9th edition of the Paris conference on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and FRAND

9th edition of the Paris conference on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and FRAND co-organized by APEB and LES France

Tuesday 3rd November 2026 from 14.45pm

at the offices of Clifford Chance (1 rue d'Astorg - Paris 8)

We are delighted to invite you to the 9th edition of the Paris conference on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and FRAND co-organized by APEB and LES France. The conference will be followed by a cocktail reception.

Current Agenda

Registration starting from 2.15pm

2.45pm - 3.00pm: Presentation from ClaimsEvidence

3.00pm - 4.00pm: First round table – The Brokering of SEP Licenses: From Patent Broker to Deal Broker?

- Marianne Frydenlund (Avanci)

- Mattia Fogliacco (Sisvel)

- Chris Byrnes (RPX)

- Le Chen (Xiaomi)

- Yannick Bouillon (Orange)

- Moderator: Alfred Chaouat

4.00pm - 4.15pm: Presentation from Invention Co

4.15pm - 5.15pm: Second round table – SEP licenses, FRAND litigation, trade law and extraterritorial reach

- Wolf Meier-Eckert (World Trade Organisation)

- Anneli Andresson (European Commission – to be confirmed)

- Robin Jacob (University College London)

- Songyan Rui (Senior Counsel Bird & Bird, Former Member of the Judicial Committee and Judge, Beijing Intellectual Property Court)

- Moderator: Michel Petite (Of Counsel Clifford Chance, Former Direct-General of the Legal Service of the European Commission)

5.15pm - 5.45pm: Coffee break

5.45pm – 7.15pm: Third round table – Judges’ roundtable

- Tobias Pichlmaier (UPC, Local Division Munich)

- Edger Brinkman (UPC, Local Division The Hague)

- Richard Meade (Court of Appeal, England & Wales)

- James Mellor (High Court, England & Wales)

- Nathalie Sabotier ( Supreme Court, France and UPC Court of Appeal)

- Katalin Tözsér (Landgrericht München, Germany)

- Victor Torres (Court of Justice, Rio de Janeiro)

- Moderators: Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan (Bird & Bird) and David Por (Clifford Chance)

7.15pm: Cocktail reception

Please let us know if you can attend the conference :

( for non LES FRANCE members please register by e-mail to communication@LES-france.org)

https://www.les-france.org/conferences/9th-edition-of-the-paris-conference-on-standard-essential-patents-seps-and-frand

We look forward to seeing you.

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