Event

Innovative to abuse? Exploring the interactions between intellectual property and competition law

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 13:30to16:30
Chancellor Day Hall 3644 rue Peel, Montreal, QC, H3A 1W9, CA

The Centre for Intellectual Property Policy, under the leadership of Professor Pierre-Emmanuel Moyse, is organizing an international colloquium that will explore the interactions between innovation and competition law from a variety of perspectives.

In an economy where the capacity to innovate is conceived of as the driving force of today’s economy, intellectual property rights (IPRs) have generally been presented as being instrumental to such progress. In the last decade however, critics started to see in IPRs a potential for abuse, causing prejudice to fair competition and consumer welfare. CIPP’s colloquium will present a unique opportunity for students, policy-makers, scholars and legal practitioners to learn about the intersections between innovation and competition law in today’s rapidly-changing markets.

International speakers include

Cocktail reception to follow. Registration is mandatory. Admission: $40; (free for students and McGill staff; $20 for non-McGill university staff)

This colloquium is organized by McGill’s Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and McMillan LLP, with the support of the European Union Center of Excellence

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