Topic: Policies of Economic and Social Development in Europe The conference has 7 specific areas of focus: - Institutions for Economic Growth - The Efficiency of Transaction Costs - Markets and Human Resources - Economics of a Knowledge Based Society - Institutions, Innovation and Productivity -...

Topics: - National and European legal regime’s evolution - Incentives and organisation of patent offices - IPR litigation and enforcement - University patenting - Patents in new technological fields - The governance of IPR systems - The impact of IPR on competition and innovation - The new...