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ABA Section of Antitrust Law - An Analysis of the DOJ’s IEEE Business Review Letter

Event | 03.10.15, 10:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT

Address

Crowell & Moring
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

On February 2, 2015, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued a favorable business review letter on amendments to the IEEE’s Patent Policy. Distinguished panelists will discuss the letter focusing on process concerns, the prohibition on injunctive relief, the meaning of “reasonable rate” and “compliant implementation,” and the prohibition on grantbacks and tying. 

Moderator:
 
Koren W. Wong-Ervin, Federal Trade Commission
 
Speakers:

Roy Hoffinger, Qualcomm Inc.
Tim Muris, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Frances Marshall, Department of Justice
Commissioner Joshua D. Wright, Federal Trade Commission

For more information, please visit these areas: Corporate and Transactional, Litigation and Trial

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