Objective Experts from OHIM, legal practitioners and academic specialists will analyse significant developments in EU law on trademarks and designs since the last ERA conference at OHIM in March 2010.Key topicsUniform protection of Community trademarks: territorial scope of protection, distinctiveness though use, genuine useNon-traditional trademarks: numerals, logotypes, shapes, etc.EU case law on relative and absolute grounds for refusal Key decisions on trademarks and designs from the OHIM Boards of Appeal and the ECJThe advertising function of trademarksTrademark use on the internet: liability issuesThe future of trademark law in the EU: issues raised by the European Commission study on the overall functioning of the trademark system in Europe