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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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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(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)