'I think this is an excellent idea and I plan to attend with my team and colleagues who assist P&G in Brand Protection issues'

Shelley Duggan, Brand Protection Leader, Procter & Gamble

'As a world brand, we will find this event invaluable'

Tony Swaffield, Director, New Era Cap

'Beiersdorf will definitely come from Germany for this IP Protect Expo, and I will also involve the Quality Brand Protection Committee (China) in my capacity as its Vice-Chair'

Michael Ellis, Head of Global Brand Protection, Beiersdorf AG/ Vice-Chair QBPC

“GSK supports this innovative event which will be a great opportunity for networking, and learning about the experiences of other companies engaged in anti-counterfeiting activities”

Jo Grist, Assistant General Counsel – Legal: Global Trade Marks

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IP Protect Expo 2012

Business Design Centre,52 Upper Street, London N1 0QH
Tel: +44 (0)20 7359 3535, www.businessdesigncentre.co.uk/

The definitive IP and Brand Protection Trade Exhibition – by the industry for the industry

IP Protect Expo is creating an annual networking space for the worldwide intellectual property and brand protection community. The focus is on trademark, copyright and design right protection, but IP Protect Expo also deals with associated issues of parallel trading and other product fraud. The event focuses on the practical aspect of IP protection and the development of best practice.

This much-needed event is co-hosted by the ACG (Anti-Counterfeiting Group) www.a-cg.org at London’s elegant Business Design Centre, one of the capital’s premier exhibition and conference venues.

IP Protect Expo is a large-scale exhibition with an associated seminar programme of 24 seminars over two days and two closed workshops for brands.

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16th and 17th April 2013

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Main Seminar Programme 2012

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IP Protect Expo is an unmissable event for brand owners, rights holders and their advisers.

There are already many rights holders participating and some are bringing their whole brand protection teams to the event. They include

Adidas, Apple, BAT, Beiersdorf, British Film Institute, BMW, Bose, British Society of Plant Breeders, Burberry, Canon, Carte Blanche, Caterpillar, Cath Kidston, Chanel, Chorion, Classic Media, Conair Group, Danfoss, Deckers, Diageo, Dolby Europe, Epson, Estee Lauder, Fairtrade, Fitflop Ltd, ghd, GlaxoSmithKline, Harley-Davidson, Hasbro, Hennessy, Hewlett Packard, Honda Motor Europe, IBM, International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI), Jack Wills, Japan Tobacco International (JTI), JD Sports Fashion, Johnson & Johnson, Kyocera, Lacoste, Levi Strauss, Links of London, L'Oreal, Luxottica, Mars, Microsoft, Mophie, Motion Picture Licensing Company, New Era Cap, Nike, Nintendo, Nokia, Oakley, Pentland, Pfizer, Premier League, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser, Royal Institute of British Architects, Samsung Electronics, Shell, Spirits International; Symantec, Tiffany & Co, Timberland, Toyota, Unilever, Vodafone and Warner Brothers.

‘ACG and its members are greatly looking forward to helping IP Events develop the exhibition and seminars. This new event has huge potential'

Ruth Orchard, ACG Director-General

IP Protect Expo boasts a superb seminar programme over the two days of the event covering all aspects of IP and brand protection. Speakers include Shelley Duggan - Associate General Counsel, Global Brand Protection Leader, Procter & Gamble, Caroline Rolfe - Head of Online, Links of London, Daniel Hubert - Head of Supply Chain Tracking & Verification, British American Tobacco, Jeremy Banks - Director Anti-Piracy, IFPI, Michael Ellis - Global Head, Brand Protection, Beiersdorf and many others. For a full list of seminars and speakers, please click here.

'It is more important than ever before that the international IP community can meet on common ground and explore new ways to protect industry and the consumer. We welcome this event and look forward to participating'

Susie Winter, Director-General, Alliance Against IP Theft

At the heart of the exhibition space, the ACG Canopy Stand, includes contributions from ACG, BASCAP, The Intellectual Property Office, Anti-Copying in Design (ACID) and the Trading Standards Institute.

There is also a law enforcement networking area where brands, partner associations and law enforcement will exhibit and network throughout the event. Exhibitors include BAT, GSK, Harley Davidson, Epson, Hasbro, Lacoste, New Era Cap, Pentland, Procter & Gamble, Spirits International, Timberland and Unilever.

On the main exhibition floor are experts representing law firms and law enforcement and government, as well as specialists in on-line and off-line brand protection, providing the widest platform for information exchange and networking.

'This will be a great training opportunity for our brand protection team, so Burberry will be there!'

Stuart Lockyear, Director of Intellectual Property, Burberry Ltd

For more information, contact the events team or join our group on LinkedIn: IP Protect Expo

'I think this is an excellent idea and I plan to attend with my team and colleagues who assist P&G in Brand Protection issues'