14th Intellectual Property and Competition Forum
The Global Chess Game: International Patent Strategy in a Fragmented World
Date
23-24 June 2026
Location
Munich
A platform for shaping the reference point of cross-border patent enforcement.
Patent Enforcement Is Redrawing the Global Innovation Map
Injunctions now determine market access.
Licensing frameworks shape industrial strategy.
Courts influence geopolitical balance.
The OxFirst IP & Competition Forum convenes senior judges, competition authorities, patent offices, and global industry leaders to address the structural tensions between sovereignty, innovation, and competition in a fragmented world order.
Topics
Injunctions & Leverage – How access to injunctions reshapes bargaining power and global licensing dynamics.
Cross-Border Strategy – Forum shopping, parallel proceedings, and anti-suit injunctions as structural features of modern disputes.
Patent Strength – What constitutes a “strong patent” in an international enforcement environment.
Competition & Licensing – The intersection of antitrust scrutiny, technology transfer, and innovation incentives.
Judicial Convergence – Is alignment emerging across Germany, the US, Brazil, Asia, and Europe — or is fragmentation the new normal?
The Oxford Charter Initiative
A focused effort to identify practical reference points for responsible and predictable cross-border patent enforcement.
Not legislation.
Not advocacy.
But structured judicial and institutional dialogue aimed at strengthening legal certainty in innovation markets.
| Nokia |
| Access Advance |
| Philips |
| Interdigital |
| Huawei |
| Panasonic |
| Amazon |
| HP |
| Cisco |
| Volkswagen |
| Audi |
| Xiaomi |
| IBM |
| Canon |
| Bosch |
| Presiding Judge, Commercial / Business Chamber, Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Presiding Judge, Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office |
| Presiding Judge, Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office |
| Presiding Judge, Patent Litigation Chamber, Regional Court Munich I |
| Presiding Judge, Munich Regional Court’s 21st Civil Chamber |
| Judge, Patent Litigation Chamber, Regional Court Munich I |
| Judge, Patent Litigation Chamber, Regional Court Munich I |
| Judge, Bundesgerichtshof, German Supreme Court |
| Judge, Unified Patent Court |
| Judge, Federal District Court, USA |
| CADE, Competition Authorities of Brazil |
| Bundeskartellamt, Competition of Authorities of Germany |
| European Comission, DG Competition |
| Max Plank Institute for IP and Competition Law |
| University of Oxford |
Principles
The Forum is guided by:
- Academic independence
- Respect for judicial neutrality
- Balanced representation of perspectives
Participation is intended for professionals actively engaged in the field of intellectual property and competition law. Please email: info@oxfirst.com for more information