Brand, Competition Law and IP Law

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