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Seminar on IPR, social attitudes and sustainability - Stockholm February 16, 2023

As part of the Swedish EU presidency 2023, the EUIPO and the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV) invites participants and stakeholders to a seminar on IPR, social attitudes and sustainability. We are also pleased to announce that SACG’s chairman, Måns Sjöstrand, will be part of the panel discussion together with other stakeholders. The event will take place on February 16th between 9 - 14:00 at Radisson Blu Royal Viking (Vasagatan 1) in Stockholm.

If you are interested attending, please register on the following link

Agenda:

08:30-09:00         Registration, coffee and tea

09:00-09:20         Welcome and introduction

  • Moderator, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, Christina Wainikka, Policy Expert Intellectual Property

  • Swedish Government, Sara Modig, State Secretary

  • Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV), Peter Strömbäck, Director General

  • European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Andrea Di Carlo, Deputy Executive Director

09:20-10:30         IPR and Social attitudes

  • PRV, Margareta Ternell, Director of Marketing and communication Department

  • Swedish Institute for standards, SiS, Maria Sandqvist

  • Swedish Trade Federation, Magnus Nikkarinen

  • Spotify, Per Wendin

  • Swedish Anti-Counterfeiting Group (SACG), Måns Sjöstrand

10:30-11:00        Coffee break

11:00-12:15        IPR and Sustainability

  • EUIPO, Nathan Wajsman, Chief Economist

  • EUIPO, Peter Hedin

  • Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), Orsola Lamberti

  • European Anti-Counterfeiting Network (REACT), Thorunn Sigurdardottir

  • Fenix Outdoor (Fjällräven), Christian Dalsgaard

12:15-13:15        Panel discussion and summary

  • EUIPO

  • PRV

  • Spotify

  • REACT

  • Fenix Outdoor

13:15-14:30        Lunch

Description

The seminar will focus on social attitudes on IPR and IPR infringement and discuss the social, economic and environmental implication of piracy and the use and distribution of counterfeited goods.

Together with industry, right-holders, authorities, organizations, and other stakeholders we focus on goal 12 in Agenda 2030 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns). There are no concrete figures or findings regarding this matter but with the knowledge and experience from legal enforcement authorities, right holders and other stake holders we will discuss and explore what the negative impact of producing, selling and consuming pirated goods has on the environment and the economy.

Production and consumption of pirated and counterfeited products are not in favour of sustainable production and consumption. The poor quality of infringing goods will as well contribute to a higher consumption and a higher pressure on the environment. It is vital to inform the younger generation on how their buying behaviour can either save or ruin the future environment. We will also see how a change of social attitudes can be a tool to make (younger) people more aware of the disadvantages with infringing goods and make them avoid these.

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