[Pharm-policy] National Academies: IPRs, who far should they be extended?

[James Love]

This is part of a pretty important National Academies program on intellectual property.

Jamie


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                  Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy
                               The National Academies

                            Intellectual Property Rights:
                          How Far Should They Be Extended?

                 Wednesday, February 2 & Thursday, February 3, 2000
                                    Lecture Room
                            National Academy of Sciences
                                  2100 C Street, NW
                                   Washington, DC


     This conference will bring together Federal judges, executive branch
     officials, practitioners, corporate executives, legal scholars, and
     economists to discuss the effects on innovation and economic performance of
     extending intellectual property rights.  Confirmed speakers include

          Hon. Randall Rader, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
          Hon. Todd Dickinson, Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
          Hon. Fern Smith, Federal Judicial Center and U.S. District Court for
     the Northern District of           California
          Hon. Roderick McKelvie, U.S. District Court for the District of
     Delaware
          Richard Levin, President, Yale University
          Mark Myers, Senior Vice President, Xerox
          F.M. Scherer, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
          John Barton, Stanford University Law School
          Robert Merges, Boalt Hall Law School, University of California at
     Berkeley

     Sessions will examine recent IP developments and strategies in key sectors.
     Panel discussions will consider several cross-cutting issues:

     Wednesday, February 2





·    IPRs in semiconductors
·    Technology development, competition and antitrust policy
·    IPRs in software and business methods
·    Patent standards, quality and scope
·    IP protection and knowledge transfers

     Thursday, February 3
·    IPRs in biotechnology: pharmaceutical and agricultural applications
·    IP right to tools and results of fundamental research
·    Patent administration and litigation
·    Summary

     A current agenda may be found attached or on the STEP Board's website
     (www.nationalacademies.org/ipr).  Registration is complimentary by (1)
     return email,  (2) fax to 202-334-1505, or (3) completing the form on the
     website.  For more information call Craig Schultz at 202-334-2200 or email
     to <cschultz@nas.edu>.  We encourage you to refer this announcement to
     others who may be interested in joining us.
(See attached file: 01-11agenda.doc)

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James Love
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