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The 41st International Congress of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association – ABPI brings to the debate the topic “Intellectual Property and the Circular Economy”. The purpose of the event is to address how sustainable development can join technology and global trade and the importance of Intellectual Property. To this end, ABPI brings together the most relevant professionals in the sector, such as lawyers, legal experts, entrepreneurs, and scholars on the subject.
This year the Congress will be held again completely online from August 23rd to 26th.
In this edition, there will be more than 50 hours of content, and you will be able to choose themes from 4 Plenary Sessions, 8 Panels, and 20 Table Topics, besides interaction and networking spaces. Take the opportunity to meet and network with professionals, companies, and exhibiting institutions.
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Desembargador do Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (TJRJ). Doutor em Direito pela Universidade Estácio de Sá (UNESA), Professor do PPGD da UNESA e da Fiocruz, presidente do Fórum Permanente de Liberdade de Expressão, Liberdades Fundamentais e Democracia.
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Court of Appeals Judge at TJRJ (Rio de Janeiro State Court of Appeals), Doctor of Law of UNESA (Estácio de Sá University), Professor at PPGD at UNESA (Estácio de Sá University Graduate Program) and Fiocruz, President of the Permanent Forum on Freedom of Expression, Fundamental Freedoms, and Democracy.
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Court of Appeals Judge at TJRJ (Rio de Janeiro State Court of Appeals), Doctor of Law of UNESA (Estácio de Sá University), Professor at PPGD at UNESA (Estácio de Sá University Graduate Program) and Fiocruz, President of the Permanent Forum on Freedom of Expression, Fundamental Freedoms, and Democracy.
André Gustavo Corrêa de Andrade
Court of Appeals Judge at TJRJ
(Rio de Janeiro State Court of Appeals)
Claudio Vilar Furtado
BPTO’s
President
Como CEO, o Sr. Sanz de Acedo trabalha com o Conselho de Administração e Diretores para recomendar, formular e implementar políticas e programas para a Associação. É responsável pela operação administrativa da Associação, supervisão de todo o pessoal, e pelo desenvolvimento e gestão do orçamento anual.
Anteriormente, o Sr. Sanz de Acedo foi Chefe de Comunicações do European Union IP Office (EUIPO). O Sr. Sanz de Acedo é formado em direito pela Universidade de Alicante, possui um LLM em Direito da Comunidade Europeia pela Université Libre de Bruxelles e um MBA executivo pelo Instituto de Empresa Business School.
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As CEO, Mr. Sanz de Acedo works with the Board of Directors and Officers to recommend, formulate and implement policies and programs for the Association; and is responsible for the administrative operation of the Association; the supervision of all staff; and the development and administration of the annual budget.
Previously, Mr. Sanz de Acedo was Head of Communications at the European Union IP Office (EUIPO). Mr. Sanz de Acedo holds a law degree from the University of Alicante, an LLM in European Community Law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, and an executive MBA from Instituto de Empresa Business School.
Etienne Acedo
INTA’s
CEO
Fabiana Quiroga Garbin, executiva com 20 anos de experiência na indústria petroquímica, assumiu a diretoria dos Negócios de Economia Circular na Braskem S.A. em outubro de 2017, com o objetivo de liderar a estratégia global de Economia Circular, com foco no desenvolvimento da cadeia de reciclagem, para produção de resinas recicladas de PE e PP com qualidade e rastreabilidade na América do Sul, ampliando o portfólio de soluções sustentáveis e inovadoras, o mercado e novas aplicações para valorização dos reciclados. É presidente do Conselho Diretivo da Plastivida, organização sem fins lucrativos que objetiva coordenar ações junto aos diversos elos da cadeia do plástico, para valorização da imagem, conscientização do uso e descarte adequado dos resíduos plásticos. Formada em Direito pela Faculdade de Direito de São Bernardo do Campo/SP, é pós-graduada em Direito Trabalhista e Contratual pela PUC/SP.
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Fabiana Quiroga Garbin is an executive with 20 years of experience in the Petrochemical Industry. She took over as director of the Circular Economy Business at Braskem SA in October 2017, to lead the global Circular Economy strategy, with a focus on developing the recycling chain, for the production of recycled PE and PP resins with quality and traceability in South America, expanding the portfolio of sustainable and innovative solutions, the market and new applications for recovery of recycled materials. She is president of the Board of Directors of Plastivida, a non-profit organization that aims to coordinate actions with the various links in the plastic chain, enhance the image, raise awareness of the use and proper disposal of plastic waste. She graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of São Bernardo do Campo/SP and has a postgraduate degree in Labor and Contract Law from PUC/SP.
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Fabiana Quiroga Garbin is an executive with 20 years of experience in the Petrochemical Industry. She took over as director of the Circular Economy Business at Braskem SA in October 2017, to lead the global Circular Economy strategy, with a focus on developing the recycling chain, for the production of recycled PE and PP resins with quality and traceability in South America, expanding the portfolio of sustainable and innovative solutions, the market and new applications for recovery of recycled materials. She is president of the Board of Directors of Plastivida, a non-profit organization that aims to coordinate actions with the various links in the plastic chain, enhance the image, raise awareness of the use and proper disposal of plastic waste. She graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of São Bernardo do Campo/SP and has a postgraduate degree in Labor and Contract Law from PUC/SP.
Fabiana Quiroga
Director of the Circular Economy
Business at Braskem SA
O desembargador Henrique Carlos de Andrade Figueira tomou posse como presidente do Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio de Janeiro em fevereiro de 2021. Eleito para o biênio 2021-2022. Graduado pela Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), em 1978, tornou-se juiz, em 1988, aos 31 anos, e atuou na Região Judiciária Especial até assumir titularidade na Entrância Especial, judiciando em Varas Cíveis e de Fazenda Pública. Há 17 anos, tomou posse como desembargador, tendo atuado na 1ª, 17ª e 5ª Câmaras Cíveis.
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Court of Appeals Judge Henrique Carlos de Andrade Figueira took office as president of the Rio de Janeiro State Court of Appeals in February 2021. He was elected for the 2021-2022 period. Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) in 1978, he became a judge in 1988, at the age of 31, and served in the Special Judiciary Region until assuming the title in the Special Entrances, judging in Civil and Public Treasury Courts. Seventeen years ago, he took office as a judge, having served in the 1st, 17th, and 5th Civil Chambers.
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Court of Appeals Judge Henrique Carlos de Andrade Figueira took office as president of the Rio de Janeiro State Court of Appeals in February 2021. He was elected for the 2021-2022 period. Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) in 1978, he became a judge in 1988, at the age of 31, and served in the Special Judiciary Region until assuming the title in the Special Entrances, judging in Civil and Public Treasury Courts. Seventeen years ago, he took office as a judge, having served in the 1st, 17th, and 5th Civil Chambers.
Henrique Carlos de Andrade Figueira
President of the Rio de Janeiro
State Court of Appeals
Cofundador e Presidente do Conselho do Instituto Capitalismo Consciente Brasil
Conselheiro de empresas e ONGs. Mais de 40 anos de experiência no varejo como C Level do GPA, Dicico, Sé Supermercados, Hopi Hari e Carrefour.
Formado em Administração e Contábeis pela FMU - SP com especializações em Gestão de Negócios - Cornell, Liderança Empresarial - Oxford, Empreendedorismo - Babson, Conselhos de Administração - IMD, Blockchain - Oxford, Empreendedorismo Social - Stanford, Inovação e Disrupção - Harvard e Economia Circular e Sustentabilidade – Cambridge.
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Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Instituto Capitalismo Consciente Brasil (Conscious Capitalism Institute Brazil). Advisor to companies and NGOs.
More than 40 years of experience in retail as C Level at GPA, Dicico, Sé Supermercados, Hopi Hari and Carrefour. Graduated in Administration and Accounting from FMU - SP with specializations in Business Management - Cornell, Business Leadership - Oxford, Entrepreneurship - Babson, Boards of Directors - IMD, Blockchain - Oxford, Social Entrepreneurship - Stanford, Innovation and Disruption – Harvard, and Circular Economy and Sustainability - Cambridge.
Conselheiro de empresas e ONGs. Mais de 40 anos de experiência no varejo como C Level do GPA, Dicico, Sé Supermercados, Hopi Hari e Carrefour.
Formado em Administração e Contábeis pela FMU - SP com especializações em Gestão de Negócios - Cornell, Liderança Empresarial - Oxford, Empreendedorismo - Babson, Conselhos de Administração - IMD, Blockchain - Oxford, Empreendedorismo Social - Stanford, Inovação e Disrupção - Harvard e Economia Circular e Sustentabilidade – Cambridge.
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Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Instituto Capitalismo Consciente Brasil (Conscious Capitalism Institute Brazil). Advisor to companies and NGOs.
More than 40 years of experience in retail as C Level at GPA, Dicico, Sé Supermercados, Hopi Hari and Carrefour. Graduated in Administration and Accounting from FMU - SP with specializations in Business Management - Cornell, Business Leadership - Oxford, Entrepreneurship - Babson, Boards of Directors - IMD, Blockchain - Oxford, Social Entrepreneurship - Stanford, Innovation and Disruption – Harvard, and Circular Economy and Sustainability - Cambridge.
Hugo Bethlem
Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of
Instituto Capitalismo Consciente Brasil
Diretor Sênior na Organização Mundial da Propriedade Intelectual (OMPI). Formado em Direito pela Universidade Cândido Mendes, mestre em Direito da Propriedade Intelectual (LL.M), pela Franklin Pierce Law Center, Universidade de New Hampshire, EUA. Ex-presidente do Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI), é professor de Direito, advogado e diretor Regional do Escritório da OMPI no Brasil.
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Senior Director at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Graduated in Law from Universidade Cândido Mendes, Master in Intellectual Property Law (LL.M), from Franklin Pierce Law Center, University of New Hampshire, USA. Former president of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO), he is a law professor, lawyer, and regional director of the WIPO Office in Brazil.
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Senior Director at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Graduated in Law from Universidade Cândido Mendes, Master in Intellectual Property Law (LL.M), from Franklin Pierce Law Center, University of New Hampshire, USA. Former president of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO), he is a law professor, lawyer, and regional director of the WIPO Office in Brazil.
José Graça Aranha
Regional Director of the
WIPO Office in Brazil
Graduada em Engenharia Química pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (1981), mestre (1984) e doutora (1998) em Engenharia Química pelo Programa de Engenharia Química da Coppe/UFRJ. Pós-graduada em Propriedade Intelectual pelo Cefet/RJ (2002). Foi pesquisadora na Petroquímica do Nordeste (Copene), de julho de 1984 a janeiro de 1990, e pesquisadora na Coppe/UFRJ, no Laboratório de Processos Através de Membranas, de janeiro de 1990 a dezembro de 1994. Desde 1998, é pesquisadora em Propriedade Industrial do INPI, tendo assumido o cargo de chefe da Divisão de Química Orgânica em 2004. Em 2011, assumiu a Coordenação Geral de Patentes e, atualmente, é Diretora de Patentes, Programas de Computador e Topografias de Circuitos Integrados do INPI.
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Graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1981), Master (1984), and Ph.D. (1998) in Chemical Engineering from the Chemical Engineering Program at Coppe/UFRJ (the Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro). Postgraduate in Intellectual Property at Cefet/RJ (2002). She was a researcher at Petroquímica do Nordeste (Copene) from July 1984 to January 1990, and a researcher at Coppe/UFRJ, at the Laboratory of Processes through Membranes, from January 1990 to December 1994. Since 1998, she has been a researcher in Industrial Property at the BPTO – Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office, having assumed the position of head of the Organic Chemistry Division in 2004. In 2011, she assumed the General Coordination of Patents and is currently Director of Patents, Computer Programs, and Topographies of Integrated Circuits at the BPTO.
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Graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1981), Master (1984), and Ph.D. (1998) in Chemical Engineering from the Chemical Engineering Program at Coppe/UFRJ (the Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro). Postgraduate in Intellectual Property at Cefet/RJ (2002). She was a researcher at Petroquímica do Nordeste (Copene) from July 1984 to January 1990, and a researcher at Coppe/UFRJ, at the Laboratory of Processes through Membranes, from January 1990 to December 1994. Since 1998, she has been a researcher in Industrial Property at the BPTO – Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office, having assumed the position of head of the Organic Chemistry Division in 2004. In 2011, she assumed the General Coordination of Patents and is currently Director of Patents, Computer Programs, and Topographies of Integrated Circuits at the BPTO.
Liane Lage
Director of Patents
BPTO
Professor Titular de Direito Constitucional da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ. Professor do Centro Universitário de Brasília - UniCeub. Graduação em Direito pela UERJ. Mestre (Master of Laws) pela Yale Law School. Doutor e Livre-Docente pela UERJ. Estudos de Pós-Doutorado como Visiting Scholar na Harvard Law School (2011). Professor Visitante da Universidade de Poitiers, França (fev. 2010) e da Universidade de Wroclaw, Polônia (out. 2009) e da Professor Visitante da Universidade de Brasília - UnB (2009-2013). Senior Fellow na Harvard Kennedy School. Experiência acadêmica na área de direito público em geral, incluindo teoria constitucional, direito constitucional contemporâneo, interpretação constitucional, controle de constitucionalidade, direito constitucional econômico e direito administrativo.
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Full Professor of Constitutional Law at the Rio de Janeiro State University - UERJ. Professor at the University Center of Brasília - UniCeub. Graduation in Law from UERJ. Master of Laws from Yale Law School. Ph.D. and Associate Professor at UERJ. Postdoctoral Studies as a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School (2011). Visiting Professor at the University of Poitiers, France (Feb. 2010) and the University of Wroclaw, Poland (Oct. 2009) and Visiting Professor at the University of Brasília - UnB (2009-2013). Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School. Academic experience in the field of public law in general, including constitutional theory, contemporary constitutional law, constitutional
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Full Professor of Constitutional Law at the Rio de Janeiro State University - UERJ. Professor at the University Center of Brasília - UniCeub. Graduation in Law from UERJ. Master of Laws from Yale Law School. Ph.D. and Associate Professor at UERJ. Postdoctoral Studies as a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School (2011). Visiting Professor at the University of Poitiers, France (Feb. 2010) and the University of Wroclaw, Poland (Oct. 2009) and Visiting Professor at the University of Brasília - UnB (2009-2013). Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School. Academic experience in the field of public law in general, including constitutional theory, contemporary constitutional law, constitutional
Luiz Roberto Barroso
President of the Brazilian
Superior Electoral Court (TSE)
Sponsors of ABPI’s International Congress
The Table Topics were a success in the last edition of the event and are back at ABPI’s 41st International Congress. Spaces with exclusive content and open to exchanging experiences among panelists and participants with interaction within the room are limited. Don not miss this opportunity and guarantee your place now. There will be five daily sessions with different themes.
Challenges of Open Innovation: how to keep the company competitive while navigating the Brazilian Research and Innovation System
TABLE TOPIC 1
Desafios da Inovação Aberta: como manter a empresa competitiva ao mesmo tempo em que se navega no Sistema Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Inovação
How measures to reduce bureaucracy in the business register affect the Brazilian Industrial Property Law
TABLE TOPIC 2
Como as medidas de desburocratização do registro empresarial afetam a Lei da Propriedade Industrial
5G and Innovation for Brazil
TABLE TOPIC 3
5G e Inovação para o Brasil
ESG and its relationship with innovation and intellectual property
TABLE TOPIC 4
ESG e sua relação com a inovação e à propriedade intelectual
Intellectual Property in Courts
TABLE TOPIC 5
Propriedade Intelectual nos tribunais
The strategic importance of Market Research for Companies and their Trademark Assets
TABLE TOPIC 6
A importância estratégica da Pesquisa de Mercado para as Empresas e seus Ativos Marcários
Cautions to Take when Protecting Intellectual Property Rights Abroad
TABLE TOPIC 7
Cuidados a Tomar quando da Proteção de Direitos de Propriedade Intelectual no Exterior
Anti-suit injunctions in SEP cases
TABLE TOPIC 8
Anti-suit injunctions em casos de SEPs
Civil Liability for violation of Personality Rights on the Internet
TABLE TOPIC 9
Responsabilidade Civil por violação de Direitos da Personalidade na Rede
IP hot topics: a snapshot on key facts and recent changes that will make you change your way of handling IP in Brazil and LatAm.
TABLE TOPIC 10
Tópicos importantes sobre PI: uma fotografia dos principais fatos e mudanças recentes que farão você mudar sua maneira de lidar com PI no Brasil e na América Latina
International agreements on digital commerce: aspects of intellectual property and related topics
TABLE TOPIC 11
Acordos internacionais sobre comércio digital: aspectos de propriedade intelectual e temas correlatos
Data Protection: Brazilian IPL x LGPD - Debate between DPOs
TABLE TOPIC 12
Proteção de Dados: LPI x LGPD – Debate entre DPOs
Practical and current issues in the fight against counterfeiting and piracy in Brazil
TABLE TOPIC 13
Questões práticas e atuais do combate à contrafação e à pirataria no Brasil
The new legal framework for startups
TABLE TOPIC 14
O novo marco legal das startups
Brand and Marketing restrictions in the perception of Millennials and Gen Zers – A new way to purchase?
TABLE TOPIC 15
Restrições ao Uso de Marcas e à Publicidade na Visão dos Millennials e da Geração Z – Uma Nova Forma de Consumir?
Proposals for regulation and moderation of content and copyright infringement on the internet
TABLE TOPIC 16
Propostas de regulação e de moderação de conteúdo e violação de direitos autorais na internet
Recent and Relevant Decisions of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) in matters of Industrial Property
TABLE TOPIC 17
Decisões Recentes e Relevantes do Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) em matéria de Propriedade Industrial
Methods for analyzing industrial design infringements and how to use them in Brazil
TABLE TOPIC 18
Métodos de análise de infração de desenho industrial e como utilizá-los no Brasil
Protection of brand reputation and freedom of expression: appropriate indemnity for moral damages?
TABLE TOPIC 19
Tutela da reputação da marca e liberdade de expressão: cabimento de indenização por danos morais?
Collaborative Advances and Best Practices in E-Commerce
TABLE TOPIC 20
Avanços Colaborativos e Boas Práticas no E-Commerce
Challenges of Open Innovation: how to keep the company competitive while navigating the Brazilian Research and Innovation System
TABLE TOPIC 1
Desafios da Inovação Aberta: como manter a empresa competitiva ao mesmo tempo em que se navega no Sistema Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Inovação
How measures to reduce bureaucracy in the business register affect the Brazilian Industrial Property Law
TABLE TOPIC 2
Como as medidas de desburocratização do registro empresarial afetam a Lei da Propriedade Industrial
5G and Innovation for Brazil
TABLE TOPIC 3
5G e Inovação para o Brasil
ESG and its relationship with innovation and intellectual property
TABLE TOPIC 4
ESG e sua relação com a inovação e à propriedade intelectual
Intellectual Property in Courts
TABLE TOPIC 5
Propriedade Intelectual nos tribunais
The strategic importance of Market Research for Companies and their Trademark Assets
TABLE TOPIC 6
A importância estratégica da Pesquisa de Mercado para as Empresas e seus Ativos Marcários
Cautions to Take when Protecting Intellectual Property Rights Abroad
TABLE TOPIC 7
Cuidados a Tomar quando da Proteção de Direitos de Propriedade Intelectual no Exterior
Anti-suit injunctions in SEP cases
TABLE TOPIC 8
Anti-suit injunctions em casos de SEPs
Civil Liability for violation of Personality Rights on the Internet
TABLE TOPIC 9
Responsabilidade Civil por violação de Direitos da Personalidade na Rede
IP hot topics: a snapshot on key facts and recent changes that will make you change your way of handling IP in Brazil and LatAm.
TABLE TOPIC 10
Tópicos importantes sobre PI: uma fotografia dos principais fatos e mudanças recentes que farão você mudar sua maneira de lidar com PI no Brasil e na América Latina
International agreements on digital commerce: aspects of intellectual property and related topics
TABLE TOPIC 11
Acordos internacionais sobre comércio digital: aspectos de propriedade intelectual e temas correlatos
Data Protection: Brazilian IPL x LGPD - Debate between DPOs
TABLE TOPIC 12
Proteção de Dados: LPI x LGPD – Debate entre DPOs
Practical and current issues in the fight against counterfeiting and piracy in Brazil
TABLE TOPIC 13
Questões práticas e atuais do combate à contrafação e à pirataria no Brasil
The new legal framework for startups
TABLE TOPIC 14
O novo marco legal das startups
Brand and Marketing restrictions in the perception of Millennials and Gen Zers – A new way to purchase?
TABLE TOPIC 15
Restrições ao Uso de Marcas e à Publicidade na Visão dos Millennials e da Geração Z – Uma Nova Forma de Consumir?
Proposals for regulation and moderation of content and copyright infringement on the internet
TABLE TOPIC 16
Propostas de regulação e de moderação de conteúdo e violação de direitos autorais na internet
Recent and Relevant Decisions of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) in matters of Industrial Property
TABLE TOPIC 17
Decisões Recentes e Relevantes do Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) em matéria de Propriedade Industrial
Methods for analyzing industrial design infringements and how to use them in Brazil
TABLE TOPIC 18
Métodos de análise de infração de desenho industrial e como utilizá-los no Brasil
Protection of brand reputation and freedom of expression: appropriate indemnity for moral damages?
TABLE TOPIC 19
Tutela da reputação da marca e liberdade de expressão: cabimento de indenização por danos morais?
Collaborative Advances and Best Practices in E-Commerce
TABLE TOPIC 20
Avanços Colaborativos e Boas Práticas no E-Commerce
The spaces for you to participate with interaction in the Table Topics are limited. You must be registered for the Congress to choose your Table Topic. Register, choose the subject of your interest, and actively participate in this virtual round table.
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