Courts across Europe and beyond are currently issuing far-reaching decisions on royalty rate setting in patent law. The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has delivered its first FRAND decisions and introduced the anti-interim-licence injunction (AILI) as a response to the UK courts’ interim license approach. At the same time, German courts are reinforcing a holistic framework for FRAND negotiations while resisting foreign interim licensing orders. Questions surrounding “long-arm” jurisdiction and global rate setting are becoming increasingly interconnected.

Meanwhile, the licensing of (standard-essential) patent portfolios for IoT devices, 6G connectivity, and the rapidly evolving AI landscape continues to raise complex and pressing challenges.

Join us for a panel discussion examining where FRAND rate-setting stands today—and where it is headed.

Format: In-person and online (dial-in details will be provided to registered participants shortly before the event)

Speakers:

Dr. Matthias Zigann
Prof. Dr. Peter Georg Picht, LL.M. (Yale)
Dr. Tilman Niedermaier, LL.M. (University of Chicago)
Prof. Jorge Contreras
Pekka Sääskilahti
Prof. Wang Yanfang 
Dr. Arno Riße / Dr. Marina Wehler
Klaus Haft 

Agenda:   

12:30 – 13:30 | Welcome Lunch
13:30 – 15:30 | Panel Session I
15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break
16:00 – 18:00 | Panel Session II and Closing Remarks