IP Counsel, Natura & Co

18:15-19:30 – Drinks and canapes

Tickets are strictly limited and available on a first come, first served basis. The event usually sells out, so don’t delay. Tickets are free, but there is again an option to make a donation to charity by purchasing a special ticket – the event will be supporting Bowel Cancer UK once more (please give generously!).

You can sign up via Eventbrite here.

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