Antitrust | 29th Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference

Honored to moderate an important conversation on antitrust developments at the Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School ‘s annual #intellectualproperty law and policy conference this week. My thanks to panelists Angela Huyue Zhang Thibault Schrepel #tomnachbar #billkovacic #eleanorfox Damien Geradin. The screenshot captures an intense moment during our session!

In a wide-ranging discussion, the panel debated whether European Commission #digitalmarketsact was a #papertiger, comparisons with #gdpr, the challenge of regulating with inadequate resources, the chances the #US has the appetite for a similar endeavor, the impact on #innovation, and how qualitative market definition can help #antitrust analysis.

We also heard about the latest on #computationalantitrust and #blockchain, how rank-and-file staff can tamper with wild ideological adventures by political appointees, and how #china is recalibrating its approach to regulating #bigtech. We are in unchartered and turbulent waters.

We also face common challenges and need to work together to find common solutions. The conference is famous as a safe space for hard conversations. In a fraught environment where geopolitical norms and supply chains are fraying, we need events like this conference and what it represents more than ever before.