EU Proposes Safe Harbour on Patent Licensing Negotiation Groups

In the EU, the technology transfer block exemption regulation No 316/2014 of 21 March 2014 (TTBER) exempts certain technology transfer agreements from the prohibition against anticompetitive agreements set out in Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (the equivalent of Section 1 of the Sherman Act). The TTBER exempts technology transfer agreements that meet its market share thresholds and provisions on permitted types of restrictions….
By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP