Brand, Competition Law and IP Law
02 December 2011, 9:00 am–6:00 pm
Event Information
Open to
- All
Organiser
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the UCL Centre for Law, Economics Society, UCL IBIL, and Loyola University Chicago
Location
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UCL
Speaker include: Christian Alhborn (Linklaters), Tony Appleton (Proctor & Gamble), Simon Baxter (Skadden Arps), Deven Desai (Google, Inc), Dr Peter Davis (Compass Lexecon), Dr Amelia Fletcher (OFT), Prof. Sir Robin Jacob (UCL Laws), Dr Ioannis Lianos (UCL Laws), John Noble (British Brands Group), Prof. Spencer Weber Waller (Loyola University Chicago)
About this conference
The aim of this conference was to reflect on the legal and economic understanding of brands by explaining what brands are and how they function, how trademark and competition law integrate brands in their framework and if this is satisfactory, and the role brands play in business competition. The conference also delved into specific issues raised by branding in the 21st century business competition, such as the challenges raised by online business and the increasing role of private labels in distribution.
Download slides for the following Speakers' talks
- Brands and Economics: Friend or Foe?
by Peter Davis (Compass Lexecon) - Brands: An Introduction to their competitive effects
Dr Amelia Fletcher (OFT) - Brands and the interaction between competition law and trade mark law
by John Noble (British Brands Group) - Brands in UK Merger Control
by Simon Pritchard (Allen & Overy)
Also available is
- Brands, Competition and the Law
by Deven Desai (Thomas Jefferson School of Law) and Spencer Weber Waller (Loyola University Chicago)
This conference was accredited with 4.5 CPD hour by the SRA and BSB