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The Value of Trademarks

The Value of Trademarks - How to manage and measure

Reporting from the conference, held in Copenhagen, 7 June 2007


International conference hosted by The Danish Patent and Trademark Office and sponsored by The Office of Harmonization for the Internal Market (OHIM).

See the conference program here

Click the title of the speech to read the weblog reporting from the conference and the speakers' presentations (Not available for all speeches. Continuously updated until Friday June 15th).

Conference speakers

Welcome/introduction President Wubbo de Boer and General Director Jesper Kongstad, DKPTO

Trademark leverage & shareholder value Senior Vice President Christian Dorffer, Millward Brown Optimor

Shareholder value creation through global brand execution Worldwide Chairman Terry Tyrrell, Enterprise IG

The role of trademarks in EU productivity growth - Presentation material not available Prof. & Chairperson Dr. Eusebi Nomen, ESADE Institute for Intangible Assets

How to build up the value of your brand Managing Director Rasmus Bech Hansen, Kontrapunkt

Trademark as a strategic tool Chief Trademark Counsel Gerhard Bauer, DaimlerChrysler AG

Brand strategy and impact on financial reporting Partner Andreas Mackenstedt, Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Public patent offices, panel debate

The world's first trademark valuation software Managing Partner Robert Tafelmeier, IP Valuation GmbH

Brand Valuation: The economy of brands Managing Director Global Brand Valuation, Jan Lindemann, Interbrand

Closing remarks