The Conkle Firm recognized in BIR for BIMA International Trade Program

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The Conkle Firm recognized in BIR for BIMA International Trade Program

Industry insider publication Beauty Industry Report recently profiled the Center for International Trade Development (CITD) and its comprehensive international training and trade mission program for beauty companies seeking to expand export sales.  The intensive training program is known as the Beauty Industry Market Access (BIMA) Program.

Conkle, Kremer & Engel attorneys Mark Kremer and Kim Sim were recognized in the BIR Article about CITD for their contributions to the BIMA Program. Mark Kremer teaches instructional modules about domestic and international intellectual property protection, including trademarks, and international distribution agreements and relationship management.  Kim Sim provides an overview of state and federal regulatory compliance, such as California’s Proposition 65 and organic claims under the California Organic Products Act, and state and federal advertising and substantiation laws, among other laws and regulations.

CK&E attorneys are subject matter experts in the personal care products industry, and bring a wealth of experience to guide industry clients in both the U.S. and international markets.

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Beauty Industry, Brand Protection, California Organic Products Act, California Trade Regulations, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Personal Care Products

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The Conkle Firm’s California Pavilion Lounge is Open for Business

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The Conkle Firm’s California Pavilion Lounge is Open for Business

Conkle, Kremer & Engel attorneys Mark Kremer and Kim Sim have set up shop in the CK&E Lounge at the California Pavilion at Cosmoprof Bologna.  The California Pavilion, whose theme is “California, A State of Beauty,” is located at Hall Number 30, Stand Number E28-F31 & E31-D34.  The California Pavilion hosts several up and coming California-based beauty businesses that participated in the Beauty Industry Market Access (BIMA) program run by the Center for International Trade Development (CITD).  CITD sponsors California Pavilions at Cosmoprof events to advance international trade for beauty businesses operating in California.  CK&E attorneys including Mark and Kim are proud to have been invited to offer their legal expertise and practical experience to beauty industry participants looking to expand in overseas markets.  At the California Pavilion in Cosmoprof, BIMA participants are able to put their training to its optimum use – growing their international presence and trade.

Simon Smeke and Emilio Smeke of Daily Concepts, with Mark Kremer

Simon and Emilio Smeke of Daily Concepts, with Mark Kremer, at California Pavilion

Israel Segal of Free Your Mane, with Mark Kremer at California Pavilion

Mark Kremer with Israel Segal of Free Your Mane, at California Pavilion

 

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Beauty Industry, Brand Protection, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Personal Care Products

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Getting Ready for Cosmoprof Bologna

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Getting Ready for Cosmoprof Bologna

Beauty product manufacturers are busy readying their booths for the start of Cosmoprof Bologna.  Here, American International Industries puts the finishing touches on displays of some of its many popular product lines.  In all, more than 2,400 exhibitors will participate in this 48th annual Cosmoprof Bologna event.

Conkle, Kremer & Engel attorneys Mark Kremer and Kim Sim will be at the California Pavilion to help clients take full advantage of the unique opportunities to establish and build overseas markets and build strategic alliances. Email them to arrange a meeting at the California Pavilion, or just stop by – they’re at Hall 30, Stand No. E28-F31 & E31-D34.

 

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Beauty Industry, Brand Protection, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Personal Care Products, Trademarks

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The Conkle Firm is Appearing at Cosmoprof Bologna

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The Conkle Firm is Appearing at Cosmoprof Bologna

Conkle, Kremer & Engel attorneys Mark Kremer and Kim Sim are now attending Cosmopack and Cosmoprof Bologna, in conjunction with the California Pavilion, from March 19-23, 2015.  Mark and Kim are there to help clients expand their businesses internationally.  They will consult with clients about their concerns, including trademark registration and brand protection, manufacturer-distributor relations, regulatory compliance and more.  Mark and Kim would be glad to meet with prospective clients who are interested in developing their worldwide reach.  Visit their linked pages and contact them by email to arrange a meeting at the CK&E lounge, located at the California Pavilion, or for a bite at one of Bologna’s incredible restaurants.

 

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Beauty Industry, Brand Protection, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Personal Care Products, Trademarks

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The Conkle Firm Teaches International Entrepreneurs in BIMA Program

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The Conkle Firm Teaches International Entrepreneurs in BIMA Program

Conkle, Kremer & Engel attorney Mark Kremer has been honored to participate in and contribute to the revolutionary Beauty Industry Market Access (BIMA) program through the Center for International Trade Development (CITD).  The BIMA program was developed and is led by beauty industry guru Patty Schmucker and international trade expert Cesar Arellanes, the Director of CITD in Long Beach.   BIMA is a five week intensive international trade and business education program taught by leading health and beauty industry experts. BIMA participants focus on key program principles distinct to conducting business overseas, receive bi-monthly objectives for assessing their business, and ultimately produce an export growth plan exclusive to their business. Participants also have access to upcoming trade missions to the world’s largest emerging market beauty trade shows – effective venues for executing learned principles and business plans.

Mark contributes to the BIMA educational program by teaching modules on domestic and foreign intellectual property protection, domestic regulatory compliance, and international distribution agreements.   Participants are particularly interested in cost-effective methods of protecting their intellectual property internationally, such as international trademark registrations through the Madrid System.  The Madrid System offers a centralized application process for trademark registration in over 90 countries based on a brand owner’s domestic application or registration.  Participants are also interested in CK&E’s practical approach to domestic regulatory compliance, including California’s evolving green chemistry initiative, Safe Cosmetics Act and Proposition 65.  Participants have also benefited from CK&E’s tips for forging fruitful business relationships with distributors, based on decades of experience representing clients in the personal care products industry.

CK&E will join Patty Schmucker and several graduates of the BIMA educational program to Cosmoprof Worldwide in Bologna in April 2014.  Mark looks forward to the next BIMA session, which begins on June 26, 2014.  Click for further information about joining the BIMA program: BIMA_Summer-Fall_2014

 

 

 

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Beauty Industry, Brand Protection, California Organic Products Act, California Trade Regulations, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Personal Care Products, Proposition 65, Regulatory Compliance, Safe Cosmetics Act, Safer Consumer Products Regulations, Trademarks, Unfair Competition

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