The fourth IP Business Congress (IPBC) is taking place at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, USA, between 19th and 21st June 2011. Building on the success of the previous IPBCs in Amsterdam (2008), Chicago (2009) and Munich (2010), the IPBC 2011 will once again bring together thought leaders from the worlds of IP business and finance to discuss issues that centre on the creation and management of IP value.