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This event was brought to you by EDiMA and co-hosted by MEPs Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg (S&D, PL) Piotr Borys (EPP, PL), in partnership with Forum Europe.

Free to attend, this high-level half day policy debate took place at the European Parliament on 15th May and brought together stakeholders from across the online value chain to explore effective and balanced solutions to address online IPR infringement, in a way that supports and facilitates the growth of Europe’s digital economy.

Speakers include

Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg MEP

Quaestor, Member of Committee on Legal Affairs, Petitions and Budget

European Parliament

Piotr Borys MEP

Member of Committee on Culture and Education.

European Parliament

Jean Bergevin

Head of Unit, Fight against counterfeiting and piracy

European Commission

Paddy Flynn

Director, Product Quality Operations

Google

Tanja de Coster

Director, Intellectual Property Counsel

eBay

Marietje Schaake MEP

Member of Committee on Culture and Education

European Parliament

Katarzyna Lasota Heller

Vice President

EDiMA

Caroline Edery

Head of Unit, Protection of citizens and enforcement of IPR

DG TAXUD, European Commission

Tim Renner

Founder

Motor Entertainment studio

Lucy Nichols

Global Director of Brand Enforcement

Nokia Corporation

Further Information:

In light of recent and upcoming European Commission proposals in the area of IPR enforcement, this event will address how policymakers can best identify ways to combat IPR infringement online and highlight collaborations between stakeholders to present a balanced debate focusing on effective solutions.

Topics discussed included:

State of Play – Working towards a common goal

• The role that both policy and industry can play in identifying counterfeits on online marketplaces.
• How best to keep counterfeits out of ads
• How can trademark associations work with online platforms to prevent online sales of fake goods and services?
• What work is the European Commission doing to help address the problem of online counterfeiting?

Effective and balanced measures to support the digital single market

• Consumer protection and expectations online and how can we raise public awareness?
• The role of IP in terms of consumer protection?
• What has changed online in terms of anonymity and enforceability?
• What role do law enforcement authorities have?

For further information on this event, or to find out how you can become involved, please contact David Moseley on +44 (0) 2920 783 028 / david.moseley@forum-europe.com