Valerio Torti
valerio torti

Dr Valerio Torti LLB, LLM, PhD

Lecturer

  V.Torti@napier.ac.uk

  

About me

Biography

I am a Lecturer in Commercial Law at the Business School of Edinburgh Napier University. In the past years, I have had the opportunity to teach and research in a number of academic institutions, located in Asia (National University of Singapore), the U.S. (Fordham University and University of Wisconsin) and the EU (LUISS University of Rome and European University Institute).

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Advisory panels and expert committees or witness

  • Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (Italy) - Legal Adviser
  • AIPPI (Singapore Group) - Member

Conference Organising Activity

  • European Academy for Standardization (EURAS) - TPC Member
  • International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - TPC Member

External Examining/Validations

  • LUISS University of Rome (Italy) - LLB External Examiner

Fellowships and Awards

  • Higher Education Academy (HEA) - Fellow
  • EUI - Jean Monnet Fellow
  • EU Commission - Seal of Excellence Award
  • Google - Research Fellow
  • NUS - Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Invited Speaker

  • European University Institute (Italy) - Research Guest Lectures
  • LUISS University of Rome (Italy) - LLB Guest Lectures
  • ATRIP IP Law Conference (Helsinki - Finland)
  • ASIAN Society of International Law Conference (Bangkok - Thailand)
  • IP Law and Media Conference (University of Melbourne - Australia)
  • Singapore Management University, Law School - IP Law Conference
  • University of Hamburg, Law School (Germany) - LLM Guest Lecture
  • King's College London (UK) - IGLR Conference
  • Fordham New York (U.S.) - Visiting Scholar Seminar

Membership of Professional Body

  • Italian Bar Council - Lawyer

Reviewing

  • Computer Law and Security Review (CLSR) - Journal Reviewer
  • European Academy for Standardization (EURAS) - Annual Book Reviewer
  • International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - Conference Paper Reviewer

Visiting Positions

  • Fordham University NY (US) - Visiting Scholar
  • University of Wisconsin Madison (US) - Visiting Scholar
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Filling Huawei’s Gaps: the Recent German Case Law on Standard Essential Patents.

Journal Article
Colangelo, G., & Torti, V. (2017)
Filling Huawei’s Gaps: the Recent German Case Law on Standard Essential Patents. ECLR, 12, Article 538
The Huawei ruling identified the steps that owners and users of SEPs will have to follow in negotiating a FRAND royalty. Compliance with the code of conduct will shield patent...

Patents and Injunctions in High Technology Industries. A Comparative Perspective

Journal Article
Torti, V. (2017)
Patents and Injunctions in High Technology Industries. A Comparative Perspective. Mercato Concorrenza Regole, 2, 273-306. https://doi.org/10.1434/87527
The strategic importance of standardization activities in today's changing society cannot be denied. They play a key role, "inter alia", in the information and communication t...

Intellectual Property and Competition in Standard Setting

Book
Torti, V. (2015)
Intellectual Property and Competition in Standard Setting. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315673608
Competition and intellectual property rights (IPRs) are both necessary for a market to work efficiently and to promote consumer welfare. Properly applied, intellectual propert...

EU Competition Law and the Financial Services Sector (book author A. Lista)

Journal Article
Torti, V. (2015)
EU Competition Law and the Financial Services Sector (book author A. Lista). Journal of Business Law, 1, 84-85

EU Competition Law and the Information and Communication Technology Network Industries (book author A. Fatur)

Journal Article
Torti, V. (2013)
EU Competition Law and the Information and Communication Technology Network Industries (book author A. Fatur). ECLR, 34(9),

Enforcement of a Maximum Licensing Cap in Standardization Environment.

Journal Article
Torti, V. (2013)
Enforcement of a Maximum Licensing Cap in Standardization Environment. European Intellectual Property Review, 35(5), 261-272

IPRs, Competition and Standard Setting: in Search of a Model to Address Hold-Up.

Journal Article
Torti, V. (2012)
IPRs, Competition and Standard Setting: in Search of a Model to Address Hold-Up. ECLR, 33(9), 387-397
Standard setting is a field where the interaction IPRs-competition clearly comes to light. Misleading behaviors by IPRs owners taking part in standards institutes may compromi...

La legittimazione ad agire degli enti esponenziali per la tutela dell'interesse collettivo alla salubrità dell'ambiente

Journal Article
Torti, V. (2005)
La legittimazione ad agire degli enti esponenziali per la tutela dell'interesse collettivo alla salubrità dell'ambiente. Diritto penale e processo, 11(11), 1365-1373
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Projects

Pre-Napier Funded Projects

  • Training of National Judges in Antitrust
  • Jean Monnet Chair in EU Innovation Policy
  • Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA) Award
  • Worldwide University Network (WUN) Award
Post Grad

Current Post Grad projects

Non-Napier PhD or MSc by Research supervisions

  • PhD Supervision