14TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF THE EPIP ASSOCIATION

The future of IP

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
SEPTEMBER 11-13, 2019

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The 14th annual conference of the EPIP (European Policy for Intellectual Property) association was hosted by ETH Zurich in September 11-13, 2019. The lead theme of the conference was “The future of IP”. The conference will bring together scholars from economics, law, management science and political science as well as stakeholders and policy-makers for theoretical, empirical and policy-oriented presentations and discussions on the status and future of intellectual property protection.

  • LEAD TOPICS

    • BLOCKCHAIN & IP
    • IP CHALLENGES POSED BY THE CONVERGENCE OF INDUSTRIES
    • OPPORTUNITIES ARISING FROM DIGITALISATION

  • FURTHER TOPICS

    IP and Innovation/competition • IP and firm strategy • IP and its role on the market for technology • Standards and patent pools • Inventor mobility and knowledge flows • International trade agreements and IP • Open access and IP in science • Functioning of IP systems • Gender and IP • IP and new research methods

  • PLENARY SESSIONS AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

    • PLENARY SESSION 1 - “Exhaustion” - Chair: Keith Maskus - Irene Calboli (Parallel Trade in Pharmaceutical Products) / Patricia M. Danzon (Exhaustion in Medicines) / Reto M. Hilty (Policy Debates in the Area of Exhaustion) / Kamal Saggi (Tradeoffs Involved in Exhaustion and Parallel Trade)

    • PLENARY SESSION 2 - “IP, Policy and Politics” - Chair: Felix Addor - Thomas Cueni, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations / Reto Hilty, Max Planck Institute for Competition and Innovation / Clare Moody, Former Member of the European Parliament / Christian Wichard, German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection

    • PLENARY SESSION 3 - “Panel of Chief Economists: The International IP System” - Chair: Beth Webster, Swinburne University of Technology - Carsten Fink, World Intellectual Property Organization / Yann Ménière, European Patent Office / Hansueli Stamm, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property / Andrew Toole, U.S. Patents & Trademarks Office

    • PLENARY SESSION 4 - “Judge Panel: When is Injunctive Relief an Appropriate Remedy for Patent Infringement?” - Chair: Stefan Bechtold - Sir Richard Arnold, British High Court of Justice / Klaus Grabinski, German Federal Court of Justice / Peter Menell, University of California at Berkeley / Mark Schweizer, President, Swiss Federal Patent Court

Prof. Alberto GALASSO, University of Toronto (Canada)“When Does Product Liability Risk Chill Innovation? Evidence from Medical Implants”

Prof. Alberto GALASSO, University of Toronto (Canada)

“When Does Product Liability Risk Chill Innovation? Evidence from Medical Implants”

Prof. Peter S. MENELL, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (USA)“Digital IP Comes of Age”

Prof. Peter S. MENELL, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (USA)

“Digital IP Comes of Age”

Prof. Reinhilde VEUGELERS, University of KU Leuven (BE)“IP in Competition Policy”

Prof. Reinhilde VEUGELERS, University of KU Leuven (BE)

“IP in Competition Policy”