Mr Quentin Schafer

Lecturer

Law

Personal statement

Quentin is a Lecturer in Competition and Private Law at the University of Strathclyde. He is also currently in the final stages of his PhD at the University of Cambridge.

Expertise

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Prize And Awards

Nominee, 2025 Antitrust Writing Awards, Category ‘Academic – Intellectual Property’.: Recipient; 2025
Chillin'Competition/JECLAP Ruben Pérea Award (Finalist): Recipient; 8/2/2024

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Publications

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Publications

Reconsidering the limits of EU competition law on the IP-Competition Interface: Schafer Quentin; Journal of European Competition Law & Practice Vol 15, pp. 188-196 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1093/jeclap/lpae021
Valve v Commission (Case T-172/21) - the territorial character and probabilistic nature of intellectual roperty rights in competition enforcement: Schäfer Quentin B; European Competition Law Review Vol 45, pp. 229-235 (2024)
Article 5(2) DMA and the pay-or-consent business model at the intersection of public and private autonomy: Schäfer Quentin B, Wiedemann Klaus; Cambridge Journal of International Law (2025)
Written Evidence – House of Lords Digital Assets (etc) Bill: Schäfer Quentin B, Hoffmann Linus; (2024)
Article 89: Schäfer Quentin; The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act A Commentary (2024) (2024)
Article 88: Schäfer Quentin; The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act A Commentary (2024) (2024)

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Teaching

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Teaching

Quentin teaches mainly on intellectual property and competition law modules at Strathclyde, including the following:

M7926 IP, Commerce, and Innovation (LLM)
M9314 Intellectual Property (UG)
M9318 Competition Law (UG)
M9418 Competition Law (Honours)

Research

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Research Interests

Quentin's research interests lie in how different types of economic regulation interact, including in particular but not limited to the competition laws and the intellectual property laws. Recently, his research has also focused on the interaction between AI regulation and other regulatory regimes.

Quentin's research has been published in a range of academic journals, including the Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, the European Competition Law Review, and the Cambridge International Law Journal, as well as in a number of books and edited collections.