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An Introduction to WIPO
Madrid25 de octubre de 2011
Sergio Balibrea
Miembro de la Oficina del Director General
Milestones : 1883 to 2011
Paris Convention1883
18861891
1893
1925
1960
1967
1970
1989
2002
Berne Convention
Madrid Agreement
BIRPI
Hague Agreement
BIRPI moves to Geneva
WIPO Convention
WIPO establishedPCT
Madrid Protocol
Internet Treaties
2009
STLT
New Bldg
2011
Status: An int’l intergovernmental organization
Member States: 184
Observers: 250 +
Staff: 950 from 101 countries
Treaties Administered: 24
Decisions by: GA, CC, WIPO Conference
To promote the protection of IP rights worldwide and extend the benefits of the international IP system to all member States
WIPO’s Mission:
Basic Facts about WIPO
WIPO: A Development Agency & a Service
Provider
Norm-Setting
ServicesServices to to IndustryIndustry
Economic Development
AIM: Progressive development of international IP law for an IP system that is:
balanced/responsive to emerging needseffective in encouraging innovation/creativitysufficiently flexible to accommodate national policy objectives
Topical issues reviewed/discussed in Standing Committees
Norm Setting
WIPO … Provider of Premier Global IP Services
Core income generating business areas:
Patent Cooperation Treaty (Patents)
Madrid System (Trademarks)
Hague System (Industrial Designs)
Lisbon System (Geographical Indications)
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Aim: to be the first choicefirst choice for users by continuing to offer cost-effective value-added services
PCT Statistics
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78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10
144 contracting parties5.7% growth in 2010
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PCT: International Applications Received in 2010(by country of origin)
-1.7%
+7.9%
-2.2%
+56.2%
+20.5%
… a changing geography of innovation …
… meteoric rise of Japan, China & ROK
… Asia biggest PCT filing region
6%
76%
15%1%2%
Member StatesPCT SystemMadrid SytemHague SystemOther
WIPO’s Main Sources of Revenue
Budget 2010-2011: CHF 618 million
Budget 2012-2013: 637 CHF million
Estimated revenue: CHF 647 million (4.7% growth)
Cooperation for Development
Four Major Pillars based on partnership:
1. Establish a strategic plan for IP in conformity with national dvpt plans
2. Strengthen IP laws and regulations for a balanced IP system that protects IP and also promotes innovation and creativity
3. Strengthen infrastructure esp. of IPOs for provision of 1st class services to all users/creative sectors & facilitate access to IP information from DBs around world
4. Capacity-building – training targeting all possible users (policy-makers, lecturers, creators, inventors)
Development Agenda for WIPOAdopted: September 2007• emphasis on use of IP for development
Challenge: facilitate use of IP by developing countries for economic, social, cultural development
45 agreed proposals (6 clusters of activities)• Technical Assistance and Capacity Building;• Norm-setting, Flexibilities, Public Policy and Public Knowledge;• Technology Transfer, Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) and Access to Knowledge;• Assessments, Evaluation and Impact Studies;• Institutional Matters including Mandate and Governance
Committee on Development and Intellectual Property• monitor, assess, discuss and report on implementation of
recommendations and discuss IP and development issues
Development Agenda Coordination Division
• Ensure agreed outcomes reflected in relevant programs
WIPO AcademyWIPO Academyhttp://www.wipo.int/academy/en/
Provides training to promote use of IP for development in line with evolving IP landscape
Int’l, interdisciplinary approach to IP education
Face-to-face training/distance learning
Aims to promote international cooperation to enhance human IP capital through global networking with stakeholders and partnersPROGRAMS:
• Professional Development (IPOs)
• Partnership Program (Universities, etc.)
• Distance Learning Program (expanding portfolio of courses)
• Executive Program (launch November 2011)
• Summer Schools Program
• Internships at WIPO
Strategic Goals
1. Balanced Evolution of the International Normative Framework
Ensure development of international IP law keeps pace with rapidly evolving technological, geo-economic, social & cultural environment
2. Provision of Premier Global IP Services Make core income generating business areas more cost-effective,
and ensure they provide value added
3. Facilitating the Use of IP for Development Reflects commitment to ensuring all countries are able to benefit
from use of IP for development Mainstreaming of development activity in all substantive areas
4. Coordination and Development of Global IP Infrastructure New orientation – responds to need for greater technical
standardization and work sharing/exchange between offices; best practices; and the need to facilitate participation in global infrastructure/access to benefits;
Strategic Goals
5. World Reference Source for IP Information and Analysis New impetus - response to demand for empirical analyses, impact studies;
contribute to sharing of knowledge by developing a portal of comprehensive IP information resources
6. International Cooperation on Building Respect for IP Respect for IPRs is a principle shared by all Member States. Aims to enhance cooperation in building respect for IPRs; broad goal aiming
to identify elements to create an enabling environment
7. Addressing IP in relation to Global Policy Themes Determination to re-establish WIPO as leading IGO for addressing
intersection between IP and global public policy issues
8. Responsive Communications Interface between WIPO, its Member States and all Stakeholders
...a customer services culture - http://www.wipo.int/contact/en/
9. Efficient Administration and Financial Support Structure to enable timely delivery of Programs