Learn & Network event.  

!! Watch out: as usual, talk in English !!

Free entrance. 20 spots only.

///// An exclusive talk by key player Bridgeman represented by Pandora Mathers-Lee, Managing Director of the Sales funtion at the Bridgeman Art Library + guest speaker David Marty, Head of LDBM Law company for the Creative Professionals Worldwide.

///// Buying or selling a creative work can be a tricky situation when it comes to intellectual property (IP) rights.

Get the global picture on IP rights in the creative industry thanks to the hands-on and technical knowledge of our partners.

Network over some canapes and drinks and make useful connections in the Parisian market.

///// Come and learn about IP rights through the eyes of:

    - Bridgeman, the world's leading source of fine art, cultural and historical images, the oldest archive of fine art images in Paris, now operating in over 50 countries working with national museums, esteemed artists and specialist photographers
    - LDBM, French law company specialized in IP rights & patterns.

You will end up being aware of the global IP rights system:

    - IP rights typology: make sure you're fully aware of what's covered by IP rights

    - regulations: French key laws, cross-territory regulations, Creative Commons...

    - the IP rights chain: securing the IP rights chain when buying/selling a creative work.

///// Aagenda:

7:30-8:00pm: Opening of the doors and check-in

8:00-8:10pm: Welcoming + presentation of the Creative Professionals Worldwide

8:15-9:45pm: Talk with Q&A

9:45-11:00pm: Networking over some canapes.

///// Learn more about Pandora Mather-Lees:

Pandora Mather-Lees is Managing Director of the Sales function at The Bridgeman Art Library and has been with the company in various roles since 1996. She is responsible for the library’s wholly owned offices as well as its network of foreign agents world wide. Her work at Bridgeman has involved establishing the sales offices in New York, Paris and Berlin, developing sub-agents activities and being responsible for a various special projects. Her background is in advertising, marketing consultancy and PR. She holds a first class degree in Art History from Manchester University and a Master of Studies in Ancient History from Keble College, Oxford.

Pandora is a fellow of the RSA, The Royal Society for the Arts.

Learn more about Bridgeman here.

///// Learn more about David M. Marty:

David M. Marty is a business lawyer admitted to the Paris Bar. He also has a Master in IP law and a Master in Communication law. He teaches competition law at the French Graduate School of Management. He started his career as an in-house lawyer within the Legal Department of France Telecom / Orange and then worked for Ernst & Young as a junior lawyer. He decided to join Kahn & Associés where he practiced for many years within the Litigation & International Arbitration Department. He then set up the LDBM firm in 2006.

David M. Marty is a fellow of the French-American Chamber of Commerce Pacific Northwest, French Association of Trademarks and Designs Specialists (APRAM) and International Trademark Association (INTA)

Learn more about LDBM here.