Organized by the:

• United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

In cooperation with the:

• Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD)


• European Patent Office (EPO)


• Eurostat


• Japan Patent Office (JPO)


• National Science Foundation (NSF)


• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Core Faculty:

• Dr. Stuart GRAHAM, Chief Economist, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), US


• Dr. Mariagrazia SQUICCIARINI, Senior Economist, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), FR
  

Featured Guest Lecturers:

• The Honorable David J. KAPPOS, Director of the USPTO, and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, US
  
  
• The Honorable Francis GURRY, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization, CH
  
  
• Director Andrew WYCKOFF, Directorate for Science, Technology, and Industry, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, FR
  
  
• Dr. Wesley COHEN, Duke University, US
  
  
• Professor Sadao NAGAOKA, Hitotsubashi University, JP