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On June 21, 2006, the AAI held its annual conference, The IP Grab – The Struggle Between Intellectual Property Rights & Antitrust. Conference papers from AAI’s June 2006 “IP Grab” symposium are now available in the Winter 2007 (Vol. 38, No. 2) Rutger’s Law Journal.
Welcome and Introduction
Albert A. Foer, President, American Antitrust Institute
Is There an IP Grab?
Harry First, Charles L. Denison Professor of Law and Director, Trade Regulation Program, New York University School of Law
Where is the Antitrust Modernization Commission Heading on IP?
Michael Carrier, Associate Professor, Rutgers School of Law-Camden
IP and the Collapsing of Aftermarkets
Bruce Abramson, President, Gordian Solutions and Senior Consultant, CRA International
A Government Perspective on IP and Antitrust
Deborah Majoras, Chair, Federal Trade Commission
The EC, IP and Competition Policy
Claude Rakovsky, Head of Unit for IP matters, Competition Directorate, European Commission
Breakout Sessions for Facilitated Discussion
Patent Tying
Moderator:
Warren Grimes, Southwest Law School
Phil Nelson, Economist, Economists, Inc.,
Barry Brucker, President, Independent Ink, Inc.
Standard Setting
Moderator:
Diana Moss, Vice President, AAI
Howard Morse, Attorney, Drinker Biddle & Reath
Jonathan Rubin, Senior Fellow, AAI
Aftermarkets
Moderator:
Gregory Gundlach, Professor of Marketing, University of North Florida
Bruce Abramson, President, Gordian Solutions and Senior Consultant, CRA International
Joseph Farrell, Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
Luncheon
Introduction to “Fair Fight in the Marketplace” by Bert Foer, President, AAI
Presentation of the Fourth Annual Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Award for Antitrust Scholarship
Robert Lande, University of Baltimore; Director, AAI
Presentation of AAI Antitrust Achievement Award to Senators Mike DeWine (R-OH) and Herb Kohl (D-WI)
Hon. Jonathan Leibowitz, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
