EWIPO-IFIA/SEL/02/1a

ORIGINAL: English

DATE: December 2002

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OFINVENTORS’ ASSOCIATIONS

WORLD INTELLECTUALPROPERTY ORGANIZATION

WIPO-IFIA INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ONTHE COMMERCIALIZATION OF INVENTIONS

IN THE GLOBAL MARKET

organized bythe World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

andthe International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA)

with the cooperation ofthe Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)

andthe Korea Invention Promotion Association (KIPA)

Seoul, December 4 to 7, 2002

PROGRAM

Document prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO

Technology Transfer by Licensing

Licensing Means Enabling Enabling Possible by

Permittance Teaching Enforceable IPRs

necessary Condition

IPRs for Technology

Transfer

Patents Trade Secrets Copyrights

Benefits of Licensing-In

Licensee: Achieving world-

standard quickly Survival in case of

e.g. mail-box patents Chance of Cross-

Licensing Licensor:

Avoiding Compulsory Licensing

Chance of Cross-Licensing

04/12/02 - Licensing and Globalization

Benefits of Licensing-Out

Licensee: Access to new products,

etc. Chance of Cross-Licensing

Licensor: Reaching Foreign Markets Chance of Cross-Licensing