Vietnam attended the 54th WIPO General Meeting

On September 22, the 54th World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) session was officially opened in Geneva, Switzerland, attended by delegates from 187 countries. tablets.

The Vietnamese delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Van Tung. Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh, Head of Vietnam's Delegation to the United Nations Office, the World Trade Organization and other international organizations in Geneva attended the delegation's activities with representatives of the Department. Intellectual property (Ministry of Science and Technology), Copyright Office (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism).

In his speech at the opening ceremony, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry emphasized that the world intellectual property system is one of the organization's important priorities, especially for the Patent Cooperation System. Madrid about the brand and La Haye System for designs.

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This was the first General Director's speech since he was re-elected for a second term in May. Mr. Gurry is committed to continuing to promote the achievements of the past six years in the core programs of global intellectual property services-services, policy-making process, and capacity building. technical infrastructure.

The General Director of Gurry also added WIPO's successes in creating a new foundation for international cooperation, while emphasizing the need to quickly ratify international treaties, making commitments to become realistic.

Under the plan, Deputy Minister Tran Van Tung will deliver a speech at the WIPO General Assembly, meet with the General Director of WIPO to show some of Vietnam's views on the orientation of building the world intellectual property system. next time.

WIPO is a global forum for promoting intellectual property, services, information and cooperation policies. As a specialized agency of the UN, WIPO supports 187 member countries in developing an international legal framework that is balanced in intellectual property to meet the development needs of society.

WIPO provides business services to achieve intellectual property rights in many countries, resolving disputes .

This year's General Meeting will take place until September 30 at WIPO headquarters.