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National Strategies and Policies for Innovation: A View from China and India
Two invited government officials, Mr. Liu Jian, Division Director, International Cooperation Department, State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples’ Republic of China (SIPO), and Mr. T. C. James, Director of the Intellectual Property Division, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India, presented the intellectual property policies of their respective government.
Committee Meetings
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Book Review: Patry on Copyright
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Letters and Comment
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In the News
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Camera, Action, Copyright
Beneath the glitz and the box office hits, a solid foundation of copyright and related rights is what allows movie-makers to earn a return on their investment, and enables the film industry to thrive. An introduction to three articles on creativity and copyright in the film industry.
Making Movies: Bobby Bedi, India
Bobby Bedi is a strong advocate for the recognition and enforcement of intellectual property rights, as he explains in this interview with WIPO Magazine.
The Nollywood Phenomenon
Nigeria’s burgeoning film industry, now considered the world’s third largest after Hollywood and India’s “Bollywood,” is in a league of its own.
IP Rights and Economic Development: A Historical Perspective
Professor Zorina Khan's award-winning book, “The Democratization of Invention,” contrasts the structures of the IP systems in Europe and the U.S. during the 19th century, and analyzes the effect on industrialization and economic development in these regions. In this interview she draws analogies with the situation in developing countries today.
Country Focus: IP Revolution – How Japan Formulated a National IP Strategy
This article is excerpted from Mr. Arai’s latest book, Intellectual Property Revolution, published (in Japanese) by Kadokawa Publishing Corporation, Tokyo, in September 2006.
Industrial Designs Symposium in Argentina
Why do businesses invest in design, and how can they protect their investment? Why register industrial designs? How can design protection best be obtained in different countries?
America's Cup – WIPO Provides Online Dispute Resolution Facility
WIPO created in-house a customized web-based facility for use in the 32nd America’s Cup to facilitate efficient dispute resolution under the ACJ Rules of Procedure, modeled on the WIPO Electronic Case Facility (ECAF).
SCT: Work on New Types of Marks, Trademark Opposition Procedures and Industrial Designs
WIPO’s Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT), attended by 77 Member States, four intergovernmental organizations and 16 non-governmental organizations, met from May 7 to 11 to pursue work on the following issues.
Letters and Comment
This article is part of our archive, offering insights from past editions. Continue reading to discover how intellectual property can foster creativity, innovation and social progress.
In the News
This article is part of our archive, offering insights from past editions. Continue reading to discover how intellectual property can foster creativity, innovation and social progress.
Hounding Out Piracy: Operation Double Trouble
Malaysia’s new champions in the fight against film and music piracy are only three years old, but are already making their mark. Meet Flo and Lucky.
Copyright in the Courts: How Moral Rights Won the Battle of the Mural
The moral rights of an artist over his work were put to the test in a High Court of India in 1992, in what was to become a 13-year legal battle, finally settled in 2005. The following account of this landmark case was written for WIPO Magazine by Binny Kalra, a senior attorney specializing in intellectual property litigation at the New Delhi firm of Anand and Anand, which represented the artist.
Green Design – From Cradle to Cradle
The green market is expanding rapidly and eco-friendly design is helping companies to stand out from the competition. Green designers – a new breed of environmentally conscious engineers and architects – are rethinking entire product life cycles, from the industrial manufacturing processes, to what happens at the end of the life of the product. Some products created according to these principles now carry a new certification mark: Cradle to Cradle (C2C).
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