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Conference Schedule

Each session is carefully curated to provide in-depth discussions, expert perspectives, and interactive panels, ensuring that attendees gain valuable insights and practical strategies. In addition to thought-provoking presentations, the conference includes networking opportunities, a gala dinner, and optional tours to further enrich the experience.

Below, you’ll find the detailed daily agenda, including session topics, speaker panels, and scheduled breaks. We invite you to explore the program and make the most of this opportunity to connect, learn, and contribute to the future of intellectual property law.

Thursday, September 4, 2025

19:00 - 23:00
Welcome reception
Duration: 240 min

Welcome reception location: Mövenpick Hotel Tallinn

Friday, September 5, 2025

08:30 - 09:00
Registration
Duration: 30 min
09:00 - 09:25
Welcome speeches
Duration: 25 min
I. Evolving industrial property landscape: what’s new and what’s next
Duration: 95 min
speaker
Moderator: Urmas Kauler
Patent and Trademark Attorney, Managing Partner of Patendibüroo TURVAJA OÜ, President of the AIPPI Estonian National Group
09:25 - 10:00
UPC in practice: a judicial perspective on European Patent changes
Duration: 35 min
speaker
Kai Härmand
Judge at the Nordic-Baltic Regional Division of the Unified Patent Court
10:00 - 10:30
The new shape of EU design law: what’s changing and why it matters
Duration: 30 min
speaker
Dr. Henning Hartwig
Law Attorney at Partner of Bardehle Pagenberg
10:30 - 11:00
An update on IP policy developments from the European Commission
Duration: 30 min
speaker
Kamil Kiljanski
Deputy Director for IP at DG GROW, European Commission
11:00 - 11:30
COFFEE BREAK
Duration: 30 min
II. The impact of AI in IP protection
Duration: 90 min
speaker
Moderator: Agris Bitāns
Managing Partner of Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns (Latvia), President of the AIPPI Latvian National Group
11:30 - 12:00
Who owns AI creativity? Legal and policy perspectives
Duration: 30 min
speaker
Dr. Kristina Janušauskaitė
IFPI Director at European Legal Affairs
12:00 - 13:00
Panel: Copyright challenges of AI-generated content
Duration: 60 min
speaker
Mari Must
Counsel at Ellex Raidla
speaker
Dr. Ingrīda Veikša
Professor and Head of the Doctoral School at Turiba University, Riga
speaker
Dr. Kristina Janušauskaitė
IFPI Director at European Legal Affairs
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH
Duration: 60 min
III. IP and fashion: is the era of counterfeits over or just beginning?
Duration: 90 min
speaker
Moderator: Maria Silvia Martinson
Trademark and design attorney at TRINITI
14:00 - 14:30
Protecting fashion: IP in the creative industry
Duration: 30 min
speaker
Rosie Burbidge
Intellectual Property Partner at Howard Kennedy LLP
14:30 - 15:00
Uncovering the ecosystem of IP crime
Duration: 30 min
15:00 - 15:30
Safeguarding brands in practice
Duration: 30 min
speaker
Kazimieras Sarzickas
Regional Director (North East Europe & Central Asia), Member of the Management Board of Anti-Counterfeiting Network REACT
15:30 - 16:00
COFFEE BREAK
Duration: 30 min
16:00 - 17:15
IV. Panel: IP challenges for small EU nations: IP protection amid sanctions and globalization
Duration: 75 min
speaker
Moderator: Vilija Višuinaite
Attorney at Law, European Patent Attorney, Managing Partner of TRINITI JUREX
speaker
Dr. Vita Kascėnė
Director at the State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania
speaker
Agris Batalauskis
Director of the Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia
speaker
Janne Andresoo
Director General at the Estonian Patent Office
17:15 - 17:30
Closing remarks
Duration: 15 min
19:00 - 22:00
Gala dinner
Duration: 180 min

Gala dinner location: Estonia restaurant (located in the Estonian National Opera House)

Saturday, September 6, 2025

10:00  Tallinn Old Town Walking Tour (2h)

10:00 Bogshoe Hike (4h)

13:00 Tallinn Bus Tour (3h)

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