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SMEs Division
Activities of SMEs Division
December 2007, Jeju
Dr. Guriqbal Singh JaiyaDirector
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Division
World Intellectual Property Organization www.wipo.int/sme
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SMEs Division
Status: An int’l intergovernmental organization
Member States: 183
Staff: 915 from 94 countries
Treaties Administered: 24
Decisions by: GA, WIPO Conference
Guiding Principles: Transparency, Accountability, Consensus
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
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WIPO Milestones : 1883 to 2007
Paris Convention
1883
1886
18911893
1925
1960
1967
1970
1970
1989
2002
Berne Convention
Madrid Agreement
BIRPI
Hague Agreement
BIRPI moves to Geneva
WIPO Convention
WIPO established
PCT
Madrid Protocol
Internet Treaties
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OutreachOutreach
Intellectual PropertyOffices
Intellectual PropertyOffices
Public Sector & Policy-MakersPublic Sector & Policy-Makers
Entrepreneurs, SMEs, Universities, R & D Institutions, General Public & Civil Society
Entrepreneurs, SMEs, Universities, R & D Institutions, General Public & Civil Society
Building awarenessBuilding awarenessBuilding awarenessBuilding awareness
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WIPO’s Activities
Norm-Setting
Services to Industry
Enterprise and Economic
Development
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SMEs Division: Background
• In September 2000, the WIPO Assemblies approved the creation of “a substantial new program of activities, focusing on the IP-related needs of SMEs worldwide”
• SMEs Division established in October 2000
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(1) Demystification• Studies• Guides• Events and expert
missions• Website and newsletter• CD-ROM• Magazine articles
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Strategy
• 1. Demystification
• 2. New audience
• 3. New Areas
• 4. Proactive
• 5. E-Services
• 6. Partnership
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(1) Demystification (Guides)• WIPO/ITC Guide on Marketing of Crafts and Visual
Arts; Role of Intellectual Property; A practical guide
• WIPO/ITC Guide on Secrets of Intellectual Property: Guide for Small and Medium Sized Exporters
• WIPO/ITC Guide on Exchanging Value: Negotiating Technology Licensing Agreements - A Training Manual
• ITC Guide on Exporting Automotive Components
• ITC Guide on Pharmaceutical SMEs (Forthcoming)
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(1) Demystification (Guides)
IP for Business Series• Making a Mark
(Trademarks)• Looking Good
(Designs)• Inventing the Future
(Patents)• Creative Expression
(Copyrights)
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• Translation and/or customization: Under way, with funding from several sources, in the following countries: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, India, Israel, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozamb, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Vietnam
• 16 Countries members of the OAPI
(1) Demystification (Guides)
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(1) Demystification (Events)• Special programs, seminar and
workshops organized by the SMEs Division in Geneva in partnership with selected associations and organizations
• Annual WIPO Forum on IP and SMEs for IP Offices of OECD Countries
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(1) Demystification (Website)
• The Website of the SMEs Division is in six UN languages (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Chinese)
• More than 160,000 pages viewed every month in 2005
• Contents include sections such as IP for Business, IP and E-Commerce, Activities, Best Practices, Case Studies and Documents
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(1) Demystification (Website)
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SMEs Division
(1) Demystification (Newsletter)
• Monthly e-newsletter in the 6 UN languages (Free)
• Content includes articles, updates with information, links and documents
• Launched in August 2001
• Total number of subscribers: >26,000
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(1) Demystification (CD-ROM)
• 50,000 copies of the SMEs Division CD-ROM distributed to SME support institutions, IP Offices and others worldwide
• Marketing and customization
• E-learning CD ROM (in partnership with KIPO: “IP PANORAMA”)
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(1) Demystification (Articles)• Some articles recently published:
What to do if you are accused of copyright infringement
Tapping into Patent Information: a buried treasure
International trade in technology – licensing of know-how and trade secrets
Intellectual Property and E-commerce: how to take care of your business’ website
Offshore outsourcing and IP
Savvy marketing: merchandising of IP rights
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(2) New Audience• Bringing IP issues to SME events• Bringing new business perspective to IP
events• New partnership: Open door policy• IGOs, government focal points, SME support,
training and financial institutions, chambers of commerce and industry, SME associations, SME research institutions, private sector institutions, universities, etc...
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(3) New Areas• IP for financing (venture capital, securitization)• Accounting and valuation of IP assets• IP Asset Management, IP Due Diligence and IP
Audit• Fiscal policies and IP (tax incentives for R&D
activities, patenting, licensing etc.)• IP services to SMEs by incubators, technology parks,
chambers of commerce and SME associations• IP needs of SMEs in agriculture, biotechnology,
handicrafts, software, textiles, etc
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(4) Being Proactive
• Original Content
• Links
• Best Practices
• Case Studies
• Country Studies
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(5) E-Services
• Web site content
• SME mail
• E-mail newsletter; monthly
• Distance learning (IP PANORAMA)
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(6) Partnership• National and Regional IP Offices
• National SME focal points in government, private sector
• Chambers of Commerce and Industry
• SME Associations; Cooperatives
• Incubators, Science Parks, Technology Parks
• Universities; R & D Institutes
• Private Sector Consultants
• SME Finance Institutions (including venture capitalists)
• Other UN Agencies (ITC, ILO, UNIDO, AfDB)