About Intellectual Property IP Training IP Outreach IP for… IP and... IP in... Patent & Technology Information Trademark Information Industrial Design Information Geographical Indication Information Plant Variety Information (UPOV) IP Laws, Treaties & Judgements IP Resources IP Reports Patent Protection Trademark Protection Industrial Design Protection Geographical Indication Protection Plant Variety Protection (UPOV) IP Dispute Resolution IP Office Business Solutions Paying for IP Services Negotiation & Decision-Making Development Cooperation Innovation Support Public-Private Partnerships The Organization Working with WIPO Accountability Patents Trademarks Industrial Designs Geographical Indications Copyright Trade Secrets WIPO Academy Workshops & Seminars World IP Day WIPO Magazine Raising Awareness Case Studies & Success Stories IP News WIPO Awards Business Universities Indigenous Peoples Judiciaries Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions Economics Gender Equality Global Health Climate Change Competition Policy Sustainable Development Goals Enforcement Frontier Technologies Mobile Applications Sports Tourism PATENTSCOPE Patent Analytics International Patent Classification ARDI – Research for Innovation ASPI – Specialized Patent Information Global Brand Database Madrid Monitor Article 6ter Express Database Nice Classification Vienna Classification Global Design Database International Designs Bulletin Hague Express Database Locarno Classification Lisbon Express Database Global Brand Database for GIs PLUTO Plant Variety Database GENIE Database WIPO-Administered Treaties WIPO Lex - IP Laws, Treaties & Judgments WIPO Standards IP Statistics WIPO Pearl (Terminology) WIPO Publications Country IP Profiles WIPO Knowledge Center WIPO Technology Trends Global Innovation Index World Intellectual Property Report PCT – The International Patent System ePCT Budapest – The International Microorganism Deposit System Madrid – The International Trademark System eMadrid Article 6ter (armorial bearings, flags, state emblems) Hague – The International Design System eHague Lisbon – The International System of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications eLisbon UPOV PRISMA Mediation Arbitration Expert Determination Domain Name Disputes Centralized Access to Search and Examination (CASE) Digital Access Service (DAS) WIPO Pay Current Account at WIPO WIPO Assemblies Standing Committees Calendar of Meetings WIPO Official Documents Development Agenda Technical Assistance IP Training Institutions COVID-19 Support National IP Strategies Policy & Legislative Advice Cooperation Hub Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISC) Technology Transfer Inventor Assistance Program WIPO GREEN WIPO's Pat-INFORMED Accessible Books Consortium WIPO for Creators WIPO ALERT Member States Observers Director General Activities by Unit External Offices Job Vacancies Procurement Results & Budget Financial Reporting Oversight

WIPO Director General Pledges Support to Republic of Moldova

Geneva, April 27, 1999
Press Updates UPD/1999/56

Dr. Kamil Idris, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has reaffirmed the Organization's commitment to supporting efforts by the Republic of Moldova to strengthen its intellectual property system. During his intensive two-day visit from April 22 to 24, 1999, Dr. Idris met with Prime Minister Ion Sturza, who confirmed his Government's support for WIPO activities in his country and the region grouping the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

In a meeting with the Prime Minister, Dr. Idris welcomed the active participation of the Republic of Moldova in WIPO-administered intellectual property treaties. He pledged the Organization's continued assistance in promoting greater understanding of intellectual property issues in Moldova. The Director General underlined the central importance of intellectual property as a tool for economic, social and cultural development.

The Director General reiterated this message to a gathering of parliamentarians. He said "I am certain that the intellectual property system will make an important contribution to convert innovation into wealth, and that wealth would mean economic development and economic growth of the country."

Dr. Idris met with Mr. Oleg Stratulat, Vice Prime Minister, Mr. I. Leanca, First Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dumitru Diacov, Chairman of the Parliament, Mr. Andrei Andriesh, President of the Academy of Science, Mr. Stashkov, Director General of the State Agency on Industrial Property Protection and other high-level officials. He also held talks with representatives of the Commission on Culture, Commission on Education, Commission on Industry and Privatization, and members of the academic community.

The Director General attended a formal ceremony at the State University of the Republic of Moldova during which he was he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate. During his acceptance speech, Dr. Idris "confirmed WIPO's unreserved commitment to the pursuit of international cooperation in the field of intellectual property to render special support to inventors".

In his meetings, the Director General pointed out that intellectual property was emerging as a major component of knowledge-based economies. "On the eve of the 21st Century, knowledge and information have emerged as a very important and critical source of production," he said. Referring to the phenomenal growth experienced by the information and knowledge-based software and entertainment industries, he commented "these industries owe their success to creativity, they owe their success to knowledge, but they also owe their success to information...and at the heart of this stands the intellectual property system".

Focusing on the opportunities presented by the emerging digital economy, he outlined the main challenges to be tackled by decision-makers to create the necessary conditions to "release and support the inventive and innovative potential of Moldovan creators and innovators".

These challenges include the need to establish stable and effective systems of intellectual property protection. This would promote the transfer of technology and open markets to foreign investment. "Promotion of intellectual property rights and investment are two faces of the same coin," he said. Dr. Idris also underlined the need to promote innovation at the national level to help inventors create, up-grade, and commercialize home-grown technologies. Intensive international cooperation would also be required to ensure globalization without marginalization, that is that "works of the mind are available for all communities and all nations."

Since gaining independence in 1991, the Republic of Moldova, has made significant headway in enacting legislation in the fields of industrial property and copyright. The Republic of Moldova became a member of WIPO in December 1991 and has since ratified key WIPO-administered conventions, such as the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.

For further information, please contact the Media Relations and Public Affairs Section at WIPO:

Tel: (+41 22) 338 81 61 or (+41 22) 338 95 47
Fax: (+41 22) 338 88 10
E-mail: publicinf@wipo.int

https://www3.wipo.int/contact/en/area.jsp?area=publicinfo https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/ https://www.wipo.int/tools/en/disclaim.html https://www.wipo.int/en/web/privacy-policy/ https://www.wipo.int/en/web/accessibility/ https://www.wipo.int/tools/en/sitemap.html https://www3.wipo.int/newsletters/en/ https://www.wipo.int/en/web/podcasts/ https://www.wipo.int/news/en/