The thriving and dynamic City of Panama receives more than 600 attendees who will participate, over 4 days, in our XX Work Sessions and Administrative Council. The day began with the meeting of the Administrative Council of ASIPI in which the members of the Executive Committee reported to the Delegates, Ex-Presidents and other associates, about the activities carried out as well as the projects in progress. Delegates had also a space to comment on legislative developments in their countries and projects from some of our Work Committees were highlighted. After 4 hours, the work was acknowledged and it was urged to continue forward during the last year of this administration. After lunch, the 22 Working Committees met to review their
A successful start of the academic program of ASIPI Panama
As today, ASIPI formally commenced its XX Work Sessions and Administrative Council in Panama. The Inauguration Ceremony was conducted by Elisabeth Siemsen, Vice President 1 of ASIPI, and had the presence of a high profile table of honor. It was composed of María del Pilar Troncoso, President of ASIPI, Judge José E. Ayú Prado, Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Justice, Mr. Leonardo Uribe, General Director of the Registry of Industrial Property, Ms. Melva D’Anello, Legal Advising Director of MIREX, Ms. Mariel Burgos, Legal Advising Director of the Tourism Authority, Mr. Hao Ma, President of AIPPI, Ms. Debbie Roenning, Director of the Madrid Division of WIPO and Ileana Martinelli, Chair of the Host Committee. After the Ceremony, the academic
Excellent presentations in the second academic day of ASIPI Panama
Today, the workshops agenda of the XX Work Sessions and Administrative Council of ASIPI was developed. Four academic spaces divided into two sets were held to ensure the maximum attendance of the participants. In the first session, the topic “Domain Name dispute resolution” was discussed with the speakers Francisco Rios of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Wilson Pinheiro Jabur of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI) and Martín Michaus from Basham, Ringe and Correa, SC. Likewise, speakers Juanita Acosta of Dentons Cardenas, Rosa María Franco of the International Association of Professionals of Privacy (IAPP) with the moderator Jorge Allende of Allende & García Abogados, developed the presentation of “Habeas Data: Regulation on personal data bases”. After a lunch break,
ASIPI Panama culminates in style
The academic program of ASIPI ended with resounding success. Prior to the start of the presentations, the Executive Committee held a meeting with Rosa María Franco, representative of the International Association of Professionals of Privacy (IAPP). With this meeting both institutions aimed to strengthen ties of collaboration, and evaluate possible joint projects. The first topic of the day, entitled “From Subtlety to Imprudence: Imitating the Market Leaders (Trade dress)”, was developed by panelists María Elena Lambraño from CHANEL Panamá and Christian Durán from Duran-Corretjer, and moderator José Pablo Pérez from Santamarina y Steta, SC. Then, Robert Weiss of Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, LLP, and Ignacio de León of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), with the moderation of Marcos Lapenne of