Industrial Perspectives on Licensing for the Internet of Things

Online Webinar – Register here

14 June 2021

15h00 CET – 16h30 CET

Standard-essential patents (SEPs) are a key component of the modern economy. With billions of connected devices in the internet of things (IoT), new avenues of growth open up every day for innovative firms in a vast array of sectors. However, abusive SEP licensing practices are a roadblock to the uptake of these technologies and the economic potential they offer.

A SEP licensing framework must align with Europe’s industrial strategy if European businesses are to play to its strengths in high-end, value-added, manufacturing and remain ahead of competitors around the globe.

This online conference will help attendees better understand the common challenges European industry actors face when licensing a technology required for their IoT devices. Industry representatives will discuss ongoing issues such as the availability of licenses under European competition rules and the circumstances in which injunctions should or should not be granted.

Speakers will debate solutions that are in the public interest and put European businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises, in pole position to reap the benefits the IoT promises to offer society.

 

Agenda

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Opening remarks

Morgane Taylor, ACT | The App Association

 

Keynote

 Dr. Nikolaus Thumm, Associate, Technische Universität Berlin

 Panel: Standard Essential Patents Policy as Industrial Policy

Brian Scarpelli, Senior Global Policy Counsel, ACT | The App Association

Suzanne Munck, Counsel, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Former Deputy Director and Chief Counsel for Intellectual Property at the United States Federal Trade Commission

Evelina Kurgonaite, Secretary General, Fair Standards Alliance

Claire Grossmann, EU Managing Manager, the European Smart Energy Solution Providers

Michael Schloegl, Head of IP SEP, Continental

Moderator

Jim Beveridge, Fellow, Innovators Network Foundation 

Q&A session 

Closing remarks