Transcript INTERLLECTUAL PROPERTY HIGH LEVEL MEETING

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HIGH LEVEL
MEETING
KILIMANJARO – KEMPISKI
MARCH 26 2007
BUILDING INTELLETUAL PROPERTY
INSTITUTION IN TANZANIA
ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATIONS
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What is Intellectual Property
Categories of Intellectual Property
The Basic Principles of intellectual property
Problems Associated to the Modern intellectual property
rights protection system
Trade Related Aspects of intellectual property
Intellectual Property as a tool for social and economic
development
Building an Intellectual Property Institution in Tanzania
Some institutions dealing with IP in Tanzania
Suggestions and Recommendations
What is Intellectual Property?
As by the Oxford Dictionary of
Law…
 Intangible property that
includes
“patents”,“trademarks”,”copyrig
hts” and registered and un
registered “design rights”.
By WIPO publications refers to
as…..
 Creation of mind of
innovations literary and
artistic works,symbols names
and images used in
commerce
CATEGORIES OF INTERLLECTUAL
PROPERTY
Industrial Property
Copyrights
 Which consists of patents of
innovation trade and service
marks, industrial designs
,geographical indications of
origin,un disclosed
information integrated
circuits integration.
 Which include literary and
artistic works performance,
architectural designs and
some kinds of computer
databases.
Basic Principles of Intellectual Property
Are based on the relationship between:
The Intelletual Property right owners vis-a-vis
the public and its intrests
a) Interllectual Property right owners
b) The public and its interest
Problems associated to the modern
intellectual property rights protection
system
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The balance between the intellectual property right owners
and the public interest.
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The abuse of protected works right owners that has created
sides that manifest themselves in a global categorization
a) Developed nations
b) Developing nations
c) Least developed nations
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The evergrowing infringement of rights and piracy
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Trade in counterfeit goods.
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual
Property (TRIPs)
 The introduction of intellectual property protection system in
multilateral trade system negotiations culminated the
formulation of the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
(TRIPs)
 As solution to the problems
 Does it really solve the problem?
Intellectual Propety as a tool for social
and economic development
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Use of IP to generate wealth and povety alleviation
- Creators of artistic works and music
- Authors of literary works
- developers of technologic inventions and innovation
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Formalizing these activities
Encouraging more people to participate in the activities
Resulting in the expantion of the employment base and
eventually assist in economic growth and poverty alleviation.
Building an Intellectual property
Institution in Tanzania
Intellectual Property Institution
Designing
Intellectual Property Framework
Intellectual Property objectives
 Requiers the designing and setting up of an Intellectual Property
framwork for the purpose of articulating and Implimenting
Intellectual Property objectives within the social,economic and
cultural development strategies of the nation.
 Setting of clear institutional and IP legal framework
Some of the institution dealing with IP in
Tanzania
 Industrial Property which consists of Patents of inventions,
Trade and Service Marks, Industrial designs, Geographical
indications of origin, undisclosed information (Trade Secrets)
and Integrated circuits topography under the mandate of BRELA
 Copyrights which consist of Literary and Artistic works,
performances and Audiovisual works under the mandate of
COSOTA
 Plant breeders rights and seeds are under the mandate of
Ministry responsible for Agriculture.
 Traditional Medicines is under the Ministry responsible for Health
Suggestions and Recomendations
 Formulation of an Intellectual Property Institution in Tanzania.
 Industrial property and copyright administration to be
administers by one national IP institution
 Identification of stakeholder Institutions Government, Public and
Private engaged in Itellectual Property issues.
 Formulation of a National Intellectual Property Policy.
 Tanzania as a least developed country needs to redefine its self
within the global scenario as above alluded, to enable the
institution in design assist the government effectivly.
 Formulation of a National Intellectual Property Commission to
be the oversee the National IP policy in Tanzania