Papers from a June 1998 workshop address national and international institutions as well as subjects of intellectual property relations. Topics include regulation and protection of intellectual property in various areas of intellectual activity, patent and licensing laws, systems of protection of trademarks for goods and services and industrial property, and the relation between a favorable legal environment and the development of scientific research and technological processes. Altvater is affiliated with the Freie UniversitSt Berlin, Germany. Prunskiene is affiliated with the Lithuanian-European Institute, Lithuania. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)