12th Intellectual Property and Competition Forum
For Leaders Only
Date
13-14 January 2026
Location
University of Oxford

Interim licences expose fault lines in global FRAND litigation
23/07/2024 at 12:00pm GMT


How UPC procedure is reshaping patent tactics: Front‑loaded, fast and unforgiving
23/07/2024 at 12:00pm GMT


A narrower UK–Germany Interim Licenses gap than Rhetoric suggests
23/07/2024 at 12:00pm GMT

AI is stretching patent law — and predictability is starting to fray
23/07/2024 at 12:00pm GMT


Courts, trade bodies and regulators collide over global SEP governance
23/07/2024 at 12:00pm GMT

Contract, competition and the uneasy foundations of FRAND enforcement
23/07/2024 at 12:00pm GMT
Feedback
You completely outdid yourself with the conference. The participants were amazing, the panels were insightful, and the food was seriously some of the most delicious I've ever eaten. Thank you so much for reaching out to me and including me in what is certainly going to be an annual event on my calendar!
I hope that you are able to get some rest. I can't believe how hard you work. You are an absolute marvel of nature.
With much gratitude and admiration
O’Melveny
Patner
It was a pleasure to attend this well-organised conference, which has definitely broadened my horizon on SEP/FRAND issues. Thanks for inviting me!
Dr Kemal Bengi-Akyuerek
Chair of the Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office
I very much enjoyed participating and meeting the other judges and I hope that we can continue our cooperation in the future.
Katalin Tözsér
Judge, Munich Regional Court
It was my pleasure to attend.
I think the event has a very special format: a limited number of high-calibre participants, plenty of opportunity for discussion and debate and a very productive and friendly atmosphere and the aspiration to move things forward!
Dr Stefan Wilhelm
Judge Unified Patent Court
Thanks for organising the event and giving me a chance to explain the feelings of a large swathe of small companies who don't think they have the knowledge or resources to engage with the IP legal profession. It was a new and intimidating challenge for me, but in the end I was very glad I took it.
Lawrence Archard
Founder Factoree
Thanks very much for an excellent conference last week.
Mr Justice Sir Richard Meade
PARTICIPANTS
Judiciary
| Court of Appeal of England and Wales |
| High Court of England & Wales |
| Munich Court |
| Unified Patent Court |
| Munich Court |
| IP High Court of the Republic of Korea |
| Federal Court of Justice |
Publisher
| Wolters Kluwer |
Policy Maker
| UK IPO |
| EPO |
Academics
| Renmin University |
| City St George University |
Corporations
| Xiaomi |
| Nokia |
| Canon |
| Vodafone |
| Volvo Cars |
| HP |
| Philips |
| Huawei |
| Qualcomm |
| Amazon |
| Access Advance |
| NTT |
| Amazon |
| Warner Bros Discovery |
Service Firms
| Hogan Lovells |
| Greenberg Traurig |
| Arnold Ruess |
| OxFirst |
| Unverzagt Law |
| Maghame Consulting |
| Daniel IP |
| Carpmaels |
| Keystone Law |
| Taylor Wessing |
| Bird & Bird |
| Taliens |
| PacTech Law |
| Clifford Chance |
| Haynes and Boone |
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