FTC/DOJ Hearings to Highlight the Intersection Between Antitrust and Intellectual Property Law and Policy

The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice today announced times, location, and participants for the May 2, 2002 session in their joint hearings on "Competition and Intellectual Property Law and Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy." This session will explore the efficiencies and competitive concerns that patent settlements may generate in a variety of industries and factual settings. The general public and press are invited to attend. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis with an overflow room provided. Written comments from interested parties may be submitted to the FTC.

May 2: FTC - Room 432
	Patent Settlements: Efficiencies and Competitive Concerns
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.:	Introductory Presentations George S. Cary, Partner, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton Stephen A. Stack, Jr., Partner, Dechert
9:30 a.m. - noon:	Panel Discussion Thomas O. Barnett, Partner, Covington & Burling Joseph F. Brodley [Document 2], Professor, Boston University School of Law George S. Cary, Partner, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton Robert N. Cook, Partner, Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP Richard A. Feinstein, Partner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP Phillip A. Proger, Partner, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue Prof. Carl Shapiro, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley Steven A. Stack, Jr., Partner, Dechert
Further information about these and subsequent sessions in May and June will be posted on the FTC web site www.ftc.gov/opp/intellect/index.htm as it becomes available.

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Cathy MacFarlane,
Office of Public Affairs
202-326-3657  

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Susan De Santi,
Office of the General Counsel
202-326-2167