Transcript Brief History of WIPO •Paris Union 1883 •Berne Union 1886 •International Bureau combined 1893 •WIPO Convention 1967 •UN Specialized Agency 1974 •184 Member States (as of January,

Brief History of WIPO
•Paris Union 1883
•Berne Union 1886
•International Bureau combined 1893
•WIPO Convention 1967
•UN Specialized Agency 1974
•184 Member States (as of
January, 2008)
Dr. Kamil Idris, Director General
915 staff
from 94
24 international
treaties
countries
184 member States
WIPO
• The Director General’s vision to demystify
IPR and make it more accessible and
relevant to a broader group of people
• IP not merely a legal instrument but has a
role to play in society and is a tool for
economic growth
• A means to an end, and not an end in
itself.
WIPO’s Mission Statement
• To promote through international
cooperation the creation,
dissemination, use and protection of
works of the human spirit for the
economic, cultural and social
progress of all mankind.
Main Activities
• 1. Norm setting - Preparing for new
treaties and developing and
administering treaties that are in force
• 2. Registration services and arbitration
and mediation services
• 3. Intellectual property for
development
1. Norm Setting
• Setting international legal norms in the
field of IP
– IP Protection- internationally agreed basic
standards of protection (Paris, Berne)
– Registration- one application to have effect in
many (PCT, Madrid, Hague)
– Classification-organize information concerning
inventions, trademarks and industrial designs
into indexed, manageable structures for easy
retrieval(Locarno, Nice)
2. Registration Activities
• PCT 139, Madrid System 82 and Hague
48 member states)
• Facilitates the obtention of rights in several
countries with the filing of a single
application
• Steady growth of PCT since its inception
(recd 1mth application) and recently with
the accession of USA and EU to Madrid
heavy increase in filings there as well
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3. IP for Development
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Legal Framework
IP administration
Enforcement and IP education
National IP strategies - IP cross cutting
Users - creators, inventors and innovators,
businesses, public research institutions
identify, protect, exploit and manage their
IP assets more effectively.
WIPO’s Income
10%
2% 2% 2%
Member States
6%
7%
PCT System
Madrid Sytem
Hague System
Publications
Arbitration
71%
Other
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IP Panorama
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SME
Support
Institutions
Studies
Economic development
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IP Panorama
Events
SMEs,
creators
and users
of IP
Project on IP for SMEs
• Identify barriers, issues, challenges and opportunities of SMEs.
• Develop materials based on “IP for Business” series and “ IP
PANORAMA”,
• Undertake business-oriented IP education and training in
teaching and training institutions that support SMEs
• Prioritize delivery of training - knowledge-intensive, high tech,
export-oriented sectors, especially those which are already part
of global supply or value chains/networks, or with SMEs that are
in geographic clusters, or those linked to research institutes,
universities, or housed in incubators and science parks
• As far as possible in implementing activities explore and
develop synergies and partnerships with similar projects, draw
lessons from the experience of other countries and use case
studies.