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1. International Intellectual Property
Protection and Commercialization
The World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO)

4. International Intellectual Property
Protection and Commercialization
The World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO)

5. The World Intellectual Property
Organization
www.wipo.int

6. The World Intellectual Property
Organization
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7. WIPO MEMBER STATES
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8. The World Intellectual Property
Organization
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9. News & Information Resources
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10. The World Intellectual Property
Organization
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11. Activities & Services
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12. The World Intellectual Property
Organization
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13. About Intellectual Property
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14. The World Intellectual Property
Organization
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15. Intellectual Property Panorama
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16. WIPO Areas Of
International IP Focus
 Use of IP for financing (venture capital,
securitization)
 Accounting and valuation of IP assets; IP audit
 Fiscal policies and IP (e.g. tax incentives for R&D
activities, patenting, licensing, etc.)
 IP services to small businesses by University TLOs,
incubators, research/technology parks, chambers of
commerce and small business associations

17.  Copyright and small businesses in the cultural
industries (e.g., Arab study on cultural
industries; Caribbean Music Industry Project)
 IP needs of small businesses in specific sectors
such as biotechnology, agriculture, handicrafts,
software
 Insurance and IP
WIPO Areas Of
International IP Focus

18. International Cooperation / Partnerships In
Intellectual Property Rights
 The Cooperation for Development Bureaus; LDCs Unit
 The Division for Cooperation with Certain Countries in Europe
and Asia
 The WIPO Worldwide Academy
 Global Protection Systems Sector of WIPO
 E-commerce and Arbitration and Mediation Center
 Infrastructure and Innovation Promotion Division
 Other Organization/Institutions (such as ITC, ICC, UNECE, CEI,
UNICE, G 15, European Commission)

19. The GATT TRIPS Agreement
 Concluded in 1994 under the auspices of WTO, the
TRIPS Agreement makes compliance with minimum
standards for:
a) availability, scope and use
b) acquisition and maintenance, and
c) enforcement of intellectual property rights including, in
particular, rights conferred and remedies to prevent, stop
or compensate for infringement
 Mandatory for Members of WTO and contains
provisions on the Prevention and Settlement of Disputes
between States (with sanctions)

20. National IP Strategy
Small Business
Development
Policy
Cultural
Policy
Export
Policy
Taxation
Policy
Education
Policy
Innovation
Policy
Education
Policy
Innovation
Policy
IP

21. NATIONAL IP STRATEGY FOR BENEFIT
OF SMALL BUSINESSES
 Observation:
 Low use of IP assets by small businesses resulting in a low
technological and competitive performance of industry/business
 In a modern knowledge economy, sound management of
intangible assets including IP is crucial
 Barriers to using the IP system and case for intervention:
 Lack of awareness of the IP system and its usefulness
 Perceived high costs and complexity of IP system

22. OBJECTIVE OF NATIONAL IP STRATEGY
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
 To enhance small business competitiveness through a
wider and more effective use of the intellectual
property system by:
 Promoting awareness in order to enable small businesses to
make informed decisions on how to exploit their innovative
and creative capacity
 Improving the policy framework and business environment
to make it conductive and easier for small businesses to use
the IP system

23. NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
 Inclusion of IP modules in training programs
for entrepreneurs
 Inclusion of IP in programs supporting small
businesses to:
 raise funds (micro-credit),
 product development,
 market development, etc.

24. NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY (cont.)
 Inclusion of IP in sectoral programs for the
development of small businesses in specific
target industries (e.g. biotech)
 IP to be included within the overall business
development services (BDS) provided by
public, private and civil society organizations.

25. NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY
 Integration of IP issues (including courses on how to search
patent databases) in curricula for obtaining engineering and
management university degrees
 Enhancement of university-industry partnerships:
 Legal framework for IP protection and licensing by
universities and research centers (e.g Bayh-Dole Act)
 Development of IP policies within each university and public
research institute concerning ownership and strategies for
commercialization of IP generated within the university
 Development of infrastructure for handling IP within
universities and research centers (e.g. Technology Licensing
Offices)

26. NATIONAL CULTURAL POLICY
 Recognition of the importance of copyright for the
development of the cultural industries:
 Legal Framework
 Awareness campaigns for authors and creators of the rights
associated with the creation of works
 Development and/or strengthening of collective
management organizations
 Incentives & support to the cultural industries for their
development and full recognition of their contribution to
economic growth, employment and trade.

27. NATIONAL TAXATION POLICY
 Tax incentives for research and development
activities, acquisition and commercialization of
patents, licensing, etc.
 Examples:
 Ireland: any income (e.g. royalty income) from a
qualifying patent (i.e. patent for an invention invented
within the State) shall be exempt from income or
corporation tax.
 Argentina: tax reductions for technology transfers from a
foreign company which are registered at the IP office.

28. NATIONAL EXPORT POLICY
 Policies aimed at promoting national exports to foreign
markets should take into account the importance of IP
protection for:
 Enhancing brand recognition in foreign markets
 Opening new export opportunities through licensing and
franchising
 Setting up joint ventures for joint commercialization of
innovative technologies abroad
 Support for the protection of IP abroad (legal and
financial)
 Promotion of national brands (e.g. Egyptian cotton,
Colombian coffee, Swiss chocolate, Ceylon tea)

29. ROLE OF NATIONAL IP OFFICES
 As the IP focal point, the national/regional IP offices must play a
crucial role by enhancing their outreach activities.
 Some examples:
 Development of reader-friendly material for small businesses on IP (web
sites, guides, training modules, articles for magazines, radio programs, case
studies, awareness campaigns, etc.)
e.g. IP Australia, UK Patent Office, KIPO
 Road shows and visits to small businesses, e.g., Sweden: 300 visits every
year
 Workshops on using patent databases (e.g. KIPO)
 Low-cost provision of value-added technological information services
 Differential fees for small business applicants (e.g. Philippines, US, Brazil)

30. ROLE OF NATIONAL IP OFFICES
 Cooperation with associations of patent attorneys for the provision
of free or discounted legal services for small businesses (e.g.,
KIPO)
 Promotion and legal assistance for the creation, registration and
use of collective marks and other distinctive signs by small
businesses (e.g., Peru and Mexico)
 Establishment of virtual databases of patented technologies
available for licensing (e.g. IP Office Singapore, JPO, KIPO)
 Development of tools for IP valuation (e.g., Denmark, JPO)
 Partnerships with other institutions in order to include IP within
the broader framework of BDS of a country

31. International Intellectual Property
Protection and Commercialization
The World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO)

32. www.HULSEYIPLaw.com