Considering the growing role and importance of Intellectual Property in European and North-American knowledge-based economies, this two-week course will focus on IP Rights management, with an inter-disciplinary approach, including IP law, IP economics, IP business and IP operational practicalities at an international level. The first module of the course will be held on 7-15 July in Alicante, Spain, and the second module will take place on 17-18 July 2008, in Milan, Italy.