Science and Technology in the New World of International Intellectual

Location: Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C.
Event Date(s): September 4, 2003
Event Time: 8:30am-1:00pm

What do international intellectual property standards mean for science and
technology? How does the WTO's Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Agreement (TRIPs) impact public access to the benefits of science?

Join distinguished national and international experts as they assess the
implications of international IP for science and technology, offer new
solutions for reform, and answer your questions.

Featuring:
John Barton (Stanford University), Sandy Thomas (The Nuffield Foundation),
Carlos Correa (University of Buenos Aires), and Jamie Love (Consumer Project
on Technology).

Topics to be discussed:
TRIPs and S&T; Major Findings of UK Commission on Intellectual Property
Rights; Technology Transfer;
Doha Agreement, Compulsory Licensing, and Access to Medicine; and Reforming
TRIPs and International IP.

Visit the SIPPI web site at: http://sippi.aaas.org

This public briefing is sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) project on Science and Intellectual Property in the Public Interest (SIPPI).