WIPO FORUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SMEs
FOR IP OFFICES AND RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS
OF OECD AND EU ENLARGEMENT COUNTRIES
organized by
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
and hosted by
the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Mark and Designs) (OHIM)
Alicante, May 27 and 28, 2004
| Thursday, May 27, 2004 DAY 1 | |
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08.30 09.00 |
Registration |
09.00 09.30 |
OPENING CEREMONY |
Address by: Mrs. Rita Hayes, Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Video |
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Welcome Address on behalf of the President of OHIM: Mr. João Miranda de Sousa, Director, General Affairs and External Relations Department, Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of the European Union (OHIM) |
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| 09.30 10.30 | Keynote Address: |
The WIPO Forum on IP and SMEs for OECD Countries |
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| Speaker: | |
| Mr. Guriqbal Singh Jaiya, Director, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Division, WIPO |
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10.30 11.00 |
Coffee Break |
11.00 13.00 |
Theme 1 |
Outreach and Support Programs on Trademarks and Industrial Designs |
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| Speakers: | |
Mr. Graca Aranha, Acting Director, Information and Promotion Division, Section of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, WIPO |
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Mr. Christel Heremans, Head of Service and Information, Benelux Trademark Office, The Hague PPT presentation (in PDF format) |
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Mr. Andre Beale, Director, IP Wales, United Kingdom |
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Mr. Serge Quazzotti, Director, Linking Innovation and Intellectual Property (LIIP) Project, Luxembourg |
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| Mrs. Alicia Blaya, Legal Advisor, IPR-Helpdesk, Alicante, Spain PPT presentation |
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| Mrs. Chelo Peñataro Yori, Cordinator, IRC Network, Luxembourg PPT presentation (in PDF format) |
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13.00 14.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00 14.20 | Theme 2 |
Promoting the Use of Collective and Certification Trademark among SMEs |
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Speaker: |
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Mr. Orazio Olivieri, Deputy Director, Diffusione Informazione Normativa Tecnica (DINTEC), Rome |
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| 14.20 15.40 | Theme 3 |
| Administrative Procedures for Resolving IP Disputes at the IP Offices, e.g.: Opposition and Cancellation Proceeding | |
| Speakers: | |
| Mr. Bernt Boldvik, Head of Design and Trademark Department, Norwegian Patent Office, Oslo PPT presentation (in PDF format) |
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| Mr. Normunds Lamsters, Deputy Head of Trademark and Industrial Design Department, Latvian Patent Office, Riga PPT presentation (in PDF format) |
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| Ms. Virginia Melgar, Deputy Director, General Affairs and External Relations Department, Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) | |
15.40 16.00 |
Coffee break |
16.00 17.40 |
Theme 4 |
| Fighting Counterfeiting and Piracy: Role of IP Offices | |
| Speakers: | |
| Mr. Silvia Navares Gonzales, Head, International Cooperation and Relations with Courts, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, Madrid PPT presentation (in PDF format) |
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| Mr. Martti Enajarvi, President, National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland, Helsinki | |
| Mrs. Lina Mickiene, Head of Legal Division of the State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius PPT presentation (in PDF format) |
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| Ms. Park Hyun-Hee, Deputy Director, Korean Intellectual Property Office, Seoul | |
| Mr. Marco Marzano de Marinis, Associate Legal Officer, SMEs Division, WIPO | |
| Friday, May 28, 2004 DAY 2 | |
08.30 10.30 |
Theme 5 |
Training Programs on Marketing and Branding, e.g.: Distance Learning, Institutional/Universities Programs on Trademark and Industrial Design |
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Speakers: |
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Mr. Margus Viher, Head of the Information Department, Estonian Patent Office, Tallinn |
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Mr. Pascal Duyck, Training Design Manager, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Paris |
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Mr. Serge Quazzotti, Director, LIIP Project: Linking Innovation and Intellectual Property, Luxembourg |
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| Mr. Steve Allen, European Projects Manager, Industrial Property Europe, United Kingdom (UK) | |
| Mr. Giuseppe Conti, Expert, Politecnico di Milano, Italy PPT presentation (in PDF format) |
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| Mr. Mariano Riccheri, Program Manager, Magister Lvcentinvs, University of Alicanté PPT presentation (in PDF format) |
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10.30 11.00 |
Coffee break |
11.00 12.00 |
Theme 6 |
Trademark and Industrial Design Search: Current Issues and Challenges for SMEs |
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Speakers: |
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Ms. Patricia García-Escudero Márquez, Head, Dissemination and Information Unit, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, Madrid |
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| Mr. Hubert Rothe, Head, Section on Industrial Property Information for the Public, Supply of Literature, German Patent and Trade Mark Office, Munich | |
Ms. Jackie Roberts, Trade Marks Change Manager, UK Patent Office, London |
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12.00 13.15 |
Lunch |
13.15 14.30 |
Theme 7 |
Electronic Filing of Trademark and Industrial Design |
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Speakers: |
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Ms. Patricia García-Escudero Márquez, Head, Dissemination and Information Unit, Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, Madrid |
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| Ms. Jackie Roberts, Trade Marks Change Manager, UK Patent Office, London PPT presentation (in PDF format) |
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| Ms. Bente Waldstrom, Quality Management Department, Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) PPT presentation (in PDF format) |
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| 14.30 15.00 | Coffee break |
15.00 17.00 |
Round Table: Scope of, and Modalities for, Cooperation in Outreach and Support Policies, Programs and Activities of OECD IP Offices and WIPO for Entrepreneurs and SMEs: Challenges and Prospects |
17.00 17.30 |
Closing Ceremony |
| Addresses by Mrs. Rita Hayes, Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | |
| Mr. Wubbo de Boer, President, Office for Harmonization of the Internal Market (OHIM) | |