The European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA) celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Due to this notable occasion, ECTA published a special anniversary issue of its 'ECTA Bulletin', in which Dr. Péter Lukácsi as the former Chair of the Professional Affairs Committee (PAC) also published an article. Péter, who served as the Chair of PAC between 30 June 2014 and 30 June 2020, recalls in his article the mission statement of the committee, achievements of the recent past and the PAC's special commitment to professional development, including the efforts made to establish the ECTA Award.
It is a great honour for our office and our colleague that one of the committees of this highly prestigious organization was chaired by Péter Lukácsi and we are happy to share his article on this special occasion.