ECCT IPR Committee Lunch 

Brand protection on the Internet
Challenges and strategies to protect your company's trademarks and brand identity

Guest Speaker
Thomas Kuiper, General Manager, Gandi Asia 

12:00 - 14:00, Tuesday, 8 September 2015
Shangri-La Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Premier Room (3F) /
香格里拉台北遠東國際大飯店 3F 九如十全廳
201 Tuen Hwa South Road, Section 2, Taipei / 台北市敦化南路2段201號 MAP

With 1,930 applications for new domain name extensions, and the successful launch of ".TAIPEI", ".TOKYO", ".CLUB", and many other generic extensions that now exist alongside the older extensions (such as ".COM" and ".TW") it is becoming increasingly difficult for companies to follow these changes and to protect their brands and trademarks on the Internet.

At this lunch, our guest speaker will provide insights into what every brand and trademark owner should know about the launch procedures of new extensions, the guidelines a company should follow for appropriate registrations, as well as the solutions to fight infringements.

About the speaker - Mr. Thomas Kuiper
Thomas Kuiper, the General Manager of the Asia subsidiary of the domain name registrar Gandi, is a telecommunications expert. Originally from Germany, he worked on embedded systems and content management systems for companies in Taiwan and Europe before he set himself to the task to start Gandi's Asia business unit. Gandi (abbreviation for "Gestion et Attribution des Noms de Domaine sur Internet" in French or "Management and Allocation of Domain Names on the Internet" in English) is a company tha provides domain name registration and management in addition to Internet hosting infrastructure and related services. The company has its head office in Paris and offices in San Francisco, Luxembourg and Taipei to serve its customers around the clock. Gandi was among the first European domain name registrars to offer ".COM" and ".NET" and now manages over 1.7 million domain names with accreditation for over 600 different domain name extensions for its customers, placing Gandi among the top domain name registrars worldwide.

Cost: NT$1,300 for members; NT$1,900 for member's guest

To Cancel without penalty, written cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to the event.

Contact: Jenny Wu / Tel 2740-0236 ext.219 / jenny.wu@ecct.com.tw/www.ecct.com.tw