Agenda

  8.00-8.30:  Registration and Welcome Coffee

  8.30-8.40:  Welcome Words and Introductory Remarks

                         Inge Govaere, College of Europe, University of Gent

  SESSION 1 – SETTING THE SCENE

8.40-8.50:  Introduction by Conference Chairman

                       Sir Christopher Bellamy, Linklaters

8.50-9.15:  Overview of the Issues in EU Competition Law – Context + Pending Cases

                      Speaker: Marleen Van Kerchove, Arnold & Porter

9.15-9.40:  The Economics of Patent Settlements

             Speaker: Matthew Bennett, CRA International

9.40-10.05: State of play in US Antitrust Law – Context + Pending Cases      

                      Speaker: John Kallaugher, Latham & Watkins 

SESSION 2 – A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE ON  PATENT SETTLEMENT

                     Conference Chairman: Sir Christopher Bellamy, Linklaters 

10.05-11.15:  Roundtable Discussion

                  Speakers:

                        Fiona Carlin, Baker & McKenzie

                        David Hull, Covington and Burling

                        Stanislas de Margerie, Bird & Bird

                        Kristina Nordlander, Sidley Austin

11.15-11.30:  Coffee Break

SESSION 3 – PATENT SETTLEMENTS: THE POLICY PERSPECTIVE

11.30-11.55:  The Originators' Perspective [TBC]

11.55-12.20:  The Viewpoint of Generic Firms

                        Speaker: 

                        Hans de Heus, CLO and General Counsel, Cynthon Group

12.20-12.45 – Q&A Session

12.45-12.55 – Concluding Remarks

                        Nicolas Petit, GCLC and University of Liege

13.00:           End of Conference

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