4iP Council will present “The English Torpedo? Interim Global SEP Licences, Territoriality and Defensive Anti-Interference in Europe, on 29 June 2026, from 16:00–17:00 CEST,.
The webinar will explore a highly topical and complex issue: how English courts have developed a practice of issuing provisional worldwide FRAND licences before foreign courts have ruled on infringement, validity, or remedies in standard-essential patent (SEP) disputes.
During this session, experts Dr. Niccolò Galli (European University Institute) and Prof. Giacomo Pailli (Università di Palermo), moderated by Axel Ferrazzini, will examine recent cases involving companies such as Panasonic and Acer. The discussion will explore whether this emerging British approach, and the subsequent responses from courts across Europe, risk becoming priority-seising tools rather than protective measures. The speakers will also present a proposed framework based on consent, jurisdiction, security, and proportionality.
This webinar will be of particular interest to professionals working in intellectual property, licensing, innovation management, and technology transfer who wish to better understand the evolving European SEP and FRAND landscape.
Was great to meet counterparts in my profession who may share my experiences, but who may also have other ideas and approaches.
Tim Moser
Netherlands Cancer Institute, Netherlands
Perfect balance of learning and networking.
Smiljka Vikic-Topic
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Organisation and speakers were great, so enthusiastic about their work and very good at transferring their knowledge.
Sarka Bartova
Research Centre Rez, Czech Republic
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Koenraad Debackere
KU Leuven, Belgium
Excellent organisation, multifarious activities, great atmosphere… I can't say enough about how well it is tailored to the needs of technology transfer professions.
Tamara Čolić Milosavljević
Centre of Technology Transfer - University of Belgrade, Serbia
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