Innovation, patents and copyright
We provide expert economic advice in cases at the intersection between antitrust and intellectual property, as well as on matters where innovation plays an important role. We base our practical advice on state-of-the-art economic theory and empirical methods.
We have accumulated extensive experience in this area, thanks to the involvement in cases such as the European Commission’s investigation into licensing practices for standard essential patents, by being authors of high-profile reports on copyright policy options for the European Commission, and through extensive work in the area of mergers and innovation.
Engagements
The engagements of our experts in this area have included:
- Analysing the effects of alleged coordination on innovation
- Assessment of royalties in music licensing
- Providing assessments on the patent landscape in the context of 5G standardisation for an important holder of relevant patents
- Economic analysis of FRAND royalty rates for patents essential to cellular communication standards
