Towards an intellectual property rights strategy for innovation in Europe

In October 2009, the Science and Technology Options Assessment Panel (STOA) of the European Parliament, together with Knowledge4Innovation/The Lisbon Forum, supported by Technopolis Consulting Group and TNO, organised a half-day workshop entitled ‘Towards an Intellectual Property Rights Strategy for Innovation in Europe’. This workshop was part of the 1st European Innovation Summit at the European Parliament which took place on 13-14 October 2009. It addressed the topics of the evolution and current issues concerning the European Patent System as well as International Protection and Enforcement of IPR (with special consideration of issues pertaining to IP enforcement in the Digital Environment). Conclusions drawn point to the benefits of a comprehensive European IPR strategy, covering a broad range of IP instruments and topics.

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ESO: Background information: What innovation policy for the EU? The first-ever European Innovation Summit investigates http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-what-innovation-policy-for-the-eu-the-first-ever-european-innovation-summit-investigates/

European Parliament: DG Internal Policies: Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/default_en.htm

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