5th edition of the annual Paris conference on SEPs and FRAND
22 November 2022
hosted in Paris and live-streamed online
Please join us for the 5th edition of the annual conference on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and FRAND co-organised by APEB and LES France.
Current agenda:
2:30pm – 4:30pm – A perspective from the regulators and the industry
2:30 – 3:30pm – First roundtable: Regulatory initiatives
Moderator: Héloïse Cowderoy, University of Strasbourg
Elena Kostadinova, EU Commission, DG Grow
Andrei Iancu, Former Director of the USPTO, Irell & Manella
Christian Loyau , ETSI
3:30 – 4:30pm – Second roundtable: Competition between jurisdictions and its consequences
Moderator: Prof. Peter Picht, Zurich University
Michel Petite, Former Director General, Legal Service of the EU Commission, Clifford Chance
Marianne Frydenlund, Avanci
Mattia Fogliacco, Sisvel
Antoine Féliers, Stellantis
Emil Zhang, Huawei
5:00 – 7:00pm – Views from the judiciary
Moderators: Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan, Bird & Bird and David Por, Allen & Overy
Judge Dr. Klaus Grabinski, Federal Supreme Court, Germany
Judge Richard Meade, High Court, England & Wales
Judge Nathalie Sabotier, Paris Court, France
Judge Edger Brinkman, Hague Court, The Netherlands
Judge Prathiba M. Singh, Delhi Court, India
Judge Kathleen O’Malley, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Ret.), Irell & Manella, USA
7pm onwards – Cocktail reception overlooking the Paris skyline
For additional information: secretariat@les-france.org