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Webinar: Getting Brand Protection Ready – The GDPR Landscape

How will your brand navigate the new GDPR landscape? Join this webinar to explore what a post-GDPR world means for you.
Audience: Member-only webinars are crafted and presented by AAFA to address member needs and provide exclusive insights around industry developments. AAFA member-only webinars are closed-press.

Description:

In this webinar, we will explore the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including what it is, how it will affect access to website registration data, what brand enforcement will look like in the post-GDPR world, and how brand owners can adjust and adapt efforts to prevent counterfeiting and brand infringement. We will also discuss how to access website registration data (through WHOIS), as well as cover the impact on cybersecurity, consumer protection, business and law enforcement, and more.

Questions answered during this webinar include: 
  • What is GDPR and why does it matter to brand owners?
  • What role does website registration data (WHOIS) play in brand protection?
  • How can brand owners adjust enforcement efforts in this new landscape?
  • What are the opportunities for further advocacy, next steps, and involvement?  

Speaker:

Brian Winterfeldt
Principal
Winterfeldt IP Group

Brian J. Winterfeldt, the Founder and Principal of Winterfeldt IP Group, has practiced trademark and Internet law for 18 years. He advises clients on the creation of global trademark and branding strategies. He also develops programs to register and enforce clients’ intellectual property rights and protect against infringement of their trademarks and other branding elements in the US and internationally, including domestic and international trademark counseling, clearance, prosecution and enforcement. In addition, Brian advises clients on trade dress, copyright, Internet governance and domain name issues, including domain name disputes such as Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) complaints, and other similar processes for country code top-level domains (ccTLDs), to disable or recover infringing domain names. He regularly counsels global leaders across a broad variety of industries. Brian has developed one of the leading practices specializing in advising on evolving Internet issues, and is an expert on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN’s) new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program. In addition, Brian regularly counsels clients and provides training on cutting edge Internet issues such as social media platforms, including developing and administering social media policies and promoting and protecting clients’ brands in this ever-evolving space. As a prominent voice in the IP arena, Brian has written numerous articles on trademark law and is a frequent speaker at industry events on topics such as trademark law, Internet governance and social media. Brian is currently President of ICANN’s Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC).

Moderator:

Christina Mitropoulos
Government Relations Representative
AAFA

As a Government Relations Representative, Christina serves as the AAFA liaison for the Brand Protection Council. She is a former AAFA intern and has focused on Brand Protection issues through her past internships at the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center and the Intellectual Property Department at Louis Vuitton. Christina also supports the Government Contracts Committee. She received her Juris Doctor degree from The George Washington University Law School and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Civilization and a minor in Legal Studies from Trinity College.
When
6/20/2018 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Where
Online
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