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Latest News and IIPI Events
August 18-20. IIPI Vice President Molly Torsen spoke on
traditional cultural expressions and intellectual property at the Third Annual
Knowledge and
Project Management Symposium
June 25-26
IIPI Chairman Bruce Lehman spoke at the IP Business
Congress in Amsterdam.
Over 350
delegates registered to attend the IP Business Congress, including
IP professionals from world-class companies. See
more information
on the event.
June 17-19
IIPI President and CEO Brad Huther participated in the Fourth Annual
Petra Conference of
Nobel Laureates. This year's theme was 'Reaching for New
Economic, Scientific and Educational Horizons.'
June 6, 2008
IIPI welcomed a delegation of Chinese officials to discuss intellectual
property issues in the US and China.
Press release
April 29, 2008
IIPI Chairman Bruce Lehman made the keynote speech at an
anti-counterfeiting event in New York.
February 27, 2008
IIPI
teamed with economic consulting firm NERA to produce a review of
current economic research addressing intellectual property rights in
less-developed countries.
Report [101 KB]
December 14, 2007
Recent WIPO Meeting concludes that
IP is important for development in LDCs
November, 2007
Israel passes its first independent copyright law. Read the text
in Hebrew
here. An unofficial English translation can be found
here.
November 15, 2007
IIPI
Advisory Board Member Dr. Jacques Michel presents on ASEAN country
patent offices at the Heads of IP Offices Conference
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In addition to its status as an official Observer at WIPO,
IIPI is an accredited Observer at the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). © istockphoto / Murat Giray Kaya 2008
IIPI has begun uploading its distance learning materials
The Intellectual Property Enforcement Case Studies
include a report and a corresponding quiz that can be taken and scored
by any individual with an Internet connection.
The How-to Guides and
Success Stories include a report and a call for questions or
comments that will be posted on the website to generate public
interaction and feedback.
Click below to access the materials:
Enforcement
Case Studies
IP
How-to Guides
IP
Success Stories
Nation Building
Intellectual property protection is the most basic building block of a
successful market economy and a participatory democracy.
Legal protection for the expression of creative ideas and the outcomes
of scientific research is essential for the development and long-term
grown of a national culture of business and innovation.
Understanding the concepts and importance of laws protecting patents,
copyrights and trademarks is critical for leaders to move a nation from
failed-state or early-stage development to a full participant in the
world economy.
IIPI specialists create education and training programs tailored to the
cultural needs of particular audiences and countries. IIPI experts
conduct seminars for legislators, judges and government staff to explain the
legal definitions and necessary enforcement of intellectual property
rights. IIPI joint projects on cultural heritage train
scholars and local staff to identify, conserve and properly exploit the
economic benefits of national historic sites, arts, crafts, design and
architecture.
IIPI Spotlight on Cultural Heritage
The overlap between intellectual property and cultural property is
gaining international attention.
UNESCO's Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage and
WIPO's Creative Heritage Project are two manifestations of this
important
nexus. IIPI is interested in
promoting
culture in all its manifestations. Read selections of IIPI VP
Molly Torsen's work on the topic
here.
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