Scott Gerien and John Trinidad Speak at International Wine Law Association (AIDV-IWLA) Annual Conference
DP&F Managing Partner John Trinidad and Intellectual Property lead Scott Gerien will speak at the International AIDV-IWLA Conference 2025 this week in Verona, Italy, October 17 - 19, 2025.
This year’s conference recognizes forty years of the International Wine Law Association (AIDV-IWLA). John will speak on the panel “Channels of Trade,” in discussion of international sales and distribution contracts, channels of trade/retail environment, and labelling. Scott will speak in the session, “Geographical Indications and Trademarks,” on the topics of co-branding, sponsoring, and exploring the issue of genericness.
About AIDV-IWLA
The Association Internationale des Juristes du Droit de la Vigne et du Vin (AIDV) was founded in 1985 by European and American lawyers, with the aim of creating a forum for studies and debates on legal questions affecting the wine community and wine trade. Today AIDV-IWLA has more than 300 members, both individual and institutional, from 30 countries on five continents.
