WIPO Tools for Countries in Transition

and Cooperation with Serbia

International Conference on Intellectual

Property Rights Protection in Europe

Belgrade, Serbia, November 15, 2010

Serguei Zotine, Senior Legal Counsellor, Division for Certain Countries in Europe

and Asia

One of the priorities of the WIPO activities is to provide support

to countries in transition to further strengthen their national

Intellectual Property (IP) Systems and how to relate that to the Intellectual Property (IP) Systems and how to relate that to the

Government’s economic and cultural strategy in relation to

creativity and innovation.

Context

� Economies in Central European and Baltic States, Caucasian, Central Asian and

Eastern European countries, as well as in some Mediterranean countries are attracted

to the notion of a structured and planned approach to maximizing the benefits to be

gained from the innovative and creative activities of citizens and from attracting inward

investment and business partnerships with companies from other countries.investment and business partnerships with companies from other countries.

� For the countries of Europe, the European Union dimension is particularly

important in relation to the current and future relationships with the European

Union, its member states, and the EPO.

WIPO Tools to support the development

of national IP Systems

The Division for Certain Countries in Europe and Asia (DCEA) has been developing a new series of tools for experts and practitioners, as well as policy makers in countries in transition:

1. Management of Academic Intellectual Property and Early Stage Innovation (technology transfer, licensing…)

2. Special Features of the Copyright Systems 3. Nation Branding in Countries in Transition4. Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights5. Recommendations on Strengthening the Role of Innovative SMEs in

CIS countries6. Guidance for Elaboration of IP Strategies7. Tool on IP Teaching in Countries in Transition8. Economic Tool for Countries in Transition9. Tool on Traditional Knowledge in Countries in Transition10. Tool on Digitalization of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Countries in

Transition

Tool 1: Management of Academic

Intellectual Property and Early Stage

Innovation in Countries in Transition

• Identification of legal and institutional elements of the early stage innovation systems, including existing innovation and IP laws, role of central innovation promotion bodies, incubation parks, etc.

• Identification of the best practices and their comparison with practices • Identification of the best practices and their comparison with practices in other countries

• Creation of a model for the early stage management of academic IP

• WIPO-Serbia cooperation goals

• University Initiative and IP University coordinators

Tool 2: Special Features of the Copyright Systems

of Countries in Transition

• Development of recommendations regarding the establishment

and functioning of the system of collective management of

copyrights and related rights

• Analytical study on contribution of the industries based on

copyright and related rights to the national economic and social copyright and related rights to the national economic and social

development

• WIPO-Serbia cooperation goals

• Strengthening collective management organizations

• Increasing awareness in creative industries

Tool 3: Nation Branding in Countries in Transition

• Development of methods for identification of the country image

on foreign markets

• Identification of basic practices for creation of national brands

• Establishment of main types of cooperation between national

governments and private sector in creation and improvement of governments and private sector in creation and improvement of

the external country image

Tool 4: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights

in Countries in Transition• Development of methods of determination of the piracy and

counterfeiting in the country

• Identification of areas where enforcement is insufficient

• Development of model legislative provisions on enforcement of IPRs for incorporation into national laws

• Further development of the national systems of enforcement, • Further development of the national systems of enforcement, development of coordination and interaction among law-enforcement bodies, courts etc

• WIPO-Serbia cooperation goals• Training for judiciary, customs, market inspectors and police

Tool 7: IP Teaching in Countries in

Transition

• The content of the Tool is under

preparation

• WIPO-Serbia cooperation goals

• Setting up modules on intellectual

property intended for various levels of

education

Conclusion

• Implementation of any particular Tool in

Serbia will depend on its Government

• The expectation of WIPO in • The expectation of WIPO in

implementing these activities is that

they should be realistic, cost effective,

result-oriented and contribute to solving

concrete problems in economic or

cultural development

Thank you for your attention.

Serguei.Zotine@wipo.int