Intellectual Property Rights in a Knowledge-Based Economy

In light of questions raised in the STEP Board's Report, Securing America's Industrial Strength, the Board has initiated an assessment of the effects of changes in intellectual property rights policies (i.e. patents, copyrights, and trade secret protection) over the past 25 years and domestic and international policy directions in the future. The study will consider the impact of IPR policies on performance and communication of academic research, mobility of highly trained personnel, initial and subsequent innovation, and competition and industry structure. Yale University President Richard Levin and Xerox Senior Vice President Mark Myers are committee co-chairs. Planning sessions for a February 2-3, 2000 conference in Washington, DC were held in New Haven, CT on September 2, 1999 and in Berkeley, CA on September 27, 1999.

Click here for information on the first phase of the project.

Information on Phase II of the project can be found here.

The list of researchers and topics commissioned by STEP can be found here.

The STEP Board is spearheading the launch of a new website which will serve as a guide to the Academies' extensive work on Intellectual Property and a forum to discuss ongoing work. The following is a link to the site - Inter-Academy IP Website Link

Meetings:

Review of the 21^st Century Strategic Plan of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (August 27, 2002, Washington, DC)

Conference on New Research on the Operation and Effects of the Patent System (October 22, 2001, Washington, DC)

Workshop on Academic IP: The Effects of University Patenting and Licensing on Commercialization and Research (April 17, 2001, Washington, DC)

Conference on Intellectual Property Rights: How Far Should They Be Extended? (February 2-3, 2000, Washington, DC)

Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights Research (October 19, 1999)

Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights Research (September 2, 1999)