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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">This is a bout a conference
mainly of economists studying patents. It is sponsored by the EPO, and usually
attended by the EPO president herself. So if anyone wants to tell her that the
EPO is dishonest in granting software patents, this is the
opportunity.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Participation does not
require a paper to be submitted. On the other hand, my experience is that the
threshold is not very high. Conceivably, PP may participate. Of course, then PP
should not try to be a better scientist than the scientists who are there, but
tell something about itself: an exciting new movement especially concentrated on
intellectual property.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">During the last EPIP
conference, I presented an appeal to economists to help to <EM>design</EM>
patent law. Amazingly, there is still a reason to make such an appeal:
economists by and large perfer to concentrate on "positivist" analysis of the
existing system, and neglect the "normative" aspect. Needless to say, by default
of a (useful) participation by economists, patent law in practice
still is "designed" by lawyers who only make very rough assumptions on economic
effects, if at all.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS">Please note the deadlines
in the attached letter!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Groeten, Grüße, Regards, Cordialement, Hälsningar, Ciao, Saygilar,
Üdvözlettel, Pozdrowienia, Kumusta, Adiós, Oan't sjen, Ave, Doei, Yassou,
Yoroshiku, Slán, Vinarliga, Kćr Kveđja<BR>>>> REINIER B. BAKELS PhD
LL.M. MSc<BR>private: Johan Willem Frisostraat 149, 2713 CC Zoetermeer, The
Netherlands telephone: +31 79 316 3126, GSM ("Handy") +31 6 4988 6490, fax
+31 79 316 7221</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=epip@merit.unu.edu href="mailto:epip@merit.unu.edu">epip</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=epip@merit.unu.edu
href="mailto:epip@merit.unu.edu">epip</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 12, 2010 4:13 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Call for papers EPIP 2010 with attachment!</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">Please find attached the
call for papers for EPIP 2010</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">Best
regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif">Monique
Raedts</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>