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We are facing a demographic time bomb: by 2050, there will be 2 workers to every 1 retired person in most European countries. In some countries that ratio will be 1:1. The harsh reality is that current pay-as-you-go pension systems are simply financially, economically and socially unsustainable - without reform, pensioners will bankrupt the welfare state.
Internationally renowned experts on pensions have contributed to this publication in an attempt to answer some of the most difficult questions facing us today: Should pay-as-you-go systems be tweaked only slightly? Is there a role for the market in providing pensions? If so, how extensive should that role be? What are the benefits to the citizen? To the government? What can be learned from countries that have already reformed? Is the Chilean model suitable for the ailing systems in Europe? Or is the Swedish approach to reform more appropriate?

It is time to defuse the pensions time bomb. This timely book offers Europe a way ahead

In this issue of Know IP we look at the following issues:
1) Turn of the Tide or Big Pharmas Strike Back?
2) National IP Policy Making- Myth and Reality
3) Research Use of Patent Inventions- Experiences of the Swiss Patent Law Revision
4) Top Stories in the World of IP and Competition

In this issue of Know IP we look at the following topics:
1) The Patentability of the CIPIH Report
2) Reflections of the European Software Patent Debate
3) Bigger Than Jesus and the Holy Grail
4) Pirates in Sweden
5) Upcoming Stockholm Network IP debate

In this second publication in the series, Jacob Arfwedson examines the role that the market should play in the world of pharmaceuticals. He argues that a fundamentally new approach is needed - an approach that allows innovators to innovate, that limits government regulation to only those cases in which it is truly necessary and that allows the market to create the right incentives for a competitive and efficient market for medicines.

An examination of the progress of liberalisation in the six major Western European energy markets - France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.

A comprehensive account of the Stockholm Network's activties, publications, sponsors and supporters, membership and achievements.

On a continent that has come to be so dominated politically by the EU, it is easy to forget that there are almost as many countries beyond its borders as there are within. Yet in these oft-overlooked nations, some of the most profound and meaningful reform in Europe is occurring.

Following the success of The State of the Union , the Stockholm Network presents the second half of its pan-European study of the progress of reform. Beyond the Borders examines the progress of reform in the eighteen European countries that currently lie outside the borders of the European Union.

While some markets in Europe remain resistant to liberalisation – health and postal services to name just two – the energy market has not been one of them. Until recently, UK consumers at least have been reaping the benefits of competition and choice, including some of the lowest domestic energy prices in Europe. Now, however, the prospects for the future appear dimmer. Unless public policy changes to accommodate the new energy environment, including Russia’s more aggressive stance and the recent rise in wholesale gas and electricity prices in the UK, our economy and even the independence of our foreign policy could be at risk.

In this issue of Know IP the following topics are addressed:
1) The 6th December 2005 WTO TRIPS Decision
2) UK Patent Office Patent Mediation Services
3) SME Support Initiatives
4) Upcoming PFF Seminar

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