EU and US Approaches to Patent Policy and Antitrust: Innovation, Competition, and Global Competitiveness
Opening Conference of the 2026 Edition of the Master’s in Competition and Innovation Law at the Luiss School of Law, in collaboration with Deep-In/I-com.
2:00 pm Welcome Coffee and Registration
2:30 pm Opening Remarks
Gustavo Olivieri, Full Professor of Business Law at Luiss and Director of the Master’s in Competition and Innovation Law at the Luiss School of Law
2:40 pm Innovation, Competitiveness, and Key Technologies
Chair
Antonio Manganelli, Professor of Competition Law and Policy, University of Siena and Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE)
Speakers:
Pere Arque-Castells, Stream Leader, Observatory on Patents and Technology, European Patent Office
Gabriella Muscolo, Of Counsel, Rucellai e Raffaelli Law Firm
Urska Petrovcic, Senior Director, Government Affairs, Qualcomm
Agnieszka Kupzok, Director of IP Policy & Advocacy at Nokia
4:15 pm The Public Policy Perspective
Chair
Giuseppe Colangelo, Professor of Competition Law and Economics, University of Basilicata & Stanford TTLF
Speakers:
Paolo Quercia, Director of Research and Analysis, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy
Donatella Proto, General Director of New Enabling Technologies, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy
4:45 pm Coffee Break
5:00 pm Patent Enforcement in Dynamic Markets
Chair
Gustavo Olivieri, Director of the Master’s Program in Competition and Innovation Law, Luiss School of Law
Speakers:
Adam Mossoff, Professor of Law, George Mason University
Patrick Hofkens, Head of IPR Policy, Ericsson
Valeria Falce, Professor of Competition and IP, European University of Rome
Luigi Mansani, Professor of Business and IP Law, University of Parma
6:15 pm Closing Remarks
Gustavo Ghidini, Professor Emeritus at the University of Milan and Co-Director of the Master's Program in Competition and Innovation at the Luiss School of Law