MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is to promote awareness and understanding of intellectual property law, and its contribution to economic and social welfare, through high quality, independent research. We aim to provide knowledge and expertise for industry, policy makers, professionals and the general public, in order to foster a legal, social and regulatory climate that supports an innovation-based economy.

WHAT WE DO

The purpose of the Institute can be described briefly as follows:

Increasing the contribution of IP to economic well-being by timely, relevant and authoritative research and informing policy makers and public debate.

The Intellectual Property Institute membership comprises major corporations, law firms, the Patent Office, individual legal professionals and students. Its Board and Council of Experts draw on the wealth of experience of key players in IP.

The Intellectual Property Institute liaises with its membership to generate a timely and authoritative package of objective research, the results of which are published usually through our own publications. Research findings are also used to inform decision-making bodies in the UK, the EU and overseas. The IP Institute has strong links with related research establishments.

The research of the Institute is increasingly on the economic and financial aspects of intellectual property. Although the Institute is based in London, it is prepared to commission research from any person or institution having the necessary expertise. Indeed, it is a cornerstone of the Institute's philosophy that research teams for any given project can be drawn from more than one institution, or department within an institution. In this way, it is possible to foster, for example, fruitful co-operation between lawyers, economists and scientists.

The Institute also tries to stimulate public debate on issues relating to intellectual property of topical interest, holding regular seminars and organising lectures and conferences. The reports of these seminars and events are published by the Institute, as are a regular newsletter and, in conjunction with Sweet and Maxwell, the Intellectual Property Quarterly.

The Institute is funded by subscribers and by grants of funds for specific research projects. Corporations and professional firms subscribing relatively large sums normally become Members or Associate Members of the Institute. This entitles them to involvement in the choice of the research projects and the opportunity as appropriate to brief the researchers and to follow the progress of the research and to participate in the dissemination of the results e.g. to the policy makers. They get discounts or free access to the Institute's meetings and publications. The Institute also arranges occasional meetings of Members and Associate Members on topics of specific interest.

NEW PUBLICATION:

Extending Rewards for the Innovative Drug Development - A Report on Supplementary Protection Certificates for Pharmaceutical Projects
Duncan Curley - Report on behalf of the IP Institute<Available HERE>

PRESENTATIONS

23 January 2008
Duncan Curley - "Supplementary Protection Certificates - Keeping Pace with Drug Development?"
Presentation available here (Powerpoint)

28 November 2007
John Noble - "Unfair Competition and the Unfair Commercial Practices
Directive"
Presentation available here (Powerpoint)

2007 Stephen Stewart Lecture
13 November 2007
William Patry - Metaphors and Moral Panics in Copyright Info Here

Seminar 24 October 2007
Tim Roberts - "Puzzling Questions...": Claim Practice in the European Patent Office that is too
favourable to the Patentee?
Presentation available here (Powerepoint)

Seminar 19 September 2007
Phillip Johnson - Look Out! It's an Ambush!
Presentation available here (Powerpoint)

Seminar, 19 July 2007
Charles Oppenheim on What's Wrong with Copyright?
Presentation available here (Powerpoint)

Seminar, 10th May 2007
Mark Bezant on IP Valuation, slides available here (Powerpoint)

IPI Seminar - 18 January 2007
Trade Mark Dilution: Changes in the US: Lessons for Europe? - llanah Simon
Presentation available here (Powerpoint)

The 2006 Stephen Stewart Memorial Lecture - Wednesday 29 November 2006
Gowers Review of Intellectual Property - Andrew Gowers Info Here