Intellectual Property Rights

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News

OECD calls on governments to clamp down on counterfeiting

04-Jun-2007

Governments should work more closely with companies and strengthen enforcement to fight the rising global trade in counterfeit and pirated goods, according to a new OECD report.

Conference on "patents: realising and securing value": Summary report

18-Jan-2007

Held in London in November 2006, this conference engaged patent and licensing professionals, patent officials and policy makers from OECD countries in discussions about the licensing and valuation of patents. It showed the emergence of technology markets and the increasing use of patents for raising capital.

Conference on research use of patented inventions: Summary report

05-Jan-2007

Held in Madrid in May 2006, this conference engaged policy makers and stakeholders from OECD countries in discussions about the use of patented inventions and the knowledge embedded in them for research in the public and private sector.


Events

Conference on research use of patented inventions

from 18-May-2006 to 19-May-2006

This conference, held in Madrid, aimed to engage policy makers and stakeholders from OECD countries in discussions about the use of patented inventions and the knowledge embedded in them for research in the public and private sector.

Conference "Intellectual Assets and Innovation: Value Creation in the Knowledge Economy", Ferrara (Italy)

from 20-Oct-2005 to 22-Oct-2005

This conference addressed four questions: What intellectual assets create value in the knowledge economy? How can we do a better job of measuring and identifying the impact of intellectual assets, such as R&D, patents, brands, software and human capital? Should we improve reporting on intellectual assets and their added value?  What policies can foster the development of intellectual assets and facilitate their exploitation?



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Conference Proceedings

Proceedings of the OECD conference that brought together leading economists, legal experts, patent officials, policy makers and business executives to exchange views on how patent regimes can contribute more efficiently to innovation and economic performance.

Patents, Innovation and Economic Performance

Editor's Choice

Presenting the results of the first international survey on the patenting and licensing activities of public research organisations in OECD countries

Turning Science into Business: Patenting and Licensing at Public Research Organisations