The centre for a digital society alongside the law, rationalism, and complexity working group are delighted to invite you to their event, featuring a discussion with Associate Professor of Innovation Law, Sven Bostyn.
Professor Sven J.R. Bostyn will analyse an interesting but not widely researched area of the law, which is the intersection between the use of patent law and findings of competition law infringements, in particular in the context of abuse of dominant position. Although the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has articulated certain guiding principles, uncertainty remains regarding their application in concrete cases, particularly in the (bio)pharmaceutical sector where patent protection may delay generic or biosimilar market entry. The presentation highlights how reliance on patent rights does not exempt dominant undertakings from competition law scrutiny and explores the boundary between legitimate innovation protection and conduct falling outside competition on the merits. It then turns to the digital and AI environment, where trade secrets and data control increasingly shape competitive dynamics and challenge traditional analytical frameworks. A more detailed description of each part of the presentation is attached to the announcement for participants seeking further doctrinal and case-law context.
Dr. Sven J.R. Bostyn (LLB, Lic. Jur., LLM, PhD, Dr.Jur.) is an associate professor of innovation law at the University of Copenhagen, a visiting professor at the University of Turin. He has previously been a visiting professor at the University of Catania (Italy), Tongji University (Shanghai) and Harvard Law School (US), and is consultant in IP. He is also a regular guest lecturer at CEIPI in Strasbourg. He has more than 20 years of experience in private practice, having worked for multinational and boutique law firms. His main practice was/is in patent law and regulatory exclusivities, with particular emphasis on life sciences and green biotech. He is the author of more than 85 single authored scientific peer reviewed publications, amongst which two widely acclaimed monographs. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences organised by commercial conference agencies, (inter)national government agencies and academic institutions (more than 230 invited speeches).
The Law, Rationalism, and Complexity Working Group endeavours to navigate the complexity of modern legal knowledge through logical reasoning, empirical analysis, and experimentation, including establishing interdisciplinary links with hard sciences. Interested fellows, Ph.D. researchers, professors, and visiting academics are invited to participate.
The Zoom link will be shared with participants upon registration.
Coordinators of the Law, Rationalism, and Complexity Working Group: Alena Yarmak and Prince Amadi.
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