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ICC’s mission
ICC was created in 1919 by a handful of entrepreneurs to:
 promote cross-border trade and investment and the multilateral
trading system
 represent business all over the world
ICC members
ICC has hundreds of thousands of members in 130 countries:
 Companies
Of all sizes and from all sectors
 Chambers of commerce
Regional, national and local
 Business associations
National and sectoral
and worldwide offices in over 90 countries
ICC activities
ICC has three main activities:
Rules-setting
Arbitration
Policy
Intellectual Property in ICC
Commission on Intellectual Property
World business views on key IP issues since 1920’s
BASCAP
High level initiative uniting different sectors worldwide
to fight against counterfeiting
Roadmap on current and emerging IP issues
Annual overview of key intellectual property policy
issues – Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, French
and Dutch
Chambers of commerce in ICC
World Chambers Federation
 Global network of 12 000 chambers of commerce
representing over 130 countries
 World Chambers Congress – 2007 Istanbul (1600
participants, 118 countries); 2009 Kuala Lumpur
 World Chambers Network – networking, information
exchange, business opportunities
 Trade facilitation role – ATA Carnets; certificates of
origin
Chambers of commerce and IP
According to feedback from member chambers
 Most outside Europe and the US do not have any significant
activities relating to IP protection
 However many recognize the importance of IP and are interested in
IP activities
Obstacles faced by chambers
 Lack of awareness among chambers re importance of IP
 Lack of expertise within the organization and sometimes the
region/country
 Isolation and lack of a support network
 Lack of human and financial resources
ICC IP tool kit for chambers
• Aim to encourage and help chambers set up IP programmes for
local businesses
• Tool-kit for chambers, not for businesses
• Will not reinvent the wheel – use existing materials and resources
where available
• Tools which are flexible and adaptable to different cultures,
business/legal environments and languages
• Started defining contours of project in March 2007
Participation
Interest in project from nearly 60 chambers in Asia, Africa, Middle East,
Europe, North and Latin America
Participants include
• national chambers (e.g. Uruguay, Israel, Malaysia)
• regional chambers (e.g. Zanzibar, West Sweden)
• city/municipal chambers (e.g. Manizales, Geneva, Durban)
• IP experts from IP Commission
• ICC National Committees
Work carried out by ICC secretariat and member volunteers
IP tool-kit website - April 2008
IP tool-kit website
• Explanation of what IP is
• Why IP is important for
businesses and for chambers
• Policy tools
- IP roadmap
- IP commission papers
• Enforcement tools – BASCAP
• IP action in chambers
• Outreach tools
• Training programmes and tools
• Links to IP organizations and
WIPO SME website
IP action in chambers
• 2007 worldwide survey of chambers’ IP activities
• Over 40 responses from Africa, Europe, North America, Latin
America, and Asia Pacific
• Information received summarized in table on website
• Exchange of experiences and network
IP action in chambers
IP action in chambers
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Communication - web-sites,
newsletters, guides, media
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Training - seminars and workshops
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Consultancy services
- IP specific/ general;
- First line/experts
network/professional services;
- IP management/ technical searches/
technology transfer/licensing
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SME case studies – confidentiality
issues
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Awareness raising – business
schools,businesses, consumers,
special days, media, publications
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Surveys; studies
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IP business opportunities –
matchmaking, licensing, market
placement, use of IRC and World
Chambers networks
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Policy advocacy
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Encouragement of innovation and
IP asset development – awards,
exhibitions, innovation counsellors, IP
management support
Working with other organizaitons
 National intellectual property offices
 IP professionals
 Venture capital structures
Training the trainers
Programmes for training chamber staff in cooperation with
WIPO
 Pilot programme in Geneva – 15-16 September 2008
Next steps
Practical manual to guide chambers of commerce in setting
up IP programmes
• Cooperation with WIPO
• Involvement of chambers welcome
For more information
ICC’s IP tool-kit for chambers of commerce:
http://www.iccwbo.org/policy/ip/toolkit
ICC’s IP activities and its World Chambers Federation
www.iccwbo.org
Daphne Yong-d’Hervé
[email protected]