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"Opening Remarks to the 2010 ATRIP Congress" [2012] ELECD 191; in Rosén, Jan (ed), "Individualism and Collectiveness in Intellectual Property Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012)

Book Title: Individualism and Collectiveness in Intellectual Property Law

Editor(s): Rosén, Jan

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857938978

Section Title: Opening Remarks to the 2010 ATRIP Congress

Number of pages: 3

Extract:

Opening remarks to the 2010 ATRIP
Congress
The opening remarks to the 2010 ATRIP Congress by Magnus Graner, the
Secretary of State at the Swedish Ministry of Justice:



First of all I would like to thank ATRIP and its President, Professor Jan
Rosén, for inviting me to give this welcoming address.
The International Association for the Advancement for Teaching and
Research in Intellectual Property ­ that is indeed an impressive name and
it indicates an important goal. Rightly so, and I am more than pleased to
see that the association assembles scholars and professors from all areas
of Intellectual Property Law and from many countries around the whole
globe. It is my understanding and hope that you share common goals in a
time of increasing demands on the system of intellectual property rights.
The overall topic, or approach, of this congress ­ individualism and
collectiveness in Intellectual Property Law ­ is really excellent and brings
many thoughts to my mind. That is a perfect starting position.
I'll start off by making a very general remark, but still, in my mind, nec-
essary to state. We are all aware of the importance of intellectual property
rights for the development of our economies. This importance is based on
societal progress. Modern economy is largely based on knowledge-based
industry. This puts great demands on the system of intellectual property
rights. We need to maintain the incentive to create and invest in intangible
assets. But we must also take into account the interests of ...