7 juin 2022

2nd IP & Antitrust : Hot Issues

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7 June

Webinar held on Tuesday 7 June 2022
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#1 SEPS : IS THERE A NEED TO REVIEW THE BALANCE BETWEEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ANTITRUST PRIORITIES ?

The panel will focus on the announced EU Commission’s framework for licensing, litigation, and remedies of standard-essential patents (SEPs) and regulatory initiatives in other jurisdictions.

Keynote : Pierre REGIBEAU | Chief Economist, DG COMP, Brussels (bio)

Jonathan BARNETT | Professor, Gould School of Law at University of Southern California (bio)
Giovanni NAPOLITANO | Director, Intellectual Property and Competition Policy, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva (bio)
Maureen OHLHAUSEN | Partner, Baker Botts, Washington, D.C. (bio)
Michael SCHLOEGL | Head of IP SEP, General IP Counsel RO, Continental, Frankfurt (bio)

Moderator : Avantika CHOWDHURY | Partner, Oxera, London (bio)

8 June

18:00 - 19:30 CEST — #2 FRAND AND SEPS LITIGATION

The panel will discuss dispute-related issues associated with the licensing of SEPs, including main developments in Germany, the US and other key jurisdictions, ASIs, and the future of SEP litigation.

Keynote : Christine WILSON | Commissioner, US Federal Trade Commission, Washington D.C. (bio)

Adrian HOWES | Head of IP & Standards - IP Regulatory Affairs, Nokia, London (bio)
Michael L. KEELEY | Partner, Axinn, Washington D.C. (bio)
Florian MUELLER | Founder, Foss Patents, Munich (bio)
Renato NAZZINI | Professor, King’s College London (bio)
Gunnar NIELS | Partner, Oxera, Oxford (bio)

Moderator : Paul LUGARD | Partner, Baker Botts, Brussels (bio)

Previous attendees

Agencies : Autorité de la concurrence, Bangladesh Competition Commission, Caricom Competition Commission, Cofece, DG COMP, DGCCRF, Ecuadorian Competition Authority, EFTA Surveillance Authority, European Commission, Greek Ministry of Culture & Sports, Kenyan Competition Authority, Malaysian Competition Authority, Monopolkommission, Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU, Portuguese Ministry Of Justice, Singaporian Competition And Consumer Commission, Spanish Competition Authority, Taiwan Fair Trade Commission, Thailand Central Intellectual Property And International Trade Court, UK Competition & Market Authority, United Kingdom Competition Appeal Tribunal, US Federal Trade Commission, etc.

Corporations : Abbott, Abi, Aeon Mobility, Airbus, Apollo, Apple, Aptar, Asahi Kasei , BBC, BMW, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bosch, BT, Caterpillar, Centrica, Cisco, Comscore, Conocophillips, Continental, Dassault Systèmes, Ericsson, Essilor, ETSI, Fortum, Honda Motor, Huawei, IBM, Intel, Interdigital, Koch, Lyondellbasell, Mastercard, Mercedes-Benz, Merck, Microsoft, Nokia, Ocean Network Express, Qualcomm, Redcard, Rignet, RTE, Solvay, Thales, Truphone, Verizon, ZTE, etc.

Law firms : A&L Goodbody, Allen & Overy, Ashurst, Baker Botts, Baker Mckenzie, Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates, Bird & Bird, Bowmans, Bristows, Ciotti E Domenella, Cleary Gottlieb, Clifford Chance, Cobalt, Constantine Cannon, Cooley, Cortazar Urdaneta, Covington & Burling, Croplife, Crowell & Moring, Dechert, Delcade, Demarest, Dentons, Dimitrova & Partners, Dittmar & Indrenius, Dla Piper, Elisabeth Opie, Eversheds Sutherland, Fréget Glaser, Freshfields, Glade Michel Wirtz, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Gowling WLG, Hausfeld, Heinz & Zagrosek, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hogan Lovells, Jones Day, K&L Gates, Klein Lawyers, L&L Partners, Lee & Ko, Linklaters, Maravela, Popescu & Asociatii, Mc Dermott Will & Emery, Mewburn, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Morrison & Foerster, Nedelka Kubáč, Norton Rose Fulbright, O’Melveny & Myers, Oh-Ebashi, Orrick, Oxera, Preiskel, Quinn Emanuel, Robledo, Saikrishna & Associates, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Shearn Delamore, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, Sidley Austin, Simmons & Simmons, Squire Patton Boggs, Steptoe & Johnson, Studio Legale Ciotti E Domenella, Studio Legale Jacobacci, Sullivan & Cromwell, Van Bael & Bellis, Viering, Jentschura & Partner, Vivien & Associés, White & Case, Wiggin And Dana, Wilmerhale, Wilson Sonsini, Winston & Strawn, Yieldlegal, Zhonglun, etc.

Economic Consultancies : The Brattle Group, Tabe Consulting, Saga Economics, RBB Economics, Positive Competition, Oxera Consulting, MAPP Economics, KPMG, Itam, GMT Economics, Gidari, Genesis Analytics, FTI Consulting, Frontier Economics, Flint Global, Cornerstone Research, Copenhagen Economics, Compass Lexecon, Charles River Associates (CRA), Berkeley Research Group, Analysis Group, Alvarez & Marsal, etc.

RELATED ARTICLES

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Panel 1 : SEPs : Is There a Need to Review the Balance Between Intellectual Property and Antitrust Priorities ?

1- Steve Ross, The EU Commission launches consultation on a new framework for standard essential patents, 14 February 2022

2- Steve Ross, The UK Government launches a call for views on standard essential patents in order to better understand whether the current SEPs framework is functioning efficiently, supports innovation and strikes the right balance for all entities involved, 7 December 2021

3- Jaclyn Phillips, Abdul Hafiz, Trina Shek Rizzo, Kathryn Jordan Mims, The US DoJ quietly walks back prior administrative-era support of standard essential patent holders over standard-setting organizations and patent licensees, 29 September 2021

Panel 2 : FRAND and SEPs Litigation

1- Wouter Wils, Procedural rights and obligations of third parties in antitrust investigations and proceedings by the European Commission, May 2022

2- David Golden, The US DOJ and PTO propose limits on standard essential patent market power by requesting courts shift remedies from injunctions to damages, 6 December 2021

3- Katharina Bongs, The EU Court of Justice orders the removal of a request for a preliminary ruling by the Regional Court of Dusseldorf regarding the licensing of standard essential patents in multi-layered supply chains (Nokia / Daimler), 24 June 2021

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