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The Third Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy Geneva, January 30 and 31, 2007

This congress focuses on building capacity and international cooperation to combat counterfeiting and piracy. Topics include legislation, training, strategic approaches, and enforcement studies.

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The Third Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy Geneva, January 30 and 31, 2007

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  1. The Third Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and PiracyGeneva, January 30 and 31, 2007 Building Capacity Ms. Louise van Greunen

  2. WIPO - mandate and international cooperation • WIPO Convention: protection and promotion of IP throughout the world … and collaboration with other IGO’s • various WIPO-administered treaties • Cooperation Agreements with WTO (1995) and subsequent initiatives for developing (1998) and LDC’s (2001) and other Organizations

  3. Advisory Committee on EnforcementWIPO Assembly (September 2002) • one single Committee in charge of global enforcement issues with objectives: • coordination with certain organizations and the private sector to combat counterfeiting and piracy; • public education; assistance; • coordinate national and regional training; exchange of information

  4. sessions of the “ACE” • 1st session: June 2003 • 2nd session: June 2004 - role of the judiciary and quasi-judicial authorities, as well as of the prosecution, in enforcement activities • 3rd session: May 2006 - education, awareness-building and training • 4th session: end 2007 - coordination and cooperation at the international, regional and national levels

  5. cooperation with IGO’s, NGO’s and national IP offices

  6. enforcement divisionhttp://www.wipo.int/enforcement/en/ • legislative assistance - enforcement provisions • training - the judiciary and law enforcement agencies - upon request = in-house cooperation • special request - • assistance in formulating national enforcement strategies • specialized IP courts v. specialized judges

  7. training sessions • program prepared in consultation with requesting Member State • international obligations • national implementing legislation • local user of the IP system • practical training session • panel on formulating a strategic approach

  8. local talent and top-level support

  9. enforcement casebooks

  10. brain storming in small groups

  11. reading

  12. deliberations

  13. what do we achieve? • evaluates national law against international obligations • implementation - practical level • other related and applicable laws • issues of health/safety and economical impact • creates an interest in IP • need for a strategic approach

  14. looking at TRIPS with new eyes

  15. reading the documents

  16. product identification

  17. a strategic approach to IP enforcement

  18. the way forward • continue with the above • enforcement studies • open to new suggestions and ideas • remain entirely at your disposal

  19. thank you!

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