Monday, May 31, 2021

Concurrences Webinar on SEP/FRAND Issues June 15-17

Earlier this month I mentioned an upcoming free webinar series that Concurrences, in partnership with Baker Botts and Oxera, will be putting on titled IP & Antitrust:  Hot Issues on June 15-17I understand that the list of speakers is now pretty much final--there a few changes from before.  Here is the current agenda:

WEBINAR #1
Tuesday 15 June 2021 15:30 - 17:00 CEST

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)

TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE

16 June

WEBINAR #2
Wednesday 16 June 2021 15:30 - 17:00 CEST

SEPs: COMPONENT-LEVEL LICENSING, REFUSALS TO DEAL & INJUNCTIONS

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 Antitrust Deputy 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)

TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE

17 June

WEBINAR #3
Thursday 17 June 2021 15:30 - 17:00 CEST

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 | Associate General Counsel - Competition Law Group, Microsoft, Redmond (bio)
Carmelo CENNAMO | Professor, Copenhagen Business School (bio)
Robin NOBLE | Partner, Oxera, Oxford (bio)
Maureen OHLHAUSEN | Partner, Baker Botts, Washington D.C. (bio)

TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE

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