KÄSKKIRI
05.10.2026 nr 1-1/26-40-O
„Seminar for IP practitioners“ korraldamine
Kommunikatsiooniosakonna põhiülesannetest tulenevalt:
1. Korraldada koostöös EUIPO Apellatsioonikojaga 30. septembril 2026 Eesti Rüütelkonna
hoones intellektuaalomandi valdkonna spetsialistidele „Seminar for IP practitioners”.
2. Kinnitan seminari kava (Lisa).
3. Määran seminari korraldajaks ja läbiviijaks kommunikatsiooniosakonna koostöö- ja
sündmuste projektijuhi Kati Tihkani.
4. Finantsjuhil Aasa Süllal eraldada Patendiameti 2026. aasta eelarvest rahalised vahendid
seminari korraldamiseks ja läbiviimiseks.
(allkirjastatud digitaalselt)
Janne Andresoo
peadirektor
Lisa 1
Kehtestatud Patendiameti peadirektori 05.10.2026
Käskkirjaga nr 1-1/26-40-O
AGENDA
Visit of the EUIPO’s Boards of Appeal to the
Patent Office of the Republic of Estonia
Seminar for IP practitioners
30 September 2026
09:30 – 13:30
Venue:
Rüütelkonna hoone,
Kiriku plats 1, Tallinn
Language: English
Contact person EUIPO Boards of Appeal:
Ms Beatriz BENITO MARTÍNEZ,
Tel: (+34) 96513 7991
E-mail:
[email protected]
PATENT OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA
Ms Janne ANDRESOO Director General of the Estonian Patent Office
Chairman of the Board of Appeal of the Estonian Patent
Mr Tanel KALMET
Office
EUIPO BOARDS OF APPEAL
Mr Sven STÜRMANN President of the EUIPO Boards of Appeal
Ms Nina KORJUS Chairperson of the 4th Board of Appeal
Mr André BOSSE Legal Assistant, 4th Board of Appeal
Ms Emilie SCHEFFER Cabinet of the Board of Appeal
Wednesday 30 September 2026
SEMINAR FOR IP PRACTITIONERS
09:30 – 13:30
09:30 – 09:45 Welcome coffee
09:45 – 10:00 Opening statements
Ms Janne ANDRESOO, Director General of the Estonian Patent
Office
Mr Sven STÜRMANN, President of the EUIPO Boards of Appeal
10:00 – 10:45 Headlines from the Boards of Appeal:
What you need to know
Mr Sven STÜRMANN
President of the EUIPO Boards of Appeal 30 mins
Discussion 15 mins
10:45 – 11:15 Recent Boards of Appeal case-law
Ms Nina KORJUS,
Chairperson of the 4th Board of Appeal 20 mins
Discussion 10 mins
11:15 – 11:45 Presentation by Patent Office of the Republic of Estonia
Mr Tanel KALMET,
Chairman of the Board of Appeal (EST) 20 mins
Discussion 10 mins
11:45 – 12:15 Coffee break
12:15 – 12:45 Use of a sign which does not alter the distinctive character of a sign as
registered - BoA and GC case law
Mr André BOSSE,
Legal Assistant, 4th Board of Appeal 20 mins
Discussion 10 mins
12:45 – 13:30 Global assessment of the likelihood of confusion between trade
marks in cases where their similarity essentially resides in a
weak or non-distinctive element
Ms Emilie SCHEFFER,
Cabinet of the Boards of Appeal 15 mins
Panel discussion on weak marks: perspectives from legal
practice and the judiciary
30 mins
EUIPO BoA speaker
EE IPO
EE lawyer/judge
13:30 End of th