Martha Chikowore Training Officer WIPO Academy World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Activities and Education & Training Programs Geneva, February 11, 2013

2 Outline Introduction on IP Basic Facts about WIPO Treaties Administered by WIPO / WIPO’s Activities WIPO’s Education and Training Programs Where to get information and New Developments in WIPO/ WIPO online information Conclusion 2

3 Intellectual Property Tools WIPO Handbook ch. 1 p. 3 Time Limited Territorial Exclusive Industrial Property -Patents (inventions) - trademarks - industrial designs - geographical indications -Trade secrets Copyright & Related Rights - literary, artistic, musical works - movies, actors, music, distributors, etc.

Milestones : 1883 to 2013 WIPO Handbook ch. 1 p Paris Convention 1884 with 14 MS Berne Convention Madrid Agreement BIRPI Hague Agreement BIRPI moves to Geneva WIPO Convention WIPO established PCT Madrid Protocol Internet Treaties 2009 STLT UN Agency 1974

Status: An int’l intergovernmental organization Member States: 185 and 250 Observers Staff: 1238 from 116 countries Treaties Administered: 25 Decisions by: GA, CC, WIPO Conference (see WIPO Convention art. 6, 7 & 8) Our mission is to promote innovation and creativity for the economic, social and cultural development of all countries, through a balanced and effective international intellectual property system. WIPO’s Mission: Basic Facts about WIPO

6 WIPO: A Development Agency & a Service Provider Norm- Setting Provision of Global IP Services Cooperation for Development

AIM: Build consensus to promote the progressive development of international IP law for an IP system that is: balanced/responsive to emerging needs effective in encouraging innovation/creativity sufficiently flexible to accommodate national policy objectives Topical issues reviewed/discussed in Standing Committees Norm Setting

Standing Committees PPPPatents (SCP) TTTTrademarks, Designs, Geographical Indications (SCT) CCCCopyright & Related Rights (SCCR) IIIIP & Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) CCCCommittee on Development & IP (CDIP) AAAAdvisory Committee on Enforcement

SCP - Patents Issues on the table: Patent quality Exceptions & limitations to patent rights Patents & health Client-patent advisor privilege Transfer of technology [Feb 25 to 28, 2013 – 19 th session] prov.pdf

SCT - TMs, Designs, GIs Issues on the table: Design Law Treaty (completing impact study) Trademarks and the Internet (information meeting with all stakeholders in September) Protection of country names against registration and use as TMs

SSCR – Copyright & Related Rights New Development: Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (concluded June 26) - strengthens economic/moral rights of performers in their AV performances) Issues on the table: Protection of Broadcasting Organizations Limitations & Exceptions (libraries & archives; visually impaired persons). [Special session: February 18 to 22, 2013]

IGC – IP & Traditional Knowledge, Access to Genetic Resources, Folklore Mandate Expedited text-based negotiations to reach agreement on the text(s) of an international legal instrument(s) for the effective protection of GRs, TK and TCEs Clearly defined work program: 3 thematic meetings before 2012 GA 2012 General Assembly Consider text(s) Take stock of progress made Decide on convening a Diplomatic Conference Working documents available at:

13 Services to the Industry Providing global IP services that make it easier and more cost-effective to obtain protection internationally for new inventions, brands and designs Core income generating business areas: Patent Cooperation Treaty (Patents) Madrid System (Trademarks) Hague System (Industrial Designs) Lisbon System (Geographical Indications) WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Administering four IP classification systems which organize the information concerning inventions, trademarks and designs into indexed, manageable structures for easy retrieval. first choice Aim: to be the first choice for users by continuing to offer cost effective value-added services

14 THE MAIN TREATIES ADMINISTERED BY WIPO

Paris Convention Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property March 20, 1883 revised in 1990, 1911, 1925, 1934, 1958, 1967 amended in 1979 Members: 174 [Republic of Korea - May 1980]

The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of States Party to the Paris Convention

International Registration of Patents Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Patents (Paris - PCT) (20 years) (146 members) PCT system contributes for 76% of WIPO’s income The PCT does not provide for the grant of “global patent” or “worldwide patent” The decision on granting patents is made exclusively by national or regional Offices in the national phase The PCT establishes a procedure for the filing and processing of a single application for a patent which has legal effect in the countries which are Treaty members (Republic of Korea – August 1984)

18 International Registration Treaties: TMs Trademarks (Madrid Systems) (89 members as at February 9, 2013) Term of protection: 10 years -can be indefinitely renewed for additional periods of 10 years International registration: - filing one application with the International Bureau - in one language (English, French or Spanish) - paying one set of fees in CH [Republic of Korea – April 2003)

Hague Union Designs (from 10 to 50 years according to the country concerned) 45 Geneva Act (1999) (including EU and OAPI) 15 Hague Act (1960) 60 Contracting Parties (as at Feb. 9, 2013)

20 Lisbon Agreement Appellations of Origin: Lisbon Agreement Concerning the International registration of Appellations of Origin Membership: 27 States (as at Feb. 9, 2013) The Lisbon System facilitates the international protection of appellations of origin through one single registration procedure. At the end of 2009, a total of 891 appellations of origin had been registered since Lisbon system operations began in 1966 – of which 817 were still in force.

21 WIPO International Classifications Strasbourg Agreement 1971: classification of patents and utility models according to the different areas of technology to which they pertain Nice Agreement (1957): Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks. Locarno Agreement (1968): Classification for Industrial Designs

22 Harmonisation Treaties Objective: to ensure as much as possible harmonization of intellectual property laws, standards, and practices among WIPO’s member states The Patent Law Treaty (PLT), adopted on June 1, (Concerns only patent formalities and procedures.) Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT) started in May Discussions focus on issues relating to the grant of patents. The Trademark Law Treaty (TLT), adopted on October 27, (Only concerns trademarks formalities and procedures.) Revised by the Singapore Treaty, adopted in Singapore on March 27, 2006

Scope of Copyright and Related Rights Copyright and Related Rights: rights with the authors in relation to their literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. An exclusive right or a remuneration right: Moral rights of authorship and integrity of the work; To authorize or prohibit all uses of his work; and To receive a remuneration for use of their creative work or other subject related to a creative work. The Berne Convention 1886 (1967/1971) The Rome Convention 1961 “Guided development”  1975 to 1990 The TRIPS Agreement 1994 WCT and WPPT 1996

24 Cooperation for Development Goal: Ensure all countries are able to benefit from the use of IP for economic, cultural and social development. Four Major Pillars based on partnership: Establish a strategic plan for IP in conformity with national development plans Strengthen IP laws and regulations for a balanced IP system that protects IP and also promotes innovation and creativity Strengthen infrastructure esp. of IPOs for provision of 1 st class services to all users/creative sectors & facilitate access to IP information from DBs around world Capacity-building – training targeting all possible users (policy- makers, lecturers, creators, inventors) – WIPO Academy

WIPO Academy WIPO Academy Provides training to promote use of IP for development in line with evolving IP landscape – Human Resources development Int’l, interdisciplinary approach to IP education Face-to-face training, practical training and distance learning Aims to promote international cooperation to enhance human IP capital through global networking with stakeholders and partners PROGRAMS: Professional Development (IPOs) Distance Learning Program Academic Institutions and Executive Program (WIPO Handbook ch. 6 p. 421 – 432)

26 Professional Development Program Training in partnership with: National IP Offices (Austria, Algeria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland & United Kingdom). National IP Offices (Austria, Algeria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland & United Kingdom). Regional IP Institutions (EPO & OHIM) Regional IP Institutions (EPO & OHIM) The PDP offers: -Intermediate level courses -Advanced level courses -Specialized courses ndex.html Main Features: -DL as a prerequisite -Practical training in a partner IP office

27 Cost effective Flexible Large audiences Courses offered in the following Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish Distance Learning :

28 ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS and EXECUTIVE PROGRAM: Objectives: - teaching and educating young generations in the field of intellectual property; - “Training of trainers” = Master programs Possible Modalities of Contribution Suggestions of curricula Provision of WIPO Publications Provision of Distance Learning Modules Participation of WIPO Experts in teaching and training Involvement in the examination process Financing of participants (from developing countries) Co-organization of workshops/seminars/study visits Partnership with other institutions of excellence Target group: Students, Trainers / Teachers, Government Officials and legal practitioners

29 JOINT COOPERATION BETWEEN WIPO AND UNIVERSITIES Follow up – WIPO-WTO Colloquium for Teachers of IP Teaching of IP & ATRIP: WIPO Handbook ch. 6 p. 421 – 432)

30 Education and Training Materials WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook (WIPO) Teaching of IP: Principles & Methods (internationally renowned professors share their teaching techniques in their particular fields of expertise) – (WIPO) pedagogy/index.html (WIPO) International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research of Intellectual Property (ATRIP) – established 1981 (WIPO 1979 roundtable)

31 WIPO Academy Summer School “We arrived as individuals, we left as an IP network” Objective: To provide an opportunity for senior students and young professionals to acquire knowledge of IP, and to gain an appreciation of IP.

32 WIPO Online Materials E-bookshop offers an opportunity to download free of charge several information products concerning the activities of the WIPO IP facts & figures and for users of WIPO’s registration services WIPO GOLD – a free global IP reference resource. Provides one-stop gateway to WIPO’s: quick, easy access to a broad collection of searchable IP data and tools relating to technology, brands, designs, statistics, WIPO standards, IP classification systems, IP law and treaties, and domain name decisions

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World Intellectual Property Day For those wishing to celebrate IP April 26, WIPO joints IP Offices and organizations around the world in celebrating World IP Day. Details of Year’s theme, the message from the WIPO Director General, promotional materials and reports on the activities, events and campaigns organized by member states and organizations, please visit:

WIPO’s Main Sources of Revenue Budget : CHF 637 million Estimated revenue: CHF 647 million (4.7% growth) budget capped at 3%

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