John Olsen, Partner, Locke Lord to Speak at KC’s Event

New York, NY, June 18, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today John Olsen, Partner, Locke Lord will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled “Emerging Issues in Trademark Law: Understanding and Implementing the Likelihood of Confusion Standard - An Update LIVE Webcast” This event is scheduled for Friday, July 10, 2015 @ 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (ET).

For further details, please visit:
http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/emerging-issues-in-trademark-law-understanding-and-implementing-the-likelihood-of-confusion-standard-an-update-live-webcast/

About John Olsen

John Olsen is co-chair of the International Trademark and Copyright Protection Group at Locke Lord. With more than 30 years’ experience in Intellectual Property Law and in particular trade mark law, 25 of those years practicing in Europe, John advises clients on selection, acquisition, exploitation and enforcement of trade mark rights throughout the world. His hands-on approach is unique in helping clients to understand the inter-relationship of IP rights worldwide and to ensure that their trade mark enjoys as much exclusivity as possible. John advises individuals through to multi-national companies.

John has been at the top of The Legal 500 since the year 2000. He has been recommended as a leading IP Lawyer by UK Legal500 and Chambers & Partners UK. John has been involved in more than 1500 contested trade mark cases at the second level of appeal or higher.

About Locke Lord

Locke Lord is a full-service, international law firm that ranks among The American Lawyer’s top US law firms including a team of approximately 1,000 lawyers in 23 cities.

Locke Lord’s London Office

Locke Lord’s London office is a gateway for the Firm’s international work in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia. Having established a presence in London more than 25 years ago, Locke Lord opened a much larger, full-service office in early 2012 as part of the Firm’s strategic growth plan.

Locke Lord Intellectual Property Practice

Clients count on Locke Lord for their intellectual property matters around the world. Locke Lord currently has over 125 attorneys and agents that practice in the area of intellectual property, many of whom are registered to practice before the Intellectual Property offices in the US and in the European Union.

KC Event Synopsis

A panel of key thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will offer a discussion of the fundamentals as well as updates regarding the latest and significant issues surrounding this topic. This CLE webinar aims to help the audience avoid common pitfalls and risk issues surrounding the “likelihood of confusion” standards in Trademark Law. The panel also aims to help the audience better understand the key complexities and crucial information about confusion standards.

Key topics include:

Trademark’s “Likelihood of Confusion” Standard – An Overview
AMF Inc. v. Sleekcraft Boats Decision
Confusions in the Use of Trademark
Factors in Determining Likelihood of Confusion
Remedies upon Infringement
Up to the minute Regulatory Developments
The European Dimension

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. For further details, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org.