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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
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