Today, the Secretary of State for Justice, Anabela Pedroso, gave the closing address at the High Level Conference on the topic of "The Intellectual Property Metamorphosis in the Age of Digital Transition", as part of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Organised by the Ministry of Justice and by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), over 33 speakers participated in the conference, debating the transformation of intellectual property in the age of globalisation. Underlining the links between intellectual and industrial property and the fundamental property rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Secretary of State emphasised the role of this intangible asset in the revitalisation of the economy.