Monthly Archives: April 2018

Sagers Briefs Capitol Hill Staffers on Qualcomm and Standard-Essential Patents

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On Friday, Chris Sagers, the James A. Thomas Professor of Law, provided a closed-door briefing for House Judiciary staffers and others on Capitol Hill, on the problem of “standard-essential patents.” A bit technical perhaps, but the problem is no academic one: in proceedings currently pending in the United States and four other nations, the massive cellular technology maker Qualcomm has already been fined well over two billion dollars for SEP abuses, and the issue has been among the most closely watched hi-tech policy problems of the past decade.
The forum was organized by the trade association of app developers, ACT The App Association, and held in the Rayburn House Office Building.

 

Professor O’Neill Among Top SSRN Authors

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Professor Kevin O’Neill has been in the top ten percent of authors on SSRN, per total number of downloads, during the months of January, February, March, and April 2018.

Sagers Serves on Panel at ABA Antitrust Section Spring Meeting

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Chris Sagers, the James A. Thomas Professor of Law, appeared on a panel at the largest annual American antitrust gathering, the Spring Meeting of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law. The panel, entitled “Protecting Brand Identity on the Internet,” considered changes in U.S. and European law concerning e-commerce, with a special focus on a late 2017 decision of the European Court of Justice, entitled Coty GmbH v. Akzente Parfumerie GmbH.

Sagers Presents Book on Apple “eBooks” Case as Visiting Scholar at American University

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Chris Sagers, the James A. Thomas Professor of Law, was invited to present at a meeting of the American University College of Law’s Business Law Faculty Workshop series. He spoke about his book “Apple, Antitrust, and Irony,” concerning the so-called Apple “eBooks” case of 2012-2013, a federal antitrust challenge to Apple and several publishing firms for fixing the price of eBooks. The workshop was moderated by the antitrust scholar Jonathan Baker of American University, who also provided a lengthy commentary on the manuscript. The book is forthcoming this fall from Harvard University Press.

Professor Sterio Publishes Blog Post on Syria

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Professor and Associate Dean Milena Sterio published a blog post on Intlawgrrls, entitled “Syria and the Limits of International Law.”  In this post, available here, Professor Sterio discusses the current limitations of international law in providing a legal response to ongoing humanitarian crises, such as the one ongoing in Syria.

Professor Sterio Moderates a Panel and Presents at the American Society of International Law Annual Meeting

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Professor and Associate Dean Milena Sterio moderated a panel at the American Society of International Law (ASIL) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. , on April 6.  Professor Sterio had helped organize the panel, which was sponsored by the ASIL Midwest Interest Group and entitled “Current Issues in the Clinical Practice of International Human Rights Law: Views from the Midwest.”  In addition, Professor Sterio presented a paper entitled “The Legacy of  Ad Hoc Tribunals” on April 7th, at a day-long workshop organized by the International Criminal Law Interest Group, in conjunction with the ASIL Annual Meeting.  Professor Sterio serves as co-chair of the International Criminal Law Interest Group, and she was just elected co-chair of the Women in International Law Interest Group.