
Programme
WEBINAR #1
Webinar held on Tuesday 15 June 2021 15.30 - 17.00 CEST
See below for the documentation of this webinar.
THE VALUE OF IP : FRAND LICENSING OF SEPs
This session will cover the assessment of FRAND licensing from a contractual and competition law perspective. Themes covered will include court determination of FRAND rates at a global level and associated jurisdictional questions around the application of antitrust law including the relationship with excessive pricing and discrimination. Related developments, such as Qualcomm v FTC and the European SEPs Expert Group Report will also be discussed.
Keynote : Pierre REGIBEAU | Chief Economist, DG COMP, Brussels (bio)
Panel :
Jonathan BARNETT | Professor, Gould School of Law - University of Southern California, Los Angeles (bio)
Avantika CHOWDHURY | Partner, Oxera, London (bio)
Raphaël DE CONINCK | Vice President, CRA, Brussels (bio)
Kirti GUPTA | Vice President, Economic Strategy | Chief Economist, Qualcomm, San Diego (bio)
Moderator : Paul LUGARD | Partner, Baker Botts, Brussels (bio)
WEBINAR #2
Webinar held on Wednesday 16 June 2021 15.30 - 17.00 CEST
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SEPs : COMPONENT-LEVEL LICENSING & REFUSALS TO DEAL
The session will focus on : the economic and commercial considerations in components v. end-user level licensing ; whether there is an obligation on SEP owners to license to all willing interested parties, and, if so, under what terms ; injunction-related matters ; the recent reference from the Düsseldorf Court to the CJEU.
Keynote : Makan DELRAHIM | Former Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice, Washington D.C. (bio)
Panel :
Fabian HOFFMANN | Judge, Federal Court of Justice, Karlsruhe (bio)
Patrick HOFKENS | Director - IPR Policy, Ericsson, Brussels (bio)
Jay JURATA | Partner, Orrick, Washington D.C. (bio)
Gunnar NIELS | Partner, Oxera, Oxford (bio)
Moderator : James KRESS | Partner, Baker Botts, Washington, D.C. (bio)
WEBINAR #3
Webinar held on Thursday 17 June 2021 15.30 - 17.00 CEST
See below for the documentation of this webinar.
DATA : INNOVATION, LEVEL PLAYING FIELD & ACCESS
The session will focus on : the use of data by digital platforms, the regulatory debate around data sharing, as well as the commercial perspective on data access.
Keynote : Mike WALKER | Chief Economist, UK Competition and Markets Authority, London (bio)
Panel :
Rima ALAILY | Vice President & Deputy General Counsel - Competition Law Group, Microsoft, Redmond (bio)
Carmelo CENNAMO | Professor, Copenhagen Business School (bio)
Robin NOBLE | Partner, Oxera, Oxford (bio)
Moderator : Maureen OHLHAUSEN | Partner, Baker Botts, Washington D.C. (bio)
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RELATED ARTICLES
Webinar #1 - The value of IP : FRAND licensing of SEPS
Full video, audio, PPT presentations and other materials
Available here
1. Interview with Jonathan Barnett (University of Southern California) by Paul Lugard (Baker Botts)
Webinar #2 - SEPs : Component-Level Licensing & Refusals to Deal
Full video, audio, PPT presentations and other materials
Available here
Webinar #3 - DATA : innovation, level playing field & access
Full video, audio, PPT presentations and other materials
Available here
Organisateurs
The inaugural online edition of the "IP & Antitrust : Hot Issues" Conference is organised by Concurrences Review, in partnership with Baker Botts and Oxera Consulting, with the support of panel and media sponsors.
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