Unlocking IP-backed Financing: Country Perspectives

Side Event WIPO Assemblies

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WIPO

Thursday, July 21, 2022, from 5:15 to 6:00 pm CET

To enhance access to finance on the strength of IP, governments and commercial concerns alike are experimenting with a range of initiatives and offerings. WIPO launched a new report series on Unlocking IP-Backed Financing, Country Perspectives to better track and learn from their experiences. This side event will highlight preliminary findings of the project.

Welcome Remarks - Marco Alemán, Assistant Director General, IP Innovation and Ecosystems Sector (IIES), WIPO

Introduction to the Country Reports Project - Guy Pessach, Director, IP for Business Division (IPBD), IIES, WIPO

Panel Discussion moderated by
Allison Mages, Head, IP Commercialization Section, IP for Business Division (IPBD), IIES, WIPO

Lilyclaire Bellamy, Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office
Koji Tauchi, Director, Multilateral Policy Office, International Policy Division, Policy Planning and Coordination Department, Japan Patent Office
Bernard Ong, Group Director, Policy and Engagement Cluster, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Hansueli Stamm, Chief Economist, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Adam Williams, Director of International Policy, UK Intellectual Property Office

Interventions from Member States

Closing

Invitation

For more information on the project, visit WIPO Report Series on Unlocking IP-backed finance.

On-site registration

July 21, 2022, 5.15 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. Geneva time (CET)

WIPO Conference Hall, WIPO Headquarters, Geneva

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Online participation

Follow the live webcast, or use video-on-demand of previous meetings to search by agenda item or speaker.

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