EPIP Association

European Policy for Intellectual Property (EPIP) is an international, independent, interdisciplinary, non-profit association of researchers having its roots in a network financed by the European Commission in 2003-2005.

As a leading European platform for the analysis and discussion of intellectual property, it brings together scholars and practitioners working on legal, economic, and management aspects of protection, commercialisation and enforcement of intellectual property rights, along with policy-makers and stakeholders.

The objectives of EPIP are:

• to promote research on economic, legal, social and regulatory aspects of intellectual property rights at national, European and international levels;
• to contribute ideas, projects and discussions that promote innovation, productivity and growth in Europe and beyond;
• to encourage policy-oriented discussion on intellectual property by involving policy-makers, administrative bodies (including patent offices) and stakeholders ;
• to cooperate with other associations and organisations with similar objectives

EPIP annual conferences are an influential forum for interdisciplinary discussion and knowledge exchange. Each conference includes themed sessions, keynote presentations, policy-focused panel discussions, and round tables. A PhD workshop with the Young Scholars Award is an integral part of each event.

EPIP Board

Executive committee

• President: Frank TIETZE, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• President elect: Justyna OŻEGALSKA-TRYBALSKA, Jagiellonian University, Poland
• Secretary General: Joost POORT, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Treasurer: Markus SIMETH, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Board Members

• Stefan BECHTOLD, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Irene CALBOLI, Texas A&M University and University of Geneva
• Carolina CASTALDI, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
• Gaétan de RASSENFOSSE. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
• Christophe GEIGER. Luiss Guido Carli University, Rome, Italy
• Christoph GRIMPE, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
• Martin KRETSCHMER, CREATe, School of Law, University of Glasgow
• Nari LEE. Hanken School of Economics, Finland
• Catalina MARTINEZ, CSIC-IPP, Spanish National Research Council Institute of Public Goods and Policies, Spain
• Keith MASKUS , University of Colorado - Boulder, United States
• Justyna OŻEGALSKA-TRYBALSKA, Jagiellonian University, Poland
• Joost POORT, IViR, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
• Nicola SEARLE, Goldsmiths University of London, United Kingdom
• Markus SIMETH, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
• Ingrid SCHNEIDER, University of Hamburg, Germany
• Caterina SGANGA, Sant’ Anna Pisa, Italy
• Valerio STERZI, University of Bordeaux, France
• Frank TIETZE, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Stefan WAGNER, ESMT Berlin, Germany
• Esther van ZIMMEREN, University of Antwerp, Belgium