Brussels, 11/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - Innovators and businessmen with innovative ideas do not only need to have access to sufficient funding, but also need to benefit from adequate protection of intellectual property rights so as to make the most of business opportunities, face the challenges of the knowledge-based economy and turn innovation into entrepreneurship. The joint European Commission-European Patent Office (EPO) "Patinnova/Epidos 2001" event will therefore tackle, from 15 to 18...