WINE & THE LAW
THURSDAY 14 MARCH 2019
TZAFERI 16 – ATHENS

Wine & the Law is an educational seminar that will focus on the legal and business issues faced by the wine industry.

The seminar is addressed to anyone involved in the wine business – indicatively:
Lawyers | Wine producers |Oenologists | Wine agents – distributors | Wine e-shops.

Agenda

09:00 – 09:30 Registrations

 

09:30 – 10:00 Welcome remarks

Alexandra Varla, Founder “Tailored: Law & Business in the Fashion & Luxury Industry”

Dimitris Anastasopoulos, Lawyer, President, eThemis

Marinos Skolarikos, Wine Blogger, www.allwinestories.com

10:00 – 10:50 The protection of wine products through IP and unfair competition. An Italian perspective

Elena Varese – Lawyer, DLA Piper Studio Legale Tributario Associato

10:50 – 11:20 Wine commerce and distribution Framework – Challenges – Opportunities

Yorgos Floudas, Trinity Wines

11:20 – 11:30 Coffee Break

 

11:30 – 11:50 In vino veritas … in vino copyright.

Copyright issues in the wine industry

Maria G. Sinanidou – Int. IP LL.M., Certified Mediation Advocate, Lawyer (Sinanides and Sinanides Law Firm)

11:50 – 12:10 The Prespa Agreement. The next day for Greek wine

Maria Makridaki – Managing Director Trademark Companies Association

12:10 – 12:30 Agency and distribution agreements with wine makers.

Dr. Evangelos Margaritis, Lawyer, CIPP/E

12:30 – 13:30 The technology tools available in the wine production cycle

Angelos Iatridis – Winemaker, Co-founder and Managing Director Alpha Estate

13:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break

 

14:00 – 14:45 Wine and Digital Marketing – the legal issues

Mina Zoulovits – Lawyer, Partner Zoulovits – Kontogeorgou Law Firm

Penny Kontogeorgou – Lawyer, Partner Zoulovits – Kontogeorgou Law Firm

14:45 – 15:15 Protecting the grapevine as a vegetable variety

Maria-Daphne Papadopouou Lawyer, Of Counsel, Nikolinakos – Lardas & Partners, LL.P.

15:15 – 15:45 Enotourism, Folklore or development cooperations?

Meropi Papadopoulou – Journalist, Publication Consultant OINOXOOS, Kathimerini

 

15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break

 

16:00 – 19:00 Introduction to the magical world of wine – Basic principles of wine tasting and blind tasting

Vassilis Papadopoulos, Sommelier

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