Programme, papers and presentations
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Tuesday, 14 November 2017
09:00-09:05 |
Welcome and opening |
09:05-09:30 |
Keynote: Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, Secretary of Economy, Mexico |
09:30-10:30 |
Panel 1: IP Office Perspectives on the Digital Economy |
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Moderator: Mariagrazia Squicciarini, Senior Economist, OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation Panelists: Juan Carlos Reyes García, Consejero Adjunto de Consulta y Estudios Constitucionales de la Consejería Jurídica del Ejecutivo Federal Konstantinos Georgaras, Director General Corporate Strategies and Services, CIPO Miguel Ángel Margáin, Director General, IMPI Edward Elliott, Attorney Advisor on Patent Policy, USPTO |
11:00-12:45 |
Session 1: International Trade and IP Patterns |
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Chair: Keith Maskus, University of Colorado “Intellectual Property-related preferential trade agreements and the composition of trade” Keith Maskus, University of Colorado “Patents, trade and foreign direct investment in the European Union” Antoine Dechezleprêtre, OECD Bronwyn Hall, University of California “A worldwide patent citation network” Andrew Torrance, University of Kansas
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13:45-14:15 |
Keynote: Screening for patent quality - An economic framework for policy analysis >> Read the paper - Screening for Patent Quality: Examination, Fees, and the Courts Mark Schankerman, London School of Economics |
14:15-16:00 |
Session 2: IP Protection and Trade Secrets |
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Chair: Rahul Telang, Carnegie Mellon University “Copyright enforcement in the digital age: Empirical evidence and policy implications” Brett Danaher, Chapman University “Protecting innovation through trade secrets and patents: Determinants for European Union firms” Nathan Wajsman, EU IPO David Levine, Elon University School of Law ”Keeping a secret: Evidence from process and product innovation” Bernhard Ganglmair, University of Texas at Dallas
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16:30-18:00 |
Session 3: Trademarks and Market Value |
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Chair: Claudia Gonzalez Brambila, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México “Are we running out of trademarks? An empirical study of trademark depletion and congestion” Barton Beebe, New York University Carsten Fink, WIPO “Market value before and after the global financial crisis” Georg von Graevenitz, Queen Mary University |
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
09:00-09:15 |
Keynote: Roberta S. Jacobson, US Ambassador to Mexico |
09:15-10:15 |
Panel 2: Technology Transfer and IP: Challenges and Opportunities |
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Moderator: María Teresa Eljure, Head of Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs Department, Arochi & Lindner Panelists: William Henry Lee Alardín, Vice-Chancellor for Science, UNAM Ken Doyle, Executive Director of Tech-Access Canada Silvia Patricia Mora Castro, MSC, Tecnológico de Monterrey |
10:15-10:30 |
Benjamin Mitra-Kahn, IP Australia |
11:00-12:45 |
Session 4: Innovation and Knowledge Integration |
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Chair: Alberto Galasso, University of Toronto “The diffusion of new institutions: Evidence from renaissance Venice’s patent system” Stefano Comino, University of Udine Chiara Conti, Sapienza University of Rome “Innovation, appropriation and new firm formation in related industries in European regions” MichaĆ Kazimierczak, EU IPO “International competition and invention quality: Evidence from Swiss firms” Mark Thompson, Austrian Patent Office
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13:45-15:30 |
Session 5: Firms and Markets |
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Chair: Mark Schankerman, London School of Economics "Does winning a patent race lead to more follow-on innovation?” Neil Thompson, MIT ”The market for standard-essential patents” Justus Baron, Northwestern University “Transfer of patent ownership in Japan: First look at its incidence and economic roles” Sadao Nagaoka, Tokyo Keizai University ”The market for technology: harnessing creative destruction” Pere Arqué-Castells, Northwestern University
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16:00-17:45 |
Session 6: IP Office Efficiency |
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Chair: Andy A. Toole, USPTO “PatentsView: A Data Visualization and Analysis Platform” Andy A. Toole, USPTO “Knowledge spillovers and learning in the workplace: Evidence from the U.S. Patent Office” Michael Frakes, Duke Law faculty “Fasten your seatbelts! Can the patent prosecution take your application down the fast lane?” Vanessa Behrens, Centre for European Economic Research “Discrimination against foreigners in the patent system: Evidence from standard-essential patents” Gaétan de Rassenfosse, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |