Publications

In this issue of Know IP the following issues are addressed:
1) Competition Rules and the Microsoft Case
2) Technology Transfer in Europe
3) The EU Copyright Directive
4) Innovations, Patent Extensions and Combination Products

The purpose of the paper is to consider the implications for public policy within Europe of a continued lack of attention to the impact of high and rising levels of cholesterol between now and 2020. Rather than dealing with the purely medical impact, it will concentrate on an area of universal public policy concern, namely, the impact on Europe's welfare systems and the knock-on effect on national budgets and economic growth.

In this issue of Know IP the authors address the following topics:
1) A Roadmap to European IP Policy-Making
2) The Chronicles of the European Commission and Microsoft
3) IPRs, Trade and Experimental Economics
4) WIPO and SMEs
5) DIME Intellectual Property Seminar

'For those of us who have consistently advocated a flat tax for Britain long before it became fashionable, it is gratifying to witness the explosion of interest in the idea over the past few months.' Allister Heath thus explores the possibility of a British flat tax, discovering it to be both a viable, and desirable, model for the UK.

In this issue of Know IP the following topics are addressed:
1) TRIPS vs. Bayh-Dole
2) Compulsory Licensing under Competition Law
3) Additional Patent Disclosure Requirements for Biotech Inventions

The first book to be published by the Stockholm Network Intellectual Property and Competition programme, Expanding the Frontiers draws on the expertise of eighteen distinguished scholars, policymakers and practitioners. It aims to familiarise readers with the diversity of themes and debates currently taking place in the field of IP.

The publication is divided into four sections:
• The Role of Intellectual Property in the Business Arena
• Intellectual Property Dilemmas
• Global Issues
• The European Perspective

The Stockholm Network announces the redesign and overhaul of their website. The refurbished version is expected to provide more accessible information to its members and supporters, improve outreach to the general public, and bring the SN into the position as the leading pan-European think tank and market-oriented network.
Also in this issue is the announcement of Intellectual Property Frontiers - Expanding the Borders of Discussion, the first book published by the Stockholm Network Intellectual Property and Competition Programme.

In this issue of Know IP the following issues are covered:
1) The Future of the Patent System
2) Free-riding
3) The Olympic Brand
4) IPRs, Trade Secrets and Interoperability
5) Letter to the Editor

An intense debate is raging in Western Europe. Growth is slowing, employment is falling, the number of people living off the state is increasing, and welfare services are deteriorating. Why? Who is responsible? What should be done?

New problems are emerging: ageing populations, ever-more-expensive services, and international competition.

Taxes are being lowered, public commitments limited, private initiatives admitted, and deregulation measures introduced. But reforms in Western Europe are far too modest, and the politicians in charge are keeping quiet about the aims – in fact, they often argue the opposite. Citizens are being kept in the dark about the purpose of the changes. It is time to speak clearly about the causes of the problems, the way out and the European dawn that awaits us after the implementation of thorough reform. This book is intended to inspire reform, to provide a clear analysis, and to stimulate an open debate.

In this issue of Know IP the following topics are discussed:
1) Compulsory Licenses
2) IP Management in FP7 Projects
3) Database sui generis Rights