WIPO Seminar Series on the Economics of IP

The WIPO Seminar Series on the Economics of Intellectual Property features economists from around the world, presenting their latest research to a policy-oriented audience.  It seeks to stimulate an informed discourse on the effects of IP policies on economic performance.  Videos of the seminars and relevant background material are available on this webpage.  The views expressed by the seminar speakers are personal and do not necessarily reflect those of WIPO.

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  • Full program 2012PDF, WIPO Seminar Series on the Economics of IP, Program, 2010
  • Full program 2011PDF, WIPO Seminar Series on the Economics of IP, Program, 2010
  • Full program 2010PDF, WIPO Seminar Series on the Economics of IP, Program, 2010
Title Date Presenter Video
The roles of Compulsory Licensing and Price Controls in Ensuring Access to Foreign Patented Goods May 29, 2012 Kamal Saggi, Vanderbilt University (United States of America)  
The Effect of the Macro-Economy on Patenting and the Commercialization Process April 2, 2012 Professor Elizabeth Webster, University of Melbourne (Australia) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, The Effect of the Macro-Economy on Patenting and the Commercialization Process
Understanding Technology Market for Patents: New Insights from Japanese Licensing Survey March 26, 2012 Professor Kazuyuki Motohashi, Director, Innovation Policy Research Center School of Engineering, University of Tokyo (Japan) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, Understanding Technology Market for Patents: New Insights from Japanese Licensing Survey, March 2012
Private Copying and Fair Compensation: An Empirical Study of Copyright Levies in Europe
February 15, 2012 Professor Martin Kretschmer, University of Bournemouth (United Kingdom) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, Licensing Negotiations by Standard
            Setting Organizations, November 2011
Special Seminar: Patents and Technology Transfer
December 5, 2011 Professor Rajah Rasiah, University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur) and Mr. Gabriel Clerc, EPFL (Lausanne) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, Licensing Negotiations by Standard
            Setting Organizations, November 2011
Licensing Negotiations by Standard Setting Organizations November 8, 2011 Professor Richard Gilbert, University of California at Berkeley (United States of America) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, Licensing Negotiations by Standard Setting Organizations, November 2011
Patents and Innovations for Growth in a Converging World Economy: Intellectual Property Strategy and Technology Commercialization September 5, 2011 Professor Ove Granstrand, Chalmers University (Sweden) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, Patents and Innovations for Growth in a Converging World Economy: Intellectual Property Strategy and Technology Commercialization
The International Trade in Knowledge: Licensing, Technology Services Trade and the Role of Intellectual Property
May 2, 2011 Professor Suma Athreye, Brunel University (United Kingdom) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, The International Trade in Knowledge: Licensing, Technology Services Trade and the Role of Intellectual Property
Exploring The Determinants of the Private Value of Patents February 10, 2011 Professor Alfonso Gambardella, Università Commerciale “Luigi Bocconi”, Milan (Italy) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, The  Determinants of the Private Value of Patents

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Intellectual Property and Litigation

January 13, 2011 Professor Christine Greenhalgh, St Peter's College, Oxford (United Kingdom) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Intellectual Property and Litigation
Institutional Innovation or Institutional Imitation? The Impacts of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on India’s Patent Law and Practice December 13, 2010 Professor Bhaven N. Sampat, Columbia University (United States of America) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, Institutional Innovation or Institutional Imitation?
Patent Rights and Economic Growth: Evidence from Cross-Country Panels of Manufacturing Industries Novembre 30, 2010 Professor Ivan Png, National University of Singapore (Singapore) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, Copyright and Transaction Costs
Copyright and Transaction Costs September 14, 2010 Professor Hal Varian, University of Berkeley (United States of America) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, Copyright and Transaction Costs
Financial Patenting, Innovation, and Patent Litigation June 28, 2010 Professor Josh Lerner, Harvard Business School (United States of America) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, The Quality Factor in Patent Systems
The Quality Factor in Patent Systems June 16, 2010 Professor Bruno van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management and Senior Fellow (Brussels) Video, WIPO Seminar Series, The Quality Factor in Patent Systems
Launch of the WIPO Seminar Series on The Economics of IP
  (WIPO Media Alert MA/2010/53)
March 26, 2010   Video, WIPO Seminar Series, The Quality Factor in Patent Systems

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