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"Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle" or "International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys") had organised a large event called "FICPI World Congress" held in Paris from May 22-26, 2006. Many of the presentations given in Paris are now

available on-line.

Topics dealt with at the conference include:

Balancing patents with economic development;
Balancing fair protection of inventions with a reasonable degree of certainty to third parties;
Balancing fair protection on shapes and the needs of third parties for their free use;
Balancing the interests of all participants in the patent system;
Balancing IP rights with public policy;
Balancing fair protection for trademarks with the necessity for their fair use by third parties;
Balancing the activities of national and supra-national offices; and
Balancing the interests of all participants in the patent system.

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