Dear All ZEW Mannheim is pleased to announce its 10th anniversary Conference on the Economics of Innovation and Patenting which will take place in Mannheim on September 26 and 27, 2024. The conference aims to present novel theoretical and empirical research from all areas of the economics of innovation and patenting and to stimulate discussion among international researchers. It is a great pleasure for us to welcome as keynote speakers Petra MOSER (NYU Stern, NBER and CEPR), and Carlos J. SERRANO (HEC Paris). During the conference, the Heinz König Award for the best scientific paper by a junior researcher will be honored. The prize is sponsored by the ZEW Sponsors’ Association and is endowed with 5,000 euros and a research stay at ZEW. The prize is aimed at all young economists under the age of 35 whose research paper makes an outstanding contribution to innovation and patent research. Papers by young researchers with co-authors are also eligible. The call for papers for the conference is attached to this e-mail. For more information on the conference, please also visit www.zew.de/innovation-patenting2024 <http://www.zew.de/innovation-patenting2024>. The deadline for submission of extended abstracts or full papers is July 26, 2024. Please send your submission to innopat2024@zew.de <mailto:innopat2024@zew.de> and state whether you would like us to consider your paper for the Heinz König Award. Please forward this mail to other colleagues and PhD students who might be interested in attending the conference and presenting a paper. We look forward to seeing you at the conference The Organizing Committee Hanna Hottenrott, Bettina Peters, Alexander Ehrlich and Leon Steines –– ZEW Conference on the Economics of Innovation and Patenting Organizing Committee ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research L7, 1 · 68161 Mannheim Innopat2024@zew.de <mailto:innopat2024@zew.de> www.zew.de <http://www.zew.de/> · twitter.com/ZEW <http://twitter.com/ZEW> –– ZEW – Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH Mannheim L7, 1 · 68161 Mannheim | Sitz der Gesellschaft: Mannheim · Amtsgericht Mannheim HRB 6554 | Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Ministerialdirektor Dr. Hans Reiter | Geschäftsführung: Prof. Achim Wambach, PhD; Claudia von Schuttenbach ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research L7, 1 · 68161 Mannheim, Germany | Registered Office: Mannheim · Local Court Mannheim HRB 6554 | Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Ministerial Director Dr. Hans Reiter | Executive Directors: Prof. Achim Wambach, PhD; Claudia von Schuttenbach