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SUMMARY:Competition Policy in Practice Conference
DESCRIPTION:We were pleased to organize a conference in Buenos Aires for an in-depth conversation on the evolving landscape of competition policy in Argentina and Latin America. The event featured two dynamic sessions: the first examined how institutional architecture\, independence\, and resources determine the effectiveness of competition authorities\, drawing lessons from regional experiences; the second dove into the intersection of data\, artificial intelligence\, and competition\, exploring how algorithmic collusion\, digital ecosystems\, and fast-paced innovation are reshaping the way competition is enforced. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n					\n					\n					\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Agenda\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n\n\nTime\nSession\n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM\nRegistration\n\n\n9:10 AM\nWelcoming Remarks Lucía Quesada – Professor of Economics\, Universidad de San Andrés\n\n\n9:15 AM\n\nPanel 1 – Institutional Design: Building Effective Competition Authorities \nKeynote: Felipe Irarrázabal – Former Head\, FNE (Chile) \nModerator: Mariana Camacho – Leader of Hispanic America Initiative at GW Lab\, Partner at La Firma \nPanelists: Federico Volujewicz\, Partner at De Dios Goyena Abogados Esteban Greco – Games Economics Ariel Irízar – Associate\, Marval O’Farrell Mairal Alejandra Palacios – Former Chair\, COFECE Felipe Irarrázabal- Former Head\, FNE \n\n\n\n11:00 AM\nCoffee Break\n\n\n11:15 AM\n\nPanel 2 – Data\, AI\, and Market Power: Rethinking Competition Enforcement \n\n\n\n\nKeynote speaker (11:15 – 11:35): Santiago del Río – Partner\, Marval O’Farrell Mairal \nModerator: Pablo Florian – AlixPartners and GW Lab  \nPanelists: Fernanda Viecens\, PhD – Games Economics (Argentina) Federico Rossi – Partner\, Allende y Brea (Argentina) Francisca Levin – Partner\, Cuatrecasas (Chile) Marcel Celani- Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina) Álvaro Espinosa- Head of Antitrust LATAM at Mercado Libre
URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/event/competition-policy-in-practice-conference/
LOCATION:University Student Center\, 800 21st Street\, NW\, Room 405\, NW\, 20052\, United States
CATEGORIES:AI Policy & Regulation,Competition Law & Economics,Data, Trade & National Security,Intellectual Property Rights
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SUMMARY:Transparency in SEP Licensing: Patent Pools\, LNGs and the Competition Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Of the various concerns surrounding the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs)\, the lack of transparency has been at the center of attention\, whether it be the recently withdrawn Draft SEP Regulation in the EU or the UKIPO’s Consultation on SEPs. In each of the instances\, the focus of the agencies has been on bringing greater transparency to the disclosure and licensing of SEPs\, and one of the means by which some transparency has been achieved in recent years is patent pools. Since the turn of the decade\, patent pools have gained acceptance\, not just with SEP holders and implementers but also courts around the world. However\, recent months have witnessed the emergence of licensing negotiation groups (LNGs) as a counter to patent pools created by groups of SEP holders\, while also sparking concerns regarding buyer cartels; the Automotive LNG a case in point. \nThis discussion with industry experts focused on the role of patent pools and LNGs in addressing information asymmetry and the lack of transparency in SEP licensing\, while participants also deliberated on the competition agencies’ perspective on the two. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Moderator: Prof. (Dr.) Manveen Singh (Professor & Associate Dean\, Jindal Global Law School) \nPanelists: \nMr. Eric Stasik (Director\, Avvika AB\, Sweden) \nMr. Nishant Sharma (Lead Counsel\, Dolby India – Patent Licensing & Litigation) \nDr. Payal Malik (Visiting Professor\, ICRIER and Former Advisor and Head Economics\, Competition Commission of India)
URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/event/transparency-in-sep-licensing-patent-pools-lngs-and-the-competition-perspective/
LOCATION:University Student Center\, 800 21st Street\, NW\, Room 405\, NW\, 20052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Competition Law & Economics,Intellectual Property Rights
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SUMMARY:Dynamic Competition Webinar
DESCRIPTION:This important discussion focused on two recent articles published in Volume 86\, Issue 3 of the ABA’s Antitrust Law Journal.  \nThe first article\, by the Lab’s founder Aurelien Portuese\, is entitled “Dynamic Competition as a Double-Edged Sword: An Antitrust Primer” and provides a primer on the concept of dynamic competition as a double-edged sword in antitrust analysis. \nThe second article\, co-authored by Lab senior fellow Jorge Padilla\, Senior Circuit Judge Douglas Ginsburg\, and Jones-Day partner Koren Wong-Ervin\, uses empirical evidence to examine the extent to which antitrust agencies should adapt the legal standards—namely\, static concentration measures—for analyzing dynamically competitive industries.
URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/event/dynamic-competition-webinar/
LOCATION:Media and Public Affairs Building\, VENUE AND LOCATION TBA SOON\, 20052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Competition Law & Economics
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SUMMARY:Apple Under Investigation: Highlights of the Colombian Competition Case
DESCRIPTION:This webinar examined the investigation opened by the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia (SIC) in docket No. 23-476228\, in which the authority initiated an administrative proceeding and issued a formal statement of objections (“pliego de cargos”) against Apple for alleged anticompetitive conduct\, specifically abuse of a dominant position. The case\, unprecedented in Colombia\, raises key questions about the definition of the relevant market\, the challenges of enforcing competition law against foreign companies\, and the broader debate on how far regulators in Latin America should go in setting precedent in cases involving digital markets. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Moderator:Mariana Camacho – Leader of Hispanic America Initiative at GW Competition andInnovation Lab\, Partner at La Firma  \nPanelists:Hernán Panesso – Independent Legal Practitioner (Bogota)Natalia Fernández – Senior Associate at Cuatrecasas (Bogota)
URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/event/apple-under-investigation-highlights-of-the-colombian-competition-case/
LOCATION:The George Washington University\, Jack Morton Auditorium\, 805 21st St.\, NW\, WA\, 20052\, United States
CATEGORIES:Competition Law & Economics,Intellectual Property Rights
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