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PODCAST: IP & Competition Law - Part 2

Posted by on 13 May 2016
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In the second episode of this podcast, Pat Treacy and Sophie Lawrance from Bristows continue to discuss the relationship between IP and competition law. Part two explores VRBE and TTBE restrictions in-depth.

Pat Treacy and Sophie Lawrance

Pat Treacy and Sophie Lawrance
www.bristows.com/our-people/pat_treacy Pat has specialised in EU law and competition law for almost 30 years and has been involved in several landmark cases at EU and national level. She advises regularly on the complex legal and policy issues that arise where competition law and intellectual property law intersect. Pat represents clients before the competition authorities and the courts, whilst also advising on competition law aspects of settlement, R&D and licensing agreements and on the competition law responsibilities affecting dominant companies. +44(0)20 7400 8000 Pat.Treacy@Bristows.com www.bristows.com Sophie specialises in competition law. She has a particular interest in working with businesses in technology and pharmaceutical sectors, and in relation to the competition issues that arise in connection with standardised technology. Sophie regularly advises on the competition issues which arise from licensing, distribution and agency arrangements. She has significant experience of advising on the behavioural issues which affect companies with larger market shares. Sophie has significant experience of competition litigation in the UK courts. She has been involved both in stand-alone competition law actions and in several substantial pieces of patent litigation in which competition defences have been raised (acting both for claimants and defendants). Sophie has acted as lead associate in a number of such cases, including where interim injunctive relief has been sought and in cases involving standard essential patents and FRAND. Sophie has also advised in the context of numerous cases before competition regulators at EU and national level. Issues on which she has advised in this context include both substantive competition law and procedural issues, such as legal professional privilege.
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