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OxFora is an international platform dedicated to dialogue on the governance of innovation.

It brings together judges, policymakers, industry leaders, practitioners and scholars to exchange perspectives on intellectual property, competition law and technology policy — areas that increasingly shape the global economy.

As technological progress accelerates while legal frameworks remain fragmented across jurisdictions, decisions taken in one court, authority or institution can have consequences far beyond national borders.

OxFora provides a space where these developments can be discussed openly and thoughtfully among those directly involved in shaping them.

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Guiding Principles

OxFora is guided by three core principles.

Academic independence

Ensuring balanced discussion and intellectual integrity.

Respect for judicial neutrality

Maintaining an environment appropriate for judicial participation.

Balanced representation

Bringing together perspectives from courts, regulators, industry and academia.

Key Themes 2026

Judicial Convergence

Is alignment emerging across jurisdictions such as Germany, the United States, Brazil, Asia and Europe — or is fragmentation becoming the new normal?

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Injunctions & Leverage

How access to injunctions reshapes bargaining power and global licensing dynamics.

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Cross-Border Strategy

Forum shopping, parallel proceedings and anti-suit injunctions as structural features of modern patent disputes

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Patent Strength

What constitutes a “strong patent” in an international enforcement environment.

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Competition & Licensing

The interaction between antitrust scrutiny, technology transfer and innovation incentives.

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Context

Cross Border Patent enforcement has become one of the defining features of the modern innovation economy.

Litigation increasingly unfolds simultaneously across multiple jurisdictions. Courts influence market structures, competition policy intersects with technology licensing, and national legal systems interact in increasingly complex ways.

Against this backdrop, the IP & Competition Forum provides a platform for dialogue among the institutions and professionals shaping the global governance of innovation.

Participants having Expressed Interest

The forum brings together senior market participants, judiciary, academia, policy makers, and leading practitioners shaping cross-border patent enforcement and competition policy. (*)

Interest Expression by Companies

RoleCompany
VP, Head of IP Policy & AdvocacyNokia
VP, Head of Global LitigationNokia
Managing DirectorOxFirst
Senior IP Licensing & Policy CounselHuawei
Senior Litigation CounselHP
Head of the European IPR DepartmentHuawei
EU IP Litigation CounselHuawei
Senior Vice President & Associate General CounselAmazon
Senior Public Policy, EMEAAmazon
Head of IP & Standards & PolicyNokia
Chief Legal CounselAccess Advance
External General CounselAccess Advance
Senior Expert Digital IPBosch BSH Haushaltsgeraete
Head of Digital IPBosch BSH Haushaltsgeraete
Head of IP LitigationVolkswagen
Head of IPAudi
Head of PatentsDeutsche Telekom
Head of LicensingGiesecke+Devrient
Head of PatentsGiesecke+Devrient
Senior Director IP Policy & LitigationXiaomi
Head of LicensingXiaomi
Head of IP Europe3M
IP Disputes & Licensing LeadVestel
Associate General Counsel IP & CompetitionCisco
Vice President, LitigationWarner Bros Discovery
IP CounselHarman Automotive

Judiciary

RoleCourt / Institution
JudgeHigh Court of England & Wales
JudgeLandgericht Munich
Presiding JudgeLandgericht Munich
Presiding JudgeLandgericht Munich
JudgeLandgericht Munich
JudgeSupreme Court of Germany
Chair, Board of AppealEuropean Patent Office
Chair, Board of AppealEuropean Patent Office
JudgeJuiz de Direito, Rio de Janeiro
JudgeUnified Patent Court
Former JudgeSupreme Court of Germany
MemberUPC Advisory Board
JudgeSupreme Court of China
Former JudgeSupreme Court of Germany

Universities

RoleInstitution
ProfessorHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
ProfessorMax Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition
Visiting ProfessorBrunel University London
FellowUniversity of Oxford

Policy Makers

RoleOrganisation
Policy OfficerDG Competition, European Commission
Director & ChairBundeskartellamt, German Competition Authorities
Head of Standard Essential Patents, IP & Competition PolicyUKIPO
Head of European AffairsUKIPO
Head of International AffairsUKIPO
Legal OfficerLegal Services, European Commission

Law Firms

RoleFirm
PartnersHogan Lovells
Managing DirectorVossius Brinkhof
PartnersHoffmann Eitle
PartnerPowell Gilbert
PartnerOsborne Clarke
Principal AssociatesFreshfields

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Patrons

Platinum

Hogan Lovells Nokia OxFirst RPX Corp

Gold

Freshfields Vossius Brinkhof

Contributors

Access Advance DLA Piper Huawei Trevisan Cuonzo Xiaomi

Membership of OxFora

Join a community shaping the global conversation on innovation

Membership of OxFora provides access to an international community of professionals engaged in the governance of innovation.

Members include professionals from courts, competition authorities, patent offices, technology companies, law firms and universities.

Through international forums, private discussions and intellectual exchange, members participate in dialogue on developments shaping intellectual property, competition policy and global innovation.

Why
choose us

The Forum a rare opportunity to engage directly with the institutions and professionals shaping innovation governance across jurisdictions.
Participants will have the opportunity to:

  • Understand judicial thinking
  • Anticipate regulatory direction
  • Expand professional networks
  • Strengthen litigation strategy
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Munich 2026

The 14th IP & Competition Forum convenes senior judges, competition authorities, patent offices, industry leaders and scholars to examine how patent enforcement, competition policy and cross-border litigation are redefining the global innovation landscape.

Context Cross Border Patent enforcement has become one of the defining features of the modern innovation economy. Litigation increasingly unfolds simultaneously

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