Javier Torrecilla
Javier is a counsel in Ashurst's Antitrust, Regulation and Foreign Investment team in Spain. Prior to joining Ashurst, he worked in the Competition and EU Law department of Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira in their Brussels office.
Javier specialises on advising companies in all types of Spanish and EU competition law matters, including advice on merger control, antitrust issues (defending clients in investigations by national and European authorities in relation to cartels and abuse of dominance), State aid issues and litigation. He has experience in a wide range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food, automotive, media, telecommunications and energy. He has particular expertise in merger control.
Javier's clients include international investment funds and their portfolio companies, as well as companies in the service, industry and financial sectors. He regularly assists corporate colleagues with competition law issues arising from cross-border transactions. He has also advised clients in relation to general matters of EU law and unfair competition issues. Javier also has experience in antidumping cases before the European Commission.
Javier has a master of European Law and economic analysis from the College of Europe, Bruges.
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CHECKLISTS
Vertical agreements: IP and competition law checklist for licensing, restrictions, ownership, enforcement and risk allocation (including vertical and technology transfer block exemptions)
This Checklist
This Checklist examines the intellectual property elements of vertical agreements and outlines the principal competition law issues. It addresses:
the parties and configuration of vertical arrangements
identification of the IP
licence scope
limits on use of the IP
IP ownership
third-party IP
protection of the licensor’s IP
warranties and indemnities
On 10 May 2022, the European Commission adopted the EU Vertical Restraints Block Exemption, Regulation (EU) 2022/720 (EU VBER), along with the Vertical Guidelines. The EU VBER came into force on 1 June 2022 and will expire on 31 May 2034. See Practice Note: The Vertical Block Exemption Regulation 2022/720.
On 9 May 2022, the UK government laid before Parliament the Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022 (UK VABEO), SI 2022/516. The UK VABEO replaced the UK Retained VBER on 1 June 2022 and will expire on 1 June 2028. See Practice Note: The Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption) Order 2022.
This Checklist reflects the requirements of the EU VBER and the UK VABEO. For more information, see Practice Note: Applying block exemptions to IP agreements...
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