The annual conference of the European Policy for Intellectual Property Association on 8-9 September in Brussels will bring together leading figures in the international IP community to look at contemporary issues in IP policy.
The EPIP Association is an international, independent, interdisciplinary, non-profit association of researchers. The main objective of the association is “to be a leading European platform for the analysis and discussion of intellectual property systems and intangible assets,” according to association sources.
The conference to be held at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels) will include scholars and practitioners interested in the economic, legal, political and managerial aspects of intellectual property rights. The conference will consist of plenary sessions, parallel sessions and arenas where business and academia meet. A number of leading government and intergovernmental officials, industry representatives and academics will speak.
Plenary sessions will focus on issues related to: patent systems reform; creation of markets for intellectual property; open innovation; patentability of genes and business methods as well as copyrights.
Discussion during the arenas will focus on trade secrecy; green technologies; best practices and governance of technology transfer offices. For more information, website here: http://www.epip.eu/conferences/epip06/