On 7 May 2024, Rajah & Tann’s Competition & Trade Practice Group organised an in-person seminar titled “Competition/Antitrust in Southeast Asia Series: No 4 – When IP Rights Take Centre Stage in Competition Law: Friends or Foes?”.
Intellectual property (“IP“) and competition law are two areas of law that aim to promote innovation, creativity, and consumer welfare. However, they can also come into conflict when IP rights are used to restrict competition or when competition law intervenes in the exercise of IP rights. The speakers at the seminar explored the interaction between IP and competition law, and examined some of the latest issues arising in this area. They also looked at the role of competitor collaboration in IP and competition law.
The speakers were Kala Anandarajah, BBM, Head of the Competition & Antitrust and Trade Practice, and Tanya Tang, Joshua Seet and Alvin Tan from the same Practice.
