SMEs Division WIPO’s Experience on Capacity-Building on IP for SMEs and IP PANORAMA as an Effective Capacity-Building Tool April 2009, Warsaw Mr.
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SMEs Division WIPO’s Experience on Capacity-Building on IP for SMEs and IP PANORAMA as an Effective Capacity-Building Tool April 2009, Warsaw Mr. Guriqbal Singh Jaiya Director Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Division World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) SMEs Division SMEs Division: Background • In September 2000, the WIPO Assemblies approved the creation of “a substantial new program of activities, focusing on the IP-related needs of SMEs worldwide” • SMEs Division established in October 2000 SMEs Division Producing Guides • WIPO/ITC Guide on Marketing of Crafts and Visual Arts; Role of Intellectual Property; A practical guide • WIPO/ITC Guide on Secrets of Intellectual Property: Guide for Small and Medium Sized Exporters • WIPO/ITC Guide on Exchanging Value: Negotiating Technology Licensing Agreements - A Training Manual • ITC Guide on Exporting Automotive Components SMEs Division SMEs Division IP for Business Series Published • Making a Mark (Trademarks) • Looking Good (Designs) • Inventing the Future (Patents) • Creative Expression (Copyrights) SMEs Division Translation and Customization • Completed and/or Under way, with funding from several sources, in the following countries: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Hungary, Iran, Italy, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Panama, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Vietnam, Zimbabwe • 16 Countries members of the OAPI SMEs Division Website of SMEs division SMEs Division SMEs Newsletter • Monthly e-newsletter in the 6 UN languages (Free) • Content includes articles, updates with information, links and documents • Launched in August 2001 • More than 33,000 subscribers SMEs Division Articles • Some articles recently published: IPR Protection at Trade Fairs or Exhibitions in China Role of Intellectual Property in Enhancing the Competitiveness of the Tourism Industry IP Due Diligence Readiness Get Your Assets in Gear: Aligning IP Strategy and Business Strategy Trade Secrets and Employee Loyalty SMEs Division Partnership National and Regional IP Offices National SMEs support institutions Chambers of Commerce and Industry Universities and R & D Institutes Incubators, Science Parks, Technology Parks Other UN Agencies (ITC, UNCTAD, UNESCAP, ILO, etc) SMEs Division IP PANORAMA Project May 2003, WIPO OECD Forum IP Academy as a best practice of KIPO and KIPA Nov 2004, Trilateral Agreement Joint Development of E-learning Content (JDEC) • JDEC Article 1. Purpose to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), especially of developing countries, and universities with an effective educational tool for sharing IP-related knowledge SMEs Division Current Modules and Further Development Basic Modules 1. Importance of IP for SMEs 2. Trademarks and Industrial Designs 3. Invention and Patent 4. Trade Secrets 5. Copyright and Related Rights Advanced Modules 6. Patent Information 7. Technology Licensing in a Strategic Partnership 8. IP in the Digital Economy 9. IP and International Trade 10. IP Audit Trademark Licensing (by December 2008) Valuation of IPRs (by December 2008) Franchising and IPRs (in 2009) Merchandizing (in 2009) Enforcement of IPRs (in 2010) SMEs Division Target Audience • Employees of enterprise, especially SMEs and SME support institutions • Students of engineering, MBA schools or law schools, and various other educational institutions • General public and policy makers SMEs Division Free Access Through the Internet • Publicly available from the website of SMEs Division SMEs Division http://www.wipo.int/sme/en/multimedia/ SMEs Division Distribution of IP PANORAMA on CD-ROM • Member States of WIPO • Partners of the SMEs Division SMEs Division Translation and Adaptation • For wider use of IP PANORAMA, it is necessary to translate the content into various languages; options: - Translate only the narration - Translate the narration and the learning points - Translate the entire content plus sound recording of the translated narration • Each company, educational institute or country may adapt IP PANORAMA as per their respective needs - IP PANORAMA adapted for your company - Adapting IP PANORAMA for IP for business courses SMEs Division IP for Business Courses • We strongly encourage the establishment of an IP for Business Course in educational institutions of higher learning by using IP PANORAMA. - On-line, Off-line or Blended Learning - Using IP PANORAMA as main material, submaterial or as a reference • KIPA runs IP for Business Courses in partnership with two universities in the Republic of Korea. SMEs Division Week on/off-line theme contents 1st Off-line IP for business in knowledge-driven society 2nd On-line (module1,2,3) 3rd Off-line Development of technology and patent - The basic of patents (International and domestic views) - What is patent, how to protect patent and how to untilze patent for your business 4th Off-line Trademarks and industrial designs - The basics of trademarks and industrial designs (International and domestic views) - The role and importance of trademarks and industrial designs for creating and strengthening the brand of your business. 5th On-line (module4,5) 6th Off-line 7th Midterm 8th On-line (module6) 9th Off-line 10th On-line (module7) 11th Off-line 12th on-line (module9) 13th off-line 14th on-line (module 8, 10) 16th Final exam - Introduction of intellectual property (IP) for business - Importance of IP management - Invention and patent (A story about Fox Telecom's folder mobile phone) - Trademarks and Industrial Designs (A story of Seona and its MP3 pleayer) -Trade secrets (A story about the leak of trade secrets of Fox Telecom) - Copyright and related right (A story about Seona’s copyright infringement) Trade secrets and copyright lecturer self-study self-study - How to protect confidential information of company - The basic concepts of copyright and related rights Online multiple-choice test (in English) - Patent Information (A story about the development of new digital camera in Tolmnex) Patent Information - The concept, role and importance of patent information - Practice in patent information search (Keyword searching) - Technology licensing in a strategic partnership (A story about technology licensing between Tolmnex and Picmara) Strategic Technology Licensing self-study - The concept, strategies and main considerations of licensing - The case study on technology licensing - IP and international trade (A story about Knoxx Electronics) Strategic IP management in the overseas market self-study self-study - The protection and management of IP in the export market - IP in international outsourcing - IP in the digital economy (A story about online market of Saomink) - IP audit (A story about IP audit of Knoxx Electronics) Team Project (Make presentation about IP management of overseas and domestic company) self-study SMEs Division World Wide Promotion and Use • Formal agreement with the IP Office of Thailand (Nov. 2007) and of Portugal (Apr. 2008) to create translated versions of IP PANORAMA • Permitted the IP Office of the Philippines (July. 2008) to reproduce IP PANORAMA CD for wide distribution in the country • Organizing education programs with KIPA, MNCCI, VCCI, KWIA, NID, Napoli University, etc. • Asian Regional Seminar held in Jeju, Korea, from Dec 13 and 14, 2007, to promote the use of IP PANORAMA in creating awareness and building capacity of entrepreneurs, SMEs and university students • Referred and used by various institutions world wide No cost or royalty payment for use of IP PANORAMA by non-profit institutions SMEs Division SMEs Division SMEs Division SMEs Division SMEs Division SMEs Division SMEs Division SMEs Division SMEs Division SMEs Division SMEs Division SMEs Division Suggested Cooperative Activities • Translation and Adaptation - IP for Business Series, IP PANORAMA - Open Source Model / Various Business Models • Establishing Education Programs - Seminars and Academic Programs for enterprises, students or policy makers • IP PANORAMA Business School for Korean Companies in October 2008, Women Inventors and Entrepreneurs in May 2009 SMEs Division WIPO SMEs Web-Site “www.wipo.int/sme” “IP for Business” Series in Publications “IP PANORAMA” in Multimedia “E-NEWSLETTER” Guriqbal Singh Jaiya [email protected] Tel)+41-22-338-9718 Fax)+41-22-338-8760