Darren Smyth chairs talk at 10 Years Community Design

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09 April 2013
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Partner Darren Smyth chaired a talk at 10 Years Community Design, an event which celebrated the tenth anniversary of the European Registered Community Design system.

The conference was held on 8-9 April at the Alicante Convention Bureau in Spain. Darren chaired a breakout session on mobile devices design with a panel made up of representatives from French and US IP law firms, and the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM).

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