Standards and Patents annual conference returns to London

If you are interested in and/or working in the field of patent law, then you may be happy to hear that the 12th Annual Standards & Patents Conference is taking place in London on 5 and 6 December.


The focus of this year�s event is on � inter alia � patents and standards, FRAND licensing, competition, litigation, SEP in the IoT, AI, and Open Source. Speakers include in-house and external counsel, IP management experts, and members of the judiciary.

The other good news is that our friends at KNect365 are offering IPKat readers a 15% discount on the registration fee. For more information, click hereand use the VIP code FKW82868IPKE to register.

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