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The law of parallel trade: past, present and future (Virtual Workshop)
24 March 2021
The law of parallel trade: past, present and future (Virtual Workshop)

SAE Media Group presents its 15th annual Parallel Trade virtual conference and workshop, taking place on the 24th March 2021. As the only parallel trade conference in Europe, this event provides the perfect platform for industry experts from both sides of the coin to come together and share perspectives on the practice of parallel trade.
 

Parallel trade within the EEC, EC, EU and EEA has been driven by the law on the free movement of goods and the single market imperative as applied under competition law. Disputes over pharmaceuticals have been a primary focus of the case-law, which has developed into a specialist area which can seem impenetrably complex. This workshop will demystify the law and provide some key touchpoints both for the current law and how it is likely to develop in reaction to new challenges.
 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Christopher Stothers

Christopher Stothers

Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Kasia Bojarojc

Kasia Bojarojc

Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Christopher Stothers

Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Christopher Stothers

Christopher is a recognized expert in parallel trade, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical sector - his 2007 textbook, “Parallel Trade in Europe: Intellectual Property, Competition and Regulatory Law,” has been cited by the UK Supreme Court. Christopher is also an experienced litigator on cross-border patent disputes, other types of intellectual property, antitrust, pharmaceutical regulation, EU law and commercial disputes. He has taken cases before the First Tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal, the Patents County Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, the House of Lords, the Supreme Court, the European Patent Office, and the European Court of Justice.
 

Kasia Bojarojc

Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Kasia Bojarojc

Kasia is a senior associate in Freshfields’ London antitrust, competition and trade practice group. Kasia previously worked as an associate in the Brussels office for four years, having completed a stage at the European Commission’s DG Competition. Kasia has also completed an in-house secondment with a multinational financial services client.
Kasia’s practice covers EU and UK competition law, including merger control and foreign investment antitrust, cartels, abuse of dominance and state aid. Kasia acts across a broad range of sectors as well as running the firm’s antitrust associate-led sector group focused on energy, infrastructure and regulated industries.

Workshop agenda

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9:00

Opening Remarks

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9:10

Intellectual Property and Free Movement

• Exhaustion of rights
• Repackaging of pharmaceuticals: the BMS conditions
• Recent case law and case study
 

Christopher Stothers, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Kasia Bojarojc, Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

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9:50

Competition Law

• Anti-competitive agreements and dominant positions
• Quotas and direct-to-pharmacy models
• Recent case law and case study
 

Christopher Stothers, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Kasia Bojarojc, Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

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10:30

Morning Coffee

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11:00

Regulatory Law

• Marketing authorisations
• Parallel import licences
• Recent case law and case study
 

Christopher Stothers, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Kasia Bojarojc, Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

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11:40

Covid-19 and Brexit

• How did Covid-19 affect the rules?
• How has Brexit affected the rules?
• Case study
 

Christopher Stothers, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Kasia Bojarojc, Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

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12:20

Closing Remarks


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