Urška Petrovčič

Senior Fellow

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At A Glance:

Urška Petrovčič is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and vice president of Criterion Economics. Her work focuses on antitrust and intellectual property. 

Biography

Urška Petrovčič is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and director of economic strategy at Qualcomm. Her work focuses on antitrust and intellectual property.

Since 2017, Dr. Petrovčič has acted as the European Commission’s non-governmental adviser for the Unilateral Conduct Working Group of the International Competition Network. She has been a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Oslo. She was chosen as the inaugural scholar of the American Bar Association’s International Scholar-in-Residence Program, which enabled her to conduct research in cooperation with the Office of Policy Planning of the US Federal Trade Commission on antitrust enforcement concerning SEPs.

Dr. Petrovčič previously worked in the Brussels office of the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and was a stagiaire at the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission.

Her publications on the enforcement of standard-essential patents (SEPs) include a book, Competition Law and Standard Essential Patents: A Transatlantic Perspective (Wolters Kluwer 2014), and articles in the Common Market Law Review and other journals.

She holds a BA in law from the University of Ljubljana, a master of law and economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam, and an LLM and a PhD in law from the European University Institute.

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February 2024
Past Event
Standards and Technological Leadership: Why Foreign Regulatory and Legal Developments Matter
Featured Speakers:
Hon. Paul R. Michel (Ret.)
Christian Hannon
Eeva K. Hakoranta
Rubén Bonet
Urška Petrovčič
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16
February 2024
Past Event
Standards and Technological Leadership: Why Foreign Regulatory and Legal Developments Matter
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Featured Speakers:
Hon. Paul R. Michel (Ret.)
Christian Hannon
Eeva K. Hakoranta
Rubén Bonet
Urška Petrovčič
12
June 2023
Past Event
Global Technological Standards and Geopolitics
Featured Speakers:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Fredrik Erixon
Agatha Kratz
Nigel Cory
Moderator:
Urška Petrovčič
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12
June 2023
Past Event
Global Technological Standards and Geopolitics
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Featured Speakers:
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Fredrik Erixon
Agatha Kratz
Nigel Cory
Moderator:
Urška Petrovčič
15
March 2023
Past Event
What Are the Patents that Power Your Connected Devices? Discussing Methods for Identifying Essential Patents
Featured Speakers:
Steve Akerley
Dr. Katie Atkinson
Keith Mallinson
Moderator:
Urška Petrovčič
People use Meta Quest VR headset at the Meta showroom in Brussels, Belgium, on December 7, 2022. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)
15
March 2023
Past Event
What Are the Patents that Power Your Connected Devices? Discussing Methods for Identifying Essential Patents

Join Hudson Senior Fellow Urška Petrovčič, Steve Akerly of InterDigital, Dr. Katie Atkinson of the University of Liverpool, and Keith Mallinson of WiseHarbor to learn more about the methodologies for identifying essential patents.

People use Meta Quest VR headset at the Meta showroom in Brussels, Belgium, on December 7, 2022. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Steve Akerley
Dr. Katie Atkinson
Keith Mallinson
Moderator:
Urška Petrovčič
20
April 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Understanding the Controversial Draft Standard-Patent Policy
Featured Speakers:
Deanna Okun
Stephen Susalka
Kristen J. Osenga
Urška Petrovčič
A cube reading '5G' is seen ahead of the 2nd Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade at Chongqing International Expo Center on May 15, 2019, in Chongqing, China. (Getty Images)
20
April 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Understanding the Controversial Draft Standard-Patent Policy

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, April 20. Register for the event here.

A cube reading '5G' is seen ahead of the 2nd Western China International Fair for Investment and Trade at Chongqing International Expo Center on May 15, 2019, in Chongqing, China. (Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Deanna Okun
Stephen Susalka
Kristen J. Osenga
Urška Petrovčič
15
April 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Drug Patents and Evidence-Based Policymaking in Patent Law
Featured Speakers:
David Kappos
Erika Lietzan
Adam Mossoff
Urška Petrovčič
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15
April 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Drug Patents and Evidence-Based Policymaking in Patent Law

This event will premiere on this page at 10:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, April 15. Register for the event here.

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Featured Speakers:
David Kappos
Erika Lietzan
Adam Mossoff
Urška Petrovčič
02
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The New Policy Statement on Standard-Essential Patents: A Move in the Wrong Direction?
Featured Speakers:
Maureen K. Ohlhausen
Andrei Iancu
David Kappos
Urška Petrovčič
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02
February 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | The New Policy Statement on Standard-Essential Patents: A Move in the Wrong Direction?

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, February 2. Register for the event here.

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Featured Speakers:
Maureen K. Ohlhausen
Andrei Iancu
David Kappos
Urška Petrovčič
01
July 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Intellectual Property & Antitrust Laws: The Way Ahead
Featured Speakers:
Commissioner Christine Wilson
Maureen Ohlhausen
Urška Petrovčič
01
July 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Intellectual Property & Antitrust Laws: The Way Ahead

Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Urška Petrovčič for a conversation with U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner Christine Wilson and antitrust law expe

Featured Speakers:
Commissioner Christine Wilson
Maureen Ohlhausen
Urška Petrovčič
07
June 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | The IEEE Business Review Letter: Where Do We Stand?
Featured Speakers:
Walter G. Copan, Ph.D. (Moderator)
Elisabeth Opie
Richard S. Taffet
Georgios Effraimidis
Urška Petrovčič
07
June 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | The IEEE Business Review Letter: Where Do We Stand?

Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Monday, June 7. Register for the event here or via the register button.

Featured Speakers:
Walter G. Copan, Ph.D. (Moderator)
Elisabeth Opie
Richard S. Taffet
Georgios Effraimidis
Urška Petrovčič
17
March 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Maintaining a Transatlantic Consensus on Antitrust and IP Licensing
Featured Speakers:
David Kappos
Dina Kallay
Stefanie Mielert
Jonathan Barnett
Urška Petrovčič
17
March 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Maintaining a Transatlantic Consensus on Antitrust and IP Licensing

Please be advised: This event will premiere LIVE on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, March 17.

Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Urška Petr

Featured Speakers:
David Kappos
Dina Kallay
Stefanie Mielert
Jonathan Barnett
Urška Petrovčič
18
February 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Patent Litigation in China: Navigating a Changing Environment
Featured Speakers:
Mark Cohen
Professor Vivienne Bath
He Jing
Urška Petrovčič
18
February 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | Patent Litigation in China: Navigating a Changing Environment

Join Hudson Institute for an expert panel discussion on the latest developments in patent litigation in China.

China has one of the youngest patent s

Featured Speakers:
Mark Cohen
Professor Vivienne Bath
He Jing
Urška Petrovčič
11
December 2020
Past Event
Video Event | 5G Leadership – the IP Side of the Story
Featured Speakers:
David Teece
Kirti Gupta
Jon Putnam
Urška Petrovčič
11
December 2020
Past Event
Video Event | 5G Leadership – the IP Side of the Story

**__Please be advised: This event will premiere LIVE on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Friday, December 11.__**

Join Hudson Institute for an expert pan

Featured Speakers:
David Teece
Kirti Gupta
Jon Putnam
Urška Petrovčič
12
October 2020
Past Event
Antitrust in the 21st Century: The Ninth Circuit’s Decision in FTC v. Qualcomm
Featured Speakers:
Judge Paul R. Michel
Prof. Richard A. Epstein
Dina Kallay
Urška Petrovčič
12
October 2020
Past Event
Antitrust in the 21st Century: The Ninth Circuit’s Decision in FTC v. Qualcomm

**__Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Monday, October 12.__**

Join the Hudson Institute for a discussion on

Featured Speakers:
Judge Paul R. Michel
Prof. Richard A. Epstein
Dina Kallay
Urška Petrovčič
11
August 2020
Past Event
Video Event | Injunctions for Standard-Essential Patents: Safeguarding Innovation in the United States, Europe, and Beyond
Featured Speakers:
Claudia Tapia
Christoph Ann
Adam Mossoff
Urška Petrovčič
11
August 2020
Past Event
Video Event | Injunctions for Standard-Essential Patents: Safeguarding Innovation in the United States, Europe, and Beyond

**__This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, August 11.__**

Cellular standards, like 4G and 5G, have revolutionized the way

Featured Speakers:
Claudia Tapia
Christoph Ann
Adam Mossoff
Urška Petrovčič
29
May 2020
Past Event
Video Event | A Conversation with Bernard Nigro on the Evolving Patent-Antitrust Relationship
Featured Speakers:
Bernard A. Nigro, Jr
Urška Petrovčič
29
May 2020
Past Event
Video Event | A Conversation with Bernard Nigro on the Evolving Patent-Antitrust Relationship

**__Please be advised: This event will be premiering at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 28. You may view this event on Hudson’s website at this link._

Featured Speakers:
Bernard A. Nigro, Jr
Urška Petrovčič