Patents and Standards 2026

In its 8th year, this conference is a unique gathering of industry, the judiciary and regulators, providing attendees with unique insights into the latest market developments, globally, with networking opportunities throughout.

Organised by Professor Sir Robin Jacob with James Marshall (Pinsent Masons) and Daniel Lim (Kirkland & Ellis), the key topics of the conference include:

1. What assistance can SSOs give in resolving FRAND disputes?
2. Getting to FRAND – Resolving FRAND Disputes – Is there a better way
3. The way forward after the Commission and UKIPO proposals?
4. Problems of Streaming Standards
5. Valuing a Portfolio and Assessing FRAND
6. Does the ecosystem work for rookie licensees, SMEs and other?
7. Jurisdictional Issues
8. Hot Topics
9. Measuring the quality of a patent portfolio?
10. Platforms and Pools: Where Next?
11. Judges Panel

See the full conference website (including the programme and speaker biographies) at: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/2026/may/patents-and-standards-2026

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