The hottest SEP-related topic at this time is the question of whether--and on what terms--implementers of FRAND-pledged standards should have access to exhaustive component-level licenses. It's relevant to antitrust enforcement, litigation, and policy-making.
On Tuesday, November 12, FOSS Patents' Component-Level SEP Licensing conference will be held at the Sofitel Le Louise. Tickets are available via EventBrite. Here's the final program (with all panelists named):
| 08:30 | Registration & Reception |
| 09:00 | Panel discussion on component-level licensing (antitrust and contract law)
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| 10:00 | "All Comers" Or Not? Access to Licenses Under Contract Laws Moderator: Dave Djavaherian (Founder, PacTechLaw) Panelists:
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| 11:00 | Patent Licensing: Implications for Business Moderator: Ief Daems (Legal Director Antitrust EMEAR, Cisco Systems) Seeking Component-Level Licenses: Experiences From the Field
Joachim Henkel (Professor of Technology and Innovation Management, Technical University of Munich) |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | The 2019 FTC v. Qualcomm Ruling: Key Holdings, Next Steps, Global Impact Moderator: Jay Jurata (Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe) Judge Lucy H. Koh's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and remedial orders Jay Jurata (Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe) Licensing practitioner's perspective on fallout from FTC v. Qualcomm ruling Eric Stasik (Founder and Director, Avvika) Could Judge Koh's reasoning be adopted under Art. 102 TFEU? Evelina Kurgonaitė (Secretary General, Fair Standards Alliance) |
| 15:00 | Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 15:30 | Antitrust Complaints Over Component-Level Licensing Moderator: Rebekka Porath (Director IP Policy EMEA, Intel Corporation) Antitrust complaints over SEP licensing Rafał Sikorski (Professor, Adam Mickiewicz University; and Senior Partner, SMM Legal) Continental antitrust lawsuit against Avanci Kent Baker (Head of IP Strategy & Licensing, u-blox) |
| 16:00 | BONUS SESSION: Access to Injunctive Relief Moderator: Edmund Mangold (Patent Counsel, BMW) Evolution of national case law on SEP injunctions since Huawei v. ZTE Bram Nijhof (Counsel, Taylor Wessing) The proportionality requirement under the EU enforcement directive Maurits Dolmans (Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton) The German patent reform debate Moderator: Florian Mueller (Founder, FOSS Patents) Panelists: Messrs. Dolmans, Mangold, and Nijhof |
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