In this interactive webinar, we'll unravel the complexities of the Hague System and tackle the burning questions you wish to have answered. From grasping the subtilities of international design protection to navigating the maze of filing procedures, we're here to address all your inquiries. Join us for a dynamic discussion where clarity meets insight, and leave equipped with a deeper understanding of the Hague System. Secure your spot now for an engaging session that promises valuable insights and actionable knowledge!
Join our next webinar to learn essential information about filing international applications with the International Bureau and formal examination. In an introductory part, you will learn how to avoid irregularities when including multiple designs and submitting your reproductions. The highlight of the session will be advice drawn from concrete examples, which will provide useful guidance on how to avoid possible refusals. This session is aimed at both professionals and beginners.
This webinar will provide an overview of the ePCT for International Searching Authority (ISA). It is intended for IP Office staff who are or will be working on ePCT to prepare PCT International Search Report (ISR), Written Opinion (WOSA) and other ISA forms. Attendees will have the opportunity to see various ISA functionalities that the ePCT system has to offer as well as the latest features deployed on April 15, 2024.|This first session will be recorded and published on the PCT Webinars page.
As AI technologies continue to evolve and become autonomous at an exponential pace, they raise many questions and challenges for IP and the IP system. As we continue to witness AI's transformative power across industries, it becomes imperative for policymakers and stakeholders alike to navigate this landscape with clarity and purpose. This webinar, based on the WIPO IP policy toolkit "Getting the innovation ecosystem ready for AI," will equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate this evolving landscape.||Join us for an insightful exploration of the WIPO AI Inventions Toolkit, a comprehensive resource designed to provide guidance in the realm of AI innovation and intellectual property (IP). Whether you are a policymaker, IP professional, or stakeholder in the innovation ecosystem, this webinar promises to equip you with invaluable insights to harness the potential of AI innovation.
To raise awareness and create an understanding of|the IP system amongst young innovators, and creators in Africa, to empower them to|contribute to economic growth of their respective countries in line with the SDGs.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly being adopted by many businesses and organizations for the purpose of content generation. Such tools represent both a substantial opportunity to assist business operations and a significant legal risk due to current uncertainties, including intellectual property (IP)
In this session you will be guided through the new features implemented into this latest version of ePCT.||Our panelists will answer questions received via the Q&A feature and we will take time at the end to answer some of them live.||The Webinar is free of charge and will be recorded. The recording will be posted on the PCT Webinars webpage https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/seminar/webinars/index.html together with the Q&A report. The power point slides are already available on the same webpage.||Another session with the same topic and content will take place on April 18, 2024 to cover different Time Zones. Registration is also available on the PCT Webinars webpage.
Join us for an enlightening webinar titled "Filing on a Global Scale: Mastering Your International Design Application Journey." We'll break down the process of applying for design protection internationally, making it easy to understand regardless of your experience level. This webinar will equip you with the tips and tools to smoothly file your international design applications. Don't miss out on this chance to enhance your worldwide design strategy!
Join us for an insightful webinar during which we'll explore how to make the most of the latest features in eHague. The webinar will guide you through the process of optimizing these enhanced features for efficiently constructing and sharing your registration portfolio. Whether you're a newcomer or a seasoned user, this session promises valuable insights into maximizing the benefits of eHague for effective portfolio management. Don't miss out on this opportunity to stay updated and enhance your registration strategies!
The objective of the event is to help the participants from the CACEEC region to get familiar with the Hague System and to learn how to manage the international registrations.
Join us for an insightful webinar during which we'll explore how to make the most of the latest features in eHague. The webinar will guide you through the process of optimizing these enhanced features for efficiently constructing and sharing your registration portfolio. Whether you're a newcomer or a seasoned user, this session promises valuable insights into maximizing the benefits of eHague for effective portfolio management. Don't miss out on this opportunity to stay updated and enhance your registration strategies!
Join us for an insightful webinar during which we'll explore how to make the most of the latest features in ePCT. The webinar will guide you through the process of optimizing these enhanced features for efficiently managing a PCT international application. Whether you're a newcomer or a seasoned IP Office user, this session promises valuable insights into maximizing the benefits of ePCT for effective use of the web portal. Don't miss out on this opportunity to stay updated and enhance your ePCT knowledge!
Join us for an insightful webinar during which we'll explore how to make the most of the latest features in eHague. The webinar will guide you through the process of optimizing these enhanced features for efficiently constructing and sharing your registration portfolio. Whether you're a newcomer or a seasoned user, this session promises valuable insights into maximizing the benefits of eHague for effective portfolio management. Don't miss out on this opportunity to stay updated and enhance your registration strategies!
On May 1, 2024, a new system will come into effect in Japan: ``System for nondisclosure of patent applications (in specific technical fields).'' How will PCT applications used by Japanese companies and inventors be affected (or not) in relation to the new system? In this webinar, we will invite the Executive Director of the Patent Application Hidden Project from the Japan Patent Office to provide a detailed explanation of the new system procedures, the impact on PCT applications, and points that applicants and agents should pay attention to. Please join us. Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Japan time 17:00-18:00 (Geneva time (9:00-10:00)
On May 1, 2024, a new system will come into effect in Japan: ``System for nondisclosure of patent applications (in specific technical fields).'' How will PCT applications used by Japanese companies and inventors be affected (or not) in relation to the new system? In this webinar, we will invite the Executive Director of the Patent Application Hidden Project from the Japan Patent Office to provide a detailed explanation of the new system procedures, the impact on PCT applications, and points that applicants and agents should pay attention to. Please join us. Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Japan time 17:00-18:00 (Geneva time (9:00-10:00)
Why do consumers purchase counterfeit goods? Is affordability the primary reason? What is the global perception of consumers towards counterfeits? Are there any differences among countries? This session aims to shed light on the motivations behind consumers’ decisions to buy counterfeit goods by analyzing the findings of the 2023 Global Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Survey, undertaken by the Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP). Understanding consumer perceptions is key when designing campaigns to alter behavior. We will also examine successful anti-counterfeiting awareness campaigns that effectively address consumer tendencies to choose counterfeit products over genuine ones.
Following an introduction to the Hague System, this webinar guides you through essential steps before filing an international application. From checking the GDD to understanding procedures and requirements, our expert will ensure you are well-prepared.
Designed for creators, intellectual property agents, and anyone curious about international design protection, this webinar offers key insights into the significance of design protection and how the Hague System can be a key tool in your IP strategy. Whether you're a novice, intermediate, or advanced user of intellectual property, mark your calendar for this webinar.
Designed for creators, intellectual property agents, and anyone curious about international design protection, this webinar offers key insights into the significance of design protection and how the Hague System can be a key tool in your IP strategy. Whether you're a novice, intermediate, or advanced user of intellectual property, mark your calendar for this webinar.
This webinar will take stock of the wealth of information and perspectives presented during this series of webinars since November 2021. Experts from the public and private sector across four continents will share and debate their vision on the evolution of the global copyright infrastructure. What are the roles of key stakeholders, including creative industries, technology companies, governments, international standards and other relevant organizations? What are the lessons learned, state-of-play and priorities for 2024? What needs to happen locally, regionally and globally?
The objective of the event will be to showcase all what was done and created as part of the videogame project, as well as explore future areas of cooperation with the industry as well as seek guidance regarding the most impactful ways of maximizing and deploying the tools created.
A series of “Ask the Expert” sessions has been organized through the eTISC social platform since 2016, providing eTISC members with the opportunity to interact with experts on topics related to TISC services, including patent documentation, patent search, patent analytics, technology transfer, IPR management and most recently, life sciences and IP. A dedicated page is created in eTISC for each “Ask the Expert” session, with information on the expert designated by WIPO for the session and on which eTISC members can post questions to the expert for a limited period of time, to which the expert provides a response based on their personal experience and perspectives.
This session will explore the unauthorized use of copyright-protected songs to train generative artificial intelligence models, aiming to produce music through the utilization of vocal clones (digital replicas of an artist’s voice). We will identify the main areas of copyright infringement associated with this practice and examine the enforcement approaches adopted by the music industry in response to this evolving landscape. Additionally, we will look at ways to address other enforcement challenges to ensure the effective protection of artists’ rights amidst the rapid progression of AI technologies.|This webinar is organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea.
The Patent Analytics Community of Practice is expected to unite practitioners in the field of patent analytics across IP offices, promoting international cooperation through knowledge sharing, agreeing best practices, collective learning and establishing a knowledge hub with a repository of documents.|The first meeting will be dedicated to IP offices currently active in the field of patent analytics, along with the authors of the seminal OECD Patent Statistics Manual, bringing community members together for consultation and agreement on the CoP objectives and principles.
This webinar will provide an overview of the ePCT for Receiving Offices (RO). It is intended for IP Office staff who are or will be working with PCT international applications. Attendees will have the opportunity to see the various functionalities the ePCT system has to offer to process PCT international applications online.
In diesem Webinar behandeln wir: Wie bereitet man den Eintritt in die nationale Phase am besten vor und welche Erwägungen sind notwendig? Welches sind häufige Fehler und was sind best practices in dieser wichtige Etappe im Leben einer PCT-Anmeldung?
This webinar will highlight in details the importance of the international publication under the PCT and subsequent procedures. The speakers will provide a practical analysis of the international preliminary examination procedures and suggestions as to how best use the PCT system.
A series of “Ask the Expert” sessions has been organized through the eTISC social platform since 2016, providing eTISC members with the opportunity to interact with experts on topics related to TISC services, including patent documentation, patent search, patent analytics, technology transfer, IPR management and most recently, life sciences and IP. A dedicated page is created in eTISC for each “Ask the Expert” session, with information on the expert designated by WIPO for the session and on which eTISC members can post questions to the expert for a limited period of time, to which the expert provides a response based on their personal experience and perspectives.
To discuss and better understand the key aspects of the Marrakesh Treaty, its impact on international and national legislation, and the issues of intellectual property rights protection.
This webinar will introduce the overall cycle of a PCT application (international publication) and international search procedures. Attendees will discover that PCT is a simple and easy-to-use system.
To register, please send an e-mail to: pct.training@wipo.int||The seminar will provide an update on PCT developments (including ePCT) and a detailed discussions about issues concerning both the international and the national phase of the PCT procedure. The event will also provide an opportunity to share experiences with other PCT users and learn from WIPO’s PCT experts, as well as experts from the European Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.||Day-one of the seminar will be offered in a hybrid format welcoming attendees both in-person and virtually, while in the morning of day-two we will offer hands-on workshops and clinics for those participating in-person. An optional guided visit to the PCT Operations Department will also be part of the activities on day-two.
This webinar will provide an overview of the PCT, including the significance of obtaining patent rights in a foreign country and the benefits of the PCT. The attendees will gain a better understanding of the importance of filing patent applications in foreign countries, as well as the options available when filing foreign applications.
The High-Level Dialogue will provide an opportunity for the exchange of ideas and the sharing of best practices, with the aim of connecting people, increasing mutual understanding, building relationships and exploring forward-looking ways to facilitate collaborations between Indigenous Peoples and fashion companies. There will be no formal outcomes.||Representatives of Indigenous Peoples from around the world will share their perspectives on the role, significance and importance of their traditional clothing, designs, symbols and patterns.||Fashion companies will share their experiences, initiatives and best practices related to the ethical and fair use of traditional cultural expressions in fashion, and describe their experiences and lessons learned from collaborating with Indigenous communities.
A series of “Ask the Expert” sessions has been organized through the eTISC social platform since 2016, providing eTISC members with the opportunity to interact with experts on topics related to TISC services, including patent documentation, patent search, patent analytics, technology transfer, IPR management and most recently, life sciences and IP. A dedicated page is created in eTISC for each “Ask the Expert” session, with information on the expert designated by WIPO for the session and on which eTISC members can post questions to the expert for a limited period of time, to which the expert provides a response based on their personal experience and perspectives.
In the context of IP enforcement, asset forfeiture is an important legal tool used to deprive criminals of the equipment and material used to produce counterfeit and pirated goods, as well as the proceeds derived from such unlawful activities. It is also designed to dismantle the financial infrastructure of criminal organizations and recover assets that may be repurposed to compensate victims and carry out additional law enforcement activities. In this session, we will explore the nuances of asset forfeiture in IP criminal proceedings and how it can contribute to the fight against counterfeiting and piracy.
In this session you will be guided through the new features implemented into this latest version of ePCT.||Our panelists will answer questions received via the Q&A feature and we will take time at the end to answer some of them live.||The Webinar is free of charge and will be recorded and posted in PCT Webinars web page https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/seminar/webinars/index.html together with the power point presentation and Q&A report.||Another session with the same topic and content will take place on October 10, 2023 to cover different Time Zones. Registration is also available on PCT Webinars web page.
In this session you will be guided through the new features implemented into this latest version of ePCT.||Our panelists will answer questions received via the Q&A feature and we will take time at the end to answer some of them live.||The Webinar is free of charge and will be recorded and posted in PCT Webinars web page https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/seminar/webinars/index.html together with the power point presentation and Q&A report.||Another session with the same topic and content will take place on October 10, 2023 to cover different Time Zones. Registration is also available on PCT Webinars web page.
The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) represents national trade associations, companies and multinational music organizations worldwide. In this webinar, ICMP will present the music publishers’ perspective, focusing on metadata systems to ensure digital music usage is recognized, facilitating payment for creators, while shining a light on how these tools are applied by music publishers, and what the infrastructure-related challenges are.
A series of “Ask the Expert” sessions has been organized through the eTISC social platform since 2016, providing eTISC members with the opportunity to interact with experts on topics related to TISC services, including patent documentation, patent search, patent analytics, technology transfer, IPR management and most recently, life sciences and IP. A dedicated page is created in eTISC for each “Ask the Expert” session, with information on the expert designated by WIPO for the session and on which eTISC members can post questions to the expert for a limited period of time, to which the expert provides a response based on their personal experience and perspectives.
This webinar explores WIPO ALERT, an international initiative that facilitates a public-private partnership between copyright enforcement authorities and the advertising industry to combat online piracy.||Advertisers often rely on automated systems to place their advertisements on websites, and in this process, ads are sometimes placed on websites that offer copyright-infringing content. Legitimate advertisers inadvertently end up contributing to the revenue of these illegal websites. Since its launch in 2019, WIPO ALERT offers a secure platform through which national agencies share lists of copyright-infringing websites with the advertising sector for the purpose of preventing the placement of legitimate advertising on such websites and to reduce the flow of revenue to those sites (a “follow-the-money” approach). By using the WIPO ALERT database, advertisers can ensure that their ads do not end up on pirate websites, safeguarding their brand reputation.||This webinar is organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea.
4 sessions over the summer|Session 1: Introduction and Easy Exercises|Session 2: Intermediate Level Exercises|Session 3: Advanced Level Exercises|Session 4: Diverse Mix of Exercises
Roundtable on Music, Copyright, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions. As part of the DRIVE – Creative Industries, the driving force of the Pacific – Project on Copyright, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions for Pacific Countries. The Roundtable will provide a forum for dynamic discussions targeted at the creative industries’ ecosystems. It will serve to build and nurture strategic connections with all the key stakeholders in the region. Open to creators and creative entrepreneurs, including women and youth, government officials, Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs), creative Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and other actors related to the creative industries from Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
4 sessions over the summer|Session 1: Introduction and Easy Exercises|Session 2: Intermediate Level Exercises|Session 3: Advanced Level Exercises|Session 4: Diverse Mix of Exercises
4 sessions over the summer:|Session 1: Introduction and Easy Exercises|Session 2: Intermediate Level Exercises|Session 3: Advanced Level Exercises|Session 4: Diverse Mix of Exercises
4 sessions over the summer:||Session 1: Introduction and Easy Exercises|Session 2: Intermediate Level Exercises|Session 3: Advanced Level Exercises|Session 4: Diverse Mix of Exercises
Joint WIPO – ITC – Sidley Austin LLP International Youth Day (IYD) 2023 Webinar. The global theme of IYD is Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World. The purpose of this campaign is to observe the UN recognized, International Day of Youth, and to recognize young people who are actively contributing to building a sustainable future through green technologies
A series of “Ask the Expert” sessions has been organized through the eTISC social platform since 2016, providing eTISC members with the opportunity to interact with experts on topics related to TISC services, including patent documentation, patent search, patent analytics, technology transfer, IPR management and most recently, life sciences and IP. A dedicated page is created in eTISC for each “Ask the Expert” session, with information on the expert designated by WIPO for the session and on which eTISC members can post questions to the expert for a limited period of time, to which the expert provides a response based on their personal experience and perspectives.
4 sessions over the summer:|Session 1: Introduction and Easy Exercises|Session 2: Intermediate Level Exercises|Session 3: Advanced Level Exercises|Session 4: Diverse Mix of Exercises
Series of 4 sessions over the summer|Session 1: - Introduction and Easy Exercises|Session 2: - Intermediate Level Exercises|Session 3: - Advanced Level Exercises|Session 4: - Diverse Mix of Exercises
There is undoubtedly a clear nexus between online piracy and malware distribution. For example, pirate websites and apps frequently serve as a delivery mechanism for malware by enticing unsuspecting users to download and install the infected files on their devices. These malware infections can lead to a range of disastrous outcomes, including data breaches, identity theft, and fraud. Understanding the relationship between online piracy, malware, and cybercrimes is crucial in developing effective strategies to combat online piracy and protect against cybercrimes.
Series of 4 sessions over the summer|Session 1: - Introduction and Easy Exercises|Session 2: - Intermediate Level Exercises|Session 3: - Advanced Level Exercises|Session 4: - Diverse Mix of Exercises
Series of 4 sessions over the summer|Session 1: - Introduction and Easy Exercises|Session 2: - Intermediate Level Exercises|Session 3: - Advanced Level Exercises|Session 4: - Diverse Mix of Exercises
A series of “Ask the Expert” sessions has been organized through the eTISC social platform since 2016, providing eTISC members with the opportunity to interact with experts on topics related to TISC services, including patent documentation, patent search, patent analytics, technology transfer, IPR management and most recently, life sciences and IP. A dedicated page is created in eTISC for each “Ask the Expert” session, with information on the expert designated by WIPO for the session and on which eTISC members can post questions to the expert for a limited period of time, to which the expert provides a response based on their personal experience and perspectives.
This webinar features BMAT's vision for a data-centric, industry-wide set of tools that empowers broadcasters, labels, and CMOs on their mission of distributing revenue to the rights holders in a transparent and accurate way, making sure the rights holders get paid. The webinar also presents SoundSys, a shared distribution system of sound recording performance rights revenue around the world, developed by BMAT and IFPI (International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers), featuring MRSS, a Singaporean music licensing company, a user of SoundSys.
This Workshop aims to provide technical information and best practices to Member Offices regarding the adoption of editable PDF documents as a means to streamline processes and improve data quality.
Counterfeit medicines not only infringe IP rights, including trademarks and patents, but also pose grave threats to public health, endangering the lives of patients globally. In this session, we will examine the impact that counterfeit medicines have on public health, as well as on the pharmaceutical industry, which is one of the most innovative and research-intensive sectors. Furthermore, we will explore collaborative international efforts, namely Operation Pangea led by INTERPOL, aimed at combating the global production, distribution, and sale of counterfeit medicines.
Join us for an enlightening webinar where Tribe of Noise and Pex.com, will discuss the transformative role of IT solutions, standards, and identifiers in copyright management. This webinar will delve into how IMEs are leveraging technology to enhance copyright management in the music industry, today and tomorrow.
This session delves into the complex copyright infringement issues that are prevalent in the metaverse. These may include unauthorized copying and distribution of digital content, creation of derivative works, and unauthorized use of copyrighted material in the online environment.||We will also explore some of the challenges that arise when it comes to enforcing copyright in the metaverse, including the localization of copyright infringement. We will provide an overview of the principles and rules governing the localization of copyright infringement in cross-border situations and examine their applicability in the metaverse.||This webinar is organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea.
The tenth session of the Respect for IP Webinar series celebrates and amplifies World IP Day 2023 – Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity – by featuring a panel discussion with three distinguished women who have not only built successful careers in IP enforcement, but are making a meaningful difference in the fight against IP crime.||The panelists will share their experiences working in IP enforcement, with a particular emphasis on various challenges and practical advice on how to overcome these challenges.||Organized in collaboration with the Illicit Goods and Global Health Programme of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the IPR, Health and Safety Programme of the World Customs Organization (WCO).
This webinar will feature “Project Nexus”, a data matching project implemented by the PRS for Music (the UK), a music CMO managing performing rights. The project aims to put the power of data back in the hands of creators, providing accuracy and transparency throughout the royalty chain and ensuring songwriters get the credit they are due.
Roundtable on Arts Festivals, Copyright, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions. As part of the DRIVE – Creative Industries, the driving force of the Pacific – Project on Copyright, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions for Pacific Countries. The Roundtable will provide a forum for dynamic discussions targeted at the creative industries’ ecosystems. It will serve to build and nurture strategic connections with all the key stakeholders in the region. Open to creators and creative entrepreneurs, including women and youth, government officials, Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs), creative Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and other actors related to the creative industries from Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
IP is a critical incentive for innovation and creativity, which are key to the success of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. Appropriate IP policies, an effective legal framework, robust enforcement mechanisms are crucial elements of the innovation ecosystem that enable a nation to achieve these goals.||In this session, we will discuss IP enforcement as a tool for sustainable development, focusing on SDGs relating to health, industrial innovation, well-functioning infrastructure, reduced inequalities and justice. We will look into how a sustainable society can only be achieved through extensive and effective use of the IP system.
This webinar will feature Dr. Mihály Ficsor, the author of the WIPO publication “Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights”. Dr. Ficsor will present the main findings of the recently published third edition, and will be available for questions from online participants.
This webinar will present WIPO Connect, which is an IT solution, developed and offered by WIPO, aimed at facilitating the collective management of copyright and related rights, and including a local and a central module. WIPO Connect addresses a key concern of CMOs which is the correct management of the vast amounts of data and information that they collect about their members, their works and other creative contributions, and the webinar will also feature identifiers and metadata used in WIPO Connect.
In this session, the co-authors of the WIPO-commissioned study on “The Role of the Domain Name System and its Operators in Online Copyright Enforcement” will examine the various operators of the domain name system (DNS) and the responsibility of such operators and service providers with respect to online copyright enforcement. We will look at the several regulatory regimes applicable to DNS service providers, as well as how different national laws have addressed online copyright infringement by requiring DNS providers to suspend domain names. The session will also explore actions DNS providers can undertake to discourage online copyright infringement.
This webinar will feature the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, including the overview of its services and some recent cases in the copyright industries.
The metaverse enables us to participate through avatars in a range of virtual activities such as football matches, music concerts and fashion shows, many of which involve trademarks. Some trademark holders have already sought trademark registration to prevent the unauthorized use of their marks in the metaverse. Nevertheless, goods bearing counterfeit trademarks are openly traded and used in the metaverse via Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). The NFT market is already flooded with counterfeits, leaving both trademark owners and NFT consumers confused and discontent. Some are calling for large NFT markets to better police their operations through voluntary best practices.||This webinar looks at the trade of virtual goods bearing counterfeit trademarks in the metaverse, the main trademark disputes that have arisen in the framework of the metaverse so far and the solutions that have been identified to effectively enforce trademarks in this fast-developing virtual space.
This webinar will feature the European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers (GESAC)’s perspective as regards the current music streaming market and the role of metadata allocation and proper reporting for rights management, as one of the three main issues for authors and composers, as identified in the “Study on the place and role of authors and composers in the European music streaming market”, recently commissioned and published by GESAC.
The webinar will feature initiatives of private companies using cutting-edge technologies to improve data management.||Imprimo is a Web3 double-sided platform for the visual arts that enables discovery through social connections while increasing transparency and trust across the art supply chain.|Further innovation in copyright infrastructure will be presented by UREEQA, which provides a secure, proprietary, blockchain enabled platform to help any creator to protect, manage, and monetize their works worldwide.||In the digital era, more new music is created and released worldwide than ever before, and this has created a rapidly expanding group of new creators who do not always fit the existing structures of the industry. This was the motivation for Family In Music, which will present its services, including MgNTa, a new identifier in the music industry to support and empower the new generation of creators.
In this session, we will be discussing civil remedies available for trade secret misappropriation. Given that the value of a trade secret disappears or diminishes significantly through misappropriation, civil remedies are crucial. This webinar will lay out the different stages of a civil proceeding, focusing on the different enforcement strategies that the owner of a trade secret can take to prevent misappropriation and to receive appropriate compensation for damages suffered. The session will also address enforcement challenges that are unique to trade secret litigation, as well as strategies for preventing misappropriation.
The objective of this webinar is to shed light on accessibility metadata. The publishing industry embeds accessibility metadata in e-books and other online publications to describe the features that facilitate the reading experience for people who are blind, have low vision or are otherwise print disabled. Four speakers will share their perspectives on how accessibility is being defined in international e-publishing standards, how metadata is embedded in publications, how libraries are using metadata to improve service to their users that are print disabled, and how these readers benefit from accessibility metadata.
In this webinar – designed for all user levels – our WIPO Finance and Madrid System experts will explain how to pay fees when filing an international trademark application using the Madrid System. We will take a closer look at the different types of fees related to filing international trademark applications, and guide you through the payment options that are available – including making payments online through eMadrid with a Current Account at WIPO, credit card and more. You will be able to interact directly with our experts to get answers to any questions you may have at the end of the presentation.
This webinar will provide an overview of the UKIPO’s ongoing work on music streaming metadata. This forms part of the UK Government’s work aimed at improving the music streaming ecosystem for creators. This presentation will include an overview of the background for this work, industry metadata issues and potential solutions in this space.
In this session, the authors of the WIPO-commissioned study on “Copyright Infringement in the Video Game Industry” will discuss the variety of threats faced by video game developers from potential copyright infringement, especially when the video game is commercially successful. These threats can originate from competitors, players and third parties in general, intending to use the work without authorization or beyond the terms of the license. Some threats are similar to those in other creative industries, such as piracy, but others are specific and often unique to video games (e.g., key and account selling). This webinar is organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea.
This webinar will present rights data management in the audiovisual sector, including the International Documentation on Audiovisual works (IDA). IDA index is an international centralized database facilitating the identification of audiovisual works and rights holders. The purpose of IDA is to simplify the identification of audiovisual works on an internationally integrated basis and improve cross-border information exchanges by a local member CMO. IDA is a tool developed by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), and managed by one of the CISAC member French CMOs, Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (SACD).
Que peut-on faire si les résultats de la recherche internationale ne sont pas aussi positifs que l’on avait espéré ?|Quelles options existent pour modifier la demande internationale ?|Y a-t-il des moyens plus simples de rectifier une erreur mineure dans la demande ?|Ce webinaire traitera de la présentation de modifications en vertu de PCT et de la rectification d’erreurs évidentes.
This webinar will feature a brief introduction to initiatives of two private companies to improve data management with cutting-edge technologies. Verfi Media (USA) will present their data management services, including the Verifi Rights Data Alliance, which will streamline information collaboration for music catalogs throughout the digital value chain. Startbahn (Japan), will present Startrail, the blockchain infrastructure that assures the reliability, authenticity and traceability of artworks by issuing NFTs for both physical and digital works.
This webinar will introduce stream ripping (the obtaining of a permanent copy of a content that is streamed online) and its relationship with music piracy. The session will address how stream ripping infringes copyright and the economic impact it causes to the recorded music industry. Furthermore, we will explore how courts have ruled on copyright infringement in cases involving stream ripping and have awarded damages. This webinar is organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea.
This webinar will feature multi-territorial licensing practices for musical works for digital music services, based on the experience of SACEM, a French Collective Management Organization (CMO) operating in the music field.|SACEM
Was tun, wenn der internationale Recherchenbericht nicht so positiv ausfällt wie erhofft? Kann die Anmeldung geändert oder ein Fehler berichtigt werden? In diesem Webinar geht es um die Einreichung von Änderungen und Berichtigung offenkundiger Fehler.
The webinar features the Global Digital Service Data Exchange Project, an initiative of several Asian CMOs operating in the music field. The objective is to develop a solution and workflow that enables easy and efficient data exchange processes with increased speed and frequency by cross referencing the musical work codes and digital service providers’ asset identifiers, so that each CMO may receive full and accurate payment for all their repertoire used on global digital services in foreign countries.
This webinar will address the role of customs authorities and border measures in the effective enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs). IPR infringing goods, and especially counterfeit trademark and pirated copyright goods, harm the economy of the country of destination and threaten the health, security and safety of its population. The detection of IPR infringing goods originating from abroad, and suspending their release into free circulation at the point of entry is therefore crucial. The session will also present IP border enforcement from an international perspective, specifically focusing on international cooperation among customs authorities.
This webinar will introduce camcording, the unauthorized recording of cinematographic works, and explain its relationship with film piracy. It will provide an overview of the applicable legal framework and identify the evolving practice of camcording and the different efforts made to detect this activity. Good practices and challenges in combating camcording will also be addressed. This webinar is organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea.
This webinar will feature the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), a non-profit Collective Management Organization (CMO) designated by the U.S. Copyright Office, and discuss how the MLC is addressing questions related to metadata. The MLC is administering blanket mechanical licenses to eligible streaming and download services in the United States, and has built a publicly accessible musical works database, as well as a portal that creators and music publishers can use to submit and maintain their musical works data.
This webinar will focus on identifiers for audiovisual works: the International Standard|Audiovisual Number (ISAN) and the Entertainment Identifier Registry Association (EIDR). ISAN is a voluntary numbering system and metadata schema for the identification of any audiovisual works and versions thereof, while EIDR is a universal identifier system for movie and television, whether commercial or non-commercial.|ISAN (International Standard Audiovisual Number) and EIDR|EIDR – A universal unique identifier for movie and television assets
This webinar will discuss the registries for orphan and out-of-commerce works, as established by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and how these deal with questions related to metadata, identifiers and standards.|Out-Of-Commerce Works Portal (europa.eu)|Orphan Works Database (europa.eu)
This webinar will provide a brief overview of online piracy and the legal challenges it presents and showcase some of the digital technologies that enforcement authorities have developed to detect this illegal activity. It is being organized with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea.
This webinar will feature a perspective from Quansic, which offers metadata matching services further to requirements from platforms and other industry stakeholders. Quansic has developed artist data matching techniques and curates and enhances the data set of performers and songwriters.||Quansic - ISNI matching services
This webinar will feature the International Standard Content Code (ISCC). The ISCC is an open and decentralized digital media identifier for multiple generic media-types (text, image, audio, video), designed for blockchain-based registration.||ISCC - Content Codes
This webinar will feature CAPASSO, a Collective Management Organization (CMO) and Digital Rights Licensing Agency from South Africa. CAPASSO collects and distributes royalties to its members (music publishers and composers), based on metadata and digital rights management information, and created a Pan-African Digital Licensing Hub, encompassing several CMOs on the African continent.||CAPASSO
The objective of this webinar is to provide a high-level overview of the deployment of identifiers and technical standards in the global publishing value and supply chains related to copyright data, and discuss where these areas might need further development as regards the digital infrastructure and related metadata.||AIE - Associazione Italiana Editori|International Publishers Association
This webinar aims at presenting Brazil’s one-stop shop solution for collectively managed usage fees, with a focus on the technical solutions, identifiers and standards used by ECAD, the umbrella Collective Management Organization (CMO) from Brazil.|https://www4.ecad.org.br/|March 16, 2022|March 16, 2022 Virtual (English)|13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
The objective of this webinar is to provide an overview of the current deployment of identifiers and technical standards for visual artists, including the Automated Image Recognition (AIR) project for graphic, visual and photographic arts.|https://www.evartists.org/|March 2, 2022 Virtual (English)|13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
This webinar features ISNI (the International Standard Name Identifier). ISNI is the ISO certified global standard number for identifying contributors to creative works and those active in their distribution, including researchers, inventors, writers, artists, visual creators, performers, producers, publishers, aggregators, and more. As ISO 27729, it is part of a family of international standard identifiers that includes identifiers of works, recordings, products and rights holders in all repertoires.|https://isni.org/|February 16, 2022 Virtual (English)|13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
This webinar discusses the rights data and identifiers for musical works and rights holders. This includes, in particular, the International Standard Work Code (ISWC; ISO 15707:2001), which was designed as a system of assigning a globally unique identifier code to musical works and is made available via the ISWC-Network, a public portal made available by CISAC to facilitate the search of works and their allocated ISWCs in accordance with the ISWC standard. The webinar also features the International Party Identifier (IPI), administered by the Swiss CMO SUISA, aiming at the global unique identification of a rights holder acting across multiple creation classes, assuming different roles, and owning all rights.|https://www.cisac.org/ https://www.suisa.ch/|February 2, 2022 Virtual (English)|13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
The objective of this webinar is to provide a high-level overview of rights data and identifiers for performers, presented by the Societies’ Council for the Collective Management of Performers’ Rights (SCAPR). This includes the International Performers Database (IPD), which aims at identifying individual performers in sound recordings and audio-visual works through a unique identifier (IPN), as well as the VRDB system, which provides a centralized system to enable members to more efficiently and accurately identify recordings and works and exchange the performers’ information necessary to properly run distributions locally.|https://www.scapr.org/|January 19, 2022 Virtual (English)|13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
This webinar features DDEX. DDEX is a standards-setting organization focused on the creation of digital value chain standards to make the exchange of data and information across the music industry more efficient, in particular in the digital era.|https://ddex.net/|December 15, 2021 Virtual (English)|13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
The objective of this webinar is to provide a high-level overview of identifiers, metadata and IT solutions developed for sound recordings, and features the International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI) and the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC). The ISRC enables sound recordings and music videos to be uniquely and permanently identified.|https://www.ifpi.org/|December 1, 2021 Virtual (English)|13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
This webinar will present a European perspective on copyright infrastructure, based on the studies and projects conducted by the European Commission and the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture with respect to metadata, identifiers and technical standards in the creative value and supply chains.|https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/study-copyright-and-new-technologies|https://okm.fi/en/project?tunnus=OKM020:00/2020|November 17, 2021 Virtual (English)|13:00 - 14:00 Geneva time
The Directors General of the WHO, WIPO and the WTO agreed, within the existing collaboration framework, to organize practical capacity-building workshops at the technical level to enhance the flow of updated information on current developments in the pandemic and responses to achieve equitable access to COVID-19 health technologies. The aim of these workshops is to strengthen the capacity of policymakers and experts in member governments to address the pandemic accordingly.||The first in the series of workshops, scheduled for September 27, 2021, will address technology transfer and licensing. It will convey information to enhance knowledge and understanding of how IP, know-how and technology transfer work in practice, not only vis-à-vis medical technologies but also for related products and services.||Participation is open to representatives of members of WHO, WIPO and WTO and WTO accession candidates. Online registration is mandatory by September 26, 2021. The workshop will be held in English only; no interpretation will be available.
The launch will be streamed live on WIPO's website, with simultaneous interpretation into Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish. No prior registration is necessary.
Organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA), United Kingdom, with the cooperation of The Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom (UK IPO) and the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI)
Following the publication of WIPO Technology Trends on Assistive Technology and based on its findings, the World Intellectual Property Organization is co-organizing with the Association for the advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE), with the support of the Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organizations (GAATO) a series of online seminars on emerging assistive technologies in the field of communication (April 16), cognition (April 23) and self-care (April 30).|Note: Live captioning will be offered
Following the publication of WIPO Technology Trends on Assistive Technology and based on its findings, the World Intellectual Property Organization is co-organizing with the Association for the advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE), with the support of the Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organizations (GAATO) a series of online seminars on emerging assistive technologies in the field of communication (April 16), cognition (April 23) and self-care (April 30).|Note: Live captioning will be offered
Following the publication of WIPO Technology Trends on Assistive Technology and based on its findings, the World Intellectual Property Organization is co-organizing with the Association for the advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE), with the support of the Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organizations (GAATO) a series of online seminars on emerging assistive technologies in the field of communication (April 16), cognition (April 23) and self-care (April 30).|Note: Live captioning will be offered
WIPO and Frankfurter Buchmesse present the first in a series of collaborative events to offer background and insights into publishing, creative content and IP across the globe. This three-part session will open with a statement from WIPO Director General, Daren Tang. The event will continue with a presentation of key findings from the Global Publishing Industry report that offers a window into the patterns and trends underlying global publishing activity. The global report covers three market segments: retail; educational; and scholarly, academic and scientific publishing. Key indicators covered include net publishing industry revenue from sales and licensing, the number of titles published and sold, the number of publishers, and employment in the industry. The session will conclude with a presentation of new research from the Creative Economy Notes series by WIPO on the re-use of comic characters across the book, movie and video game publishing industries.
The target audience for this event includes brand owners, trademark practitioners, party counsel, academics, registrars, ccTLD administrators, and other domain name stakeholders.
WIPO and the Centre for International Environmental Studies at the Graduate Institute present The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018, and welcome you to a panel discussion on the future of energy innovation.
Join WIPO Re:Search for a lively panel discussion followed by a presentation of the new WIPO Re:Search Resource Platform – an interactive tool that facilitates information sharing for medical research. You will hear first-hand from panelists representing academia, government and industry about how WIPO collaborates with partners to advance research and development (R&D) for malaria. You will also learn about recent capacity building successes made possible through the WIPO Re:Search Fellowship Program.
This webinar, co-organized by WIPO, European IPR Helpdesk and EUROPETOUR explored the importance of certain intellectual property tools and strategies in the development of tourism industries.
The first part of the event will be dedicated to business matching. Entrepreneurs with innovative water technologies or business models will be pitching to prospective investors, including cleantech venture capitalists, private equity and corporate investors. | |The last day of the event will be an open forum organized by WIPO GREEN, at which NGOs, IGOs, companies and foundations will describe their water technology needs to start-ups, other providers and financiers. It will also include high level panel discussions.
This Roundtable, open to member states only, will look at: | |• Needs assessment; |• Planning and design; |• Implementation; and, |• Monitoring and evaluation. | |Member states and WIPO officials will share existing practices, tools and methodologies in respect of these themes.
Conference on Resale Right will be held on April 28 at WIPO headquarters in Geneva. You may wish to arrange your travel accordingly. All SCCR registrants are automatically registered for the Conference on Resale Right.
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is inviting accredited Non-Governmental Organizations to a meeting to be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, from 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m., in Room B in the Main Building. | |Launched as an initiative to provide a forum for an exchange of views on the international intellectual property system generally and the work of WIPO specifically, the meeting will offer an opportunity for a direct dialogue with Director General on the priorities and objectives of WIPO in 2017, as well as a reflection of the achievements of 2016. | |Participants are requested to confirm attendance by email by February 17, 2017, to meeting.ngo@wipo.int. In addition, participants may also identify in advance any specific topics for discussion.
WIPO New Conference Hall (start time 9.30 a.m.) Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most pressing challenges for humanity. It affects all areas of health, involves many sectors and has an impact on the whole of society. Increasing resistance threatens to roll back the achievements of modern medicine as many medicinal procedures rely on effective antibiotics. Antibiotics, more than other medicines, can be considered a public good for which society has a collective responsibility. The Symposium will offer a forum to exchange views and experiences, to achieve a better understanding of the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance and to envisage possible ways forward.
The meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a Design Law Treaty (DLT), scheduled for April 28 and 29, 2016, will not take place.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the presentations are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Secretariat of the World Intellectual Property Organization or any of its Member States.
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is inviting accredited Non-Governmental Organizations to a meeting to be held on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, from 15.00 to 16.30, in Room NB 0.107 in the new WIPO building. | |Launched as an annual initiative to provide a forum for an exchange of views on the international intellectual property system generally and the work of WIPO specifically, the meeting will offer an opportunity for a direct dialogue with the Director General on the priorities and objectives of WIPO in 2015, as well as a reflection of the achievements of 2014. | The meeting will be in English.| For more information, participants may send questions to meeting.ngo@wipo.int.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the presentations are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Secretariat of the World Intellectual Property Organization or any of its Member States.
The Seminar is open to the public, and there is no registration fee. Attendees are requested to register online and bring a photo ID. The language of the Seminar will be English. The Seminar will take place in Room A, WIPO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.
Over the past several decades, gender studies has influenced numerous areas of law, including criminal law, family law, human rights, employment law, tax, and business law. Only recently has research begun to investigate how gender insights that have helped shape modern legal doctrine in other areas can be applied to intellectual property. | |On Wednesday December 3 at WIPO Headquarters, Professor Burk discussed the most recent empirical research on gender issues in intellectual property law, as well as potential ways forward to help ensure equitable systems of promoting innovation and creativity.
The fourth technical symposium organized by WIPO, WHO, and WTO will discuss middle-income countries’ challenges and opportunities in the health innovation area, and the public policies necessary to ensure that rapid economic growth contributes to access and universal health coverage.
The Workshop is an intensive two-day training course in the techniques of mediation, based on lectures and simulated mediation exercises in the intellectual property field.
The prevailing picture of the developing world is one of hardship and even despair. But is such an image still accurate? In his riveting new book, economist and global development expert Charles Kenny argues that successes and progress are much more widespread than many of us believe. And understanding this positive transformation is the key to achieving even more. | |Join Mr. Kenny at WIPO (Room AB 13.1) on March 26 at 13:30, when he will present findings from this book – as well as from another of his books “The Upside of Down: Why the Rise of the Rest is Good for the West” – and take questions from the audience.
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is inviting accredited Non-Governmental Organizations to a meeting to be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, from 15.00 to 16.30, in Room NB 0.107 in the new WIPO building. | |Launched as an annual initiative to provide a forum for an exchange of views on the international intellectual property system generally and the work of WIPO specifically, the meeting will offer an opportunity for a direct dialogue with the Director General on the priorities and objectives of WIPO in 2014, as well as a reflection of the achievements of 2013. | |For more information, participants may send questions to Meeting.ngo@wipo.int.
This Global Conference featured 17 High-Level Speakers from developed and developing countries as well as roundtable discussions on open innovation. Its objective was to exchange best practices on open collaborative projects for public ventures as well as private firms in various industries and fields of interest. It drew on the experience of global experts in the area of open innovation in academia and industry (including the film industry) and provided key issues to consider when implementing the concepts of open innovation as well as tools for launching open collaborations in the developing world. The event also provided power-networking platforms with leading figures such as Rem Koolhaas, Richard Wilder, H.E. Nsengimana and H.E. Brahmachari for the exchange of experiences on open collaborations.
Change of Time: Please note that, due to logistical reasons, the eleventh session of the Working Group for the Legal Development of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks will commence on Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at 3 p.m., in Room A of the AB Building. All participants in the Working Group are kindly invited to a presentation on the Update on Madrid IT Tools that will be given in Room 13.1, on the 13th floor, AB Building, on Wednesday, October 30, as from 10 a.m.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
Mr. Erlich is the founding father of the Israel venture capital industry and one of the most prominent figures in the Israel high-tech arena in the past 15 years. He also founded the Technology Incubator Program that led to the creation of 24 incubation centers throughout Israel. The Roundtable is free of charge and open to the public. It will be held at the headquarters of WIPO from 16.00 to 17.30, in NB Conference Room 3. The working language will be English.
The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is inviting accredited Non-Governmental Organizations to a meeting to be held on Thursday, February 7, 2013, from 15.00 to 16.30, in Room NB Conference 0.107 in the new WIPO building. |Launched as an initiative to provide a forum for an exchange of views on the international intellectual property system generally and the work of WIPO specifically, the meeting will offer an opportunity for a direct dialogue with the Director General on the priorities and objectives of WIPO in 2013, as well as a reflection of the achievements of 2012. Participants are requested to confirm attendance by email by January 31, 2013 to meeting.ngo@wipo.int . In addition, participants may also identify in advance any specific topics recommended for discussion.
This Seminar is aimed at increasing awareness and practical knowledge of the Madrid system of international registration of marks among industry and private practitioners who use, or will use, the system.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
A principal theme of this year’s Workshop is to survey for participants the developments in WIPO domain name jurisprudence and practice which are reflected in the Revised WIPO Overview.
The Workshop provides an introduction to mediation in the intellectual property area, with focus on the appropriate role(s) of both parties and their lawyers in a mediation and on specific mediation techniques
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The main objectives of this seminar is to provide an opportunity for training and provision of information on various aspects of copyright and related rights; to promote debate on topical issues among the participants through case studies; as well as to raise awareness of the role of intellectual property as a tool for development and to enhance and develop skills in collective management of rights, especially in a fast changing environment.
The World Health Organization (WHO), WIPO and the World Trade Organization (WTO) jointly organized this technical symposium at the Centre William Rappard in the WTO in Geneva
This Seminar is aimed at increasing awareness and practical knowledge of the Madrid system of international registration of marks among industry and private practitioners who use, or will use, the system.
NOTE: This meeting is open to all Member States of the SCCR as well as Intergovernmental and Non-governmental Organizations and will be held at the headquarters of WIPO.
The Workshop is an intensive two-day training course in the techniques of mediation, based on lectures and simulated mediation exercises in the intellectual property field. Invitations: Participation is open against payment of a fee. This event is designed for lawyers, business executives, patent and trademark attorneys and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the mediation process.
The Committee is currently engaged in discussing: limitations and exceptions regarding education, libraries and persons with disabilities, particularly visually-impaired persons, as well as the protection of audiovisual performances and broadcasting organizations.
This Seminar is aimed at increasing awareness and practical knowledge of the Madrid system of international registration of marks among industry and private practitioners who use, or will use, the system.
The purpose of the Workshop is to provide intensive basic training of a practical nature for party representatives in arbitration and for arbitrators. The training, which will be conducted by experienced international arbitrators, will focus on the main principles of international commercial arbitration law and practice, with particular reference to the practical case application of the WIPO Arbitration and WIPO Expedited Arbitration Rules (as well as the WIPO Expert Determination Rules) in intellectual property and technology disputes. The arbitration rules of other arbitration institutions are also referred to for purposes of comparison. Further info: http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/events/
The evolving nature of the domain name registration system (DNS) is causing growing concern for trademark owners around the world, leading to a large number of cases filed with the Center under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), and an increasing demand for training in this area. The Workshop will pay particular attention to the numerous developments in relation to UDRP decision precedent. Further info: http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/events/
The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center will host a conference in Geneva, Switzerland to mark the tenth anniversary of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)
The Symposium will discuss issues relating to the modernization and administration of IP Offices (Patent and Trademark Offices), brainstorm the vision for the future on the global IP infrastructure including common tools and databases for facilitating international collaboration, study the value of IP statistics for managing IP Office operation, and exchange experiences on different financial models of IP Offices.
The Committee will study the application and operation of the Rome Convention. Meetings of the Committee are convened every four years, and are held successively at the headquarters of the International Labour Office (ILO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and WIPO. A separate closed meeting will take place in which a new Committee will be elected.
The purpose of the High-Level Forum is to provide Ministers, Senior Policy Makers and Permanent Representatives of Least Developed Countries, an occasion to exchange views and share experiences, in particular, with regard to policy formulation, implementation strategy and articulation of the technical aspects of intellectual property with international and national experts on its strategic use for prosperity and development of the LDCs.
The session of the Committee is convened as required by the mechanism for the preparation and follow-up of Program and Budget and will, in particular, consider the Draft Proposed 2010/11 Program and Budget in parallel with the Medium-Term Strategic Plan 2010-15, as well as other matters agreed on at its thirteenth session, held on December 10 and 11, 2008.
The conference will address issues relating to the interface of intellectual property with other areas of public policy, in particular, health, the environment, climate change and food security
This meeting will provide a forum for main stakeholders to sensitize Member States, IGOs, NGOs and other interested actors to discuss how best the intellectual property system could meet the needs of the visually impaired people to access works in accessible formats.
The Working Group will consider issues relating to the legal development of the system, focusing in particular on the possible introduction of filing languages.
The Committee will continue its work on the current mandate from the WIPO General Assembly, including work on the protection of traditional cultural expressions/expressions of folklore, traditional knowledge and genetic resources and related issues, and will consider options for outcomes of its current mandate and its future work, including possible recommendations for a future mandate for consideration by the WIPO General Assembly, and any other proposal by its Members.
The Committee will continue to work on issues identified at its twentieth session, in particular, on grounds for refusal of trademarks, technical and procedural aspects relating to certification and collective marks, possible areas for convergence on industrial design law and practice and Article 6ter of the Paris Convention.
The Committee will meet in extraordinary session to consider staffing matters, including a proposal to approve the nomination of candidates for appointment to the posts of Deputy Directors General and Assistant Directors General of WIPO.
The WIPO Academy will organize its annual seminar directed towards government officials from IP offices in cooperation with twelve partner institutions.
This Seminar is aimed at increasing awareness and practical knowledge of the Madrid system of international registration of marks among industry and private practitioners who use, or will use, the system.
The Workshop is an intensive two-day training course in the techniques of mediation, based on lectures and simulated mediation exercises in the intellectual property field.
The Committee will examine questions of limitations and exceptions regarding education, libraries and disabled persons, particularly visually-impaired persons. It will continue discussions on the protection of audiovisual performances, broadcasting organizations and future work.
This meeting will consist of presentations from international experts on the current conditions of the broadcasting environment with special reference to developing countries and least developed countries.
This Seminar is aimed at increasing awareness and practical knowledge of the Madrid system of international registration of marks among industry and private practitioners who use, or will use, the system.
The World Intellectual Property Organization is organizing, in collaboration with the Centre for Advancement of Intellectual Property Rights (CAIPR), a one week intensive IPR appreciation course for SME stake-holders in Nigeria. The Forum will be held at the WIPO Headquarters, Geneva, from May 11 to 15, 2009. This training program will be an opportunity to entrepreneurs, regulatory agencies, lawyers and Chambers of Commerce to be trained on IP related issues relevant to entrepreneurship and competitiveness of SMEs.The training program seeks to provide the participants a better understanding of the role of intellectual property asset management in the overall business strategy of an enterprise. The training program is primarily for participants selected by CAIPR in Nigeria. Participants, or their sponsoring institutions, will cover the total cost of their travel and stay in Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the training program. To contact CAIPR: +234 805 306 5775 - Email: caiprng@gmail.com. A limited number of participants from other developing countries may be permitted to join the program, on a first-come-first-served basis, provided they are considered suitable and are able to bear the entire cost of their travel and stay. There is no participation fee. Non-Nigerians who wish to participate may send by email their curriculum vitae to caterina.vallesgalmes@wipo.int.
This session, as decided by the Member States, is to approve the report of the second session as well as to further develop a work program for implementation of the adopted recommendations; monitor, assess, discuss and report on the implementation of all recommendations adopted; and to discuss intellectual property and development related issues as agreed by the Committee, as well as those decided by the General Assembly.
The Committee will continue its work on various issues relating to patent law and the international patent system, as agreed at the Twelfth Session of the Committee, held in June 2008.
As requested by the Assembly of the Lisbon Union at its twenty third (6th extraordinary) session, the Working Group will meet to explore possible improvements to the procedures under the Lisbon Agreement.
The Committee will, in particular, discuss the report of the special Task Force on projects CE 404 (Procedures of revision and publication of the IPC) and CE 405 (IPC revision policy and consistency of application), and continue its ordinary work, i.e. the adoption of results of the IPC Revision Working Group and the IPC Advanced Level Subcommittee.
The purpose of the Information Meeting is to raise awareness among Member States’ copyright and industrial property offices, and the wider IP community, of the opportunities and challenges of IP financing (the use of IP assets to gain access to finance) by drawing attention to current practices in different countries and different industries in the copyright, patent and trademark fields, and to current international policy developments on the subject.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
As agreed at the informal meeting of the Program and Budget Committee which took place from December 11 to 13, 2006, an informal information meeting on the desk-to-desk assessment of WIPO’s human and financial resources will be held at WIPO on Tuesday, January 23, 2007.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The IIM will continue discussions and consideration of the proposals submitted by Member States at the First and Second sessions of the IIM held from April 11 to 13 and June 20 to 22, 2005, respectively.
The Working Group will make recommendations to the Madrid Union Assembly concerning the review of the refusal procedure and the safeguard clause envisaged in the Madrid Protocol, and possible amendments to the Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement and Protocol.
A new event for all parties who wish to further develop the mediation skills taught by the instructors of the annual WIPO Workshops for Mediators in Intellectual Property Disputes.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
This session will continue discussions and consideration of the proposals submitted by Member States at the First session of the IIM held from April 11 to 13, 2005. Member States have also been invited to submit additional proposals on the establishment of a development agenda for consideration at this session.
The Committee will continue its work based on the renewed mandate established by the General Assembly, and will consider revised texts of policy objectives and principles for the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions/folklore.
This meeting is convened in accordance with the decision of the WIPO General Assembly for an ad hoc meeting to consider and discuss the revised version of a draft examination of issues relating to the interrelation of access to genetic resources and disclosure requirements in intellectual property rights applications, in response to an invitation to WIPO by the Conference of Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
An event in which speakers from key institutions involved in science and technology collaboration will discuss their experience in structuring collaboration, areas of potential disputes and their approach to dispute resolution.
The Preparatory Meeting will discuss and adopt the draft Agenda for the Diplomatic Conference, as well as the draft rules of procedure and the draft letters of invitation to the Diplomatic Conference.
The Committee will work on finalizing the basic proposal to be presented to the Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a Revised Trademark Law Treaty (TLT), to be held in Geneva from March 13 to 31, 2006.
The Working Group will continue its work in the revision of WIPO standards and will receive reports from the different SDWG task forces that have been established for that purpose.
The Committee will continue its work based on the renewed mandate established by the General Assembly, and will prepare policy objectives and principles for the protection of traditional knowledge and folklore, as well as the interim report requested by the General Assembly for its consideration at its next session.
An annual event for all persons interested in WIPO Internet domain name dispute resolution, focusing on precedents and practices relevant to the filing of cases.
The objective of the Seminar is to provide training and information on various aspects of copyright and related rights, as well as recent trends and developments in the field and to promote debate among the participants on topical issues. The Seminar is also intended to raise awareness of the role of intellectual property as a tool for economic, social, cultural and technological development, and to enhance and develop skills in the management of copyright and related rights, especially in a fast changing environment.
The Workshop will focus on both empirical analysis and statistical issues, covering the following themes: spillovers and diffusion of knowledge, value of patents, new ways of using patent data to address policy issues, forecasting patent data, and patent statistics and indicators.
The Seminar, in English, aims to increase awareness and practical knowledge of the Madrid system for the international registration of marks among users, such as independent and in-house trademark agents (paralegals and attorneys), who file applications for international registration and manage international trademark portfolios.
To provide technical background information on intellectual property and genetic resources to representatives of WIPO Member States prior to the WIPO Assemblies.
WIPO WOKSHOP FOR MEDIATORS IN IP DISPUTES - 06/04 (2)
Geneva, Switzerland
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
Please note that the Seminar on Madrid on April 1 and 2, 2004, is fully booked. There will be two more Madrid seminars in July and October 2004 and for which information will soon be available.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The establishment of the Working Group was approved by the PCT Assembly at its 30th (13th ordinary) session held in September-October 2001, as recommended by the Committee on Reform of the PCT at its 1st session held in May 2001. That Committee was convened pursuant to a decision of the PCT Assembly made at its 29th (17th extraordinary) session held in September-October 2000.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law at the Columbia Law School, in collaboration with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, held a Conference on the Arbitration of Intellectual Property Disputes. This Conference, which was co-sponsored by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and the Licensing Executives Society (LES) (USA & Canada), took place on March 21, 1997 in New York.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
On March 29, 1996, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) organized a Conference on Mediation, which was held at its headquarters in Geneva. The purpose of the Conference was to examine the position of mediation as a dispute-resolution procedure in the contemporary world and, particularly, the reasons for the increased interest in mediation, the main features, advantages and limitations of mediation, the suitability of mediation to intellectual property disputes and the different understandings and uses of mediation that prevail in various cultural contexts. The conference was attended by 150 persons from 35 countries. WIPO was fortunate to have the participation of a number of eminent international specialists to make presentations and to lead the discussions on the various aspects of mediation considered during the Conference. This section contains the texts of their presentations, together with the transcript of the discussions that took place during the Conference.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.
The Workshop is designed for lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, and others wishing to familiarize themselves with the international mediation and arbitration processes and to receive training as neutrals or party representatives.