Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung is leading a
delegation to the 54th series of meetings of the Assemblies of the
Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO),
which kicked off in Geneva, Switzerland on September 22.
In his opening speech, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry attributed
the organisation’s strong financial health to steady growth in the
global intellectual property systems such as the Patent Cooperation
Treaty, the Madrid System for trademarks and the Hague System for
designs.
He pledged to continue bringing into
play achievements gained over the past six years in WIPO’s core
programmes, including global intellectual property services,
policy-making, capacity building and technical infrastructure.
The director general also stressed the need for quick ratifications
of international treaties to convert commitments into reality.
The Vietnamese official is scheduled to deliver a speech at the event
and meet with Gurry to share Vietnam’s stances on building the
world intellectual property system in the time ahead.
WIPO is
the global forum for the promotion of intellectual property (IP)
policy, services, information and cooperation. As a specialised agency
of the United Nations, WIPO assists its 187 member states in developing a
balanced international IP legal framework to meet society’s evolving
needs.
It provides business services for obtaining IP rights in
multiple countries and resolving disputes, as well as delivers
capacity-building programmes to help developing countries benefit from
using IP, and provides free access to unique knowledge banks of IP
information.
This year’s meetings will last until September 30.-VNA