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Introduction to Intellectual Property
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Overview
“Intellectual property” (IP)
IP system
IP policy
WIPO
One type of IP - copyright
“Intellectual Property”
Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce
Industrial property
patents (inventions)
trademarks
industrial designs
geographical indications
Copyright
literary and artistic works; novels, poems, plays, films, musical works, drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures, and architectural designs
related rights - performing artists, producers of phonograms, broadcasters of radio and television programs
Why protect intellectual property?
Protection of IP rights is an incentive to human creativity
Promotes respect for individual artists, and enables them to earn livelihoods
Prevents infringement and “free riding”
IP serves as an instrument for cultural, social, economic and technological development
New creativity helps create sustainable and competitive businesses locally and internationally
IP-based industries contribute significantly to national economies
IP gaining importance in today’s “information society”
Who manages the intellectual property system?
Public Sector (WIPO, Government Copyright Offices, Courts)
Private Sector (Industry associations, collecting societies, IP-based industries, lawyers)
Academic (Universities)
Research & Development Institutions
Individuals - you!
What is WIPO?
United Nations specialized agency
members - 183 Member States
observers - 222 non-governmental organizations, 66 international organizations
938 staff members
based in Geneva (offices in New York, Brussels and Singapore)
International copyright policy-making
Traditional treaty-making
WIPO administers 23 international treaties
10-15 years to develop (fast-tracked 6 years)
New stakeholders
greater public involvement in IP (as creators, distributors and consumers)
greater value and investment in IP as intellectual capital in the knowledge society
New processes
‘soft law’, best practices, joint recommendations..
Intellectual property today - India
Creative industries in China - 357.7 billion yuan (US$44 billion) in 2003
Copyright industries in China employ 60,000 people
Book publishing industry - 60,000 new titles a year, with 3 billion printed copies to value of 40.4 billion yuan (US$5 billion)
Film industry produces 126 films annually
Recorded music (2000) - 62 million units sold with sales of 646.4 billion yuan (US$80 million)