Seminar on Intellectual Property

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Type:

Seminar

Specific Target Audience:

Core Diplomatic Training

Date:

28 Feb - 29 Feb 2012

Duration of event:

2 days

Location:

New York, United States

Programme area:

International Law, Multilateral Diplomacy

Fee:

USD 300

* The seminar is free-of-charge for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and other developing countries (DCs) in the limit of available fellowships. Please choose payment by wire transfer to avoid paying the fee and confirm your registration, please then send us an e-mail to request a fee-waiver. *Diplomats from developed countries and representatives of international, intergovernmental, and non-governmental organizations, civil society and other interested individuals are required to pay a participation fee of 300 USD.

Website:

http://www.unitar.org/ny/international-law-and-policy/intellectual-property

Event focal point email:

info@unitarny.org

Other events details:

How to register

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Background

Defined as “the legal rights which result from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary and artistic fields”, intellectual property is an integral part of economic development and interactions in modern society. In order to promote creativity and dissemination and application of its results, countries have enacted laws to protect intellectual property. While these guard the creators of intellectual goods and services, they also manifest the gap between developed and developing countries in terms of access to critical technologies and resources. Particularly with the 1994 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property, intellectual property has become a flashpoint in many bilateral relations.

Content and Structure

Spanning two days, the seminar will examine:

Mandates and functions of WIPO;
Basic principles of intellectual property, specifically patents, trademarks and copyrights;
Global challenges and intellectual property, including climate change, development, public health and traditional knowledge.

Methodology

As an informative face-to-face event facilitated jointly by UNITAR and WIPO, this seminar features experts from WIPO, academia and other relevant institutions. Following their presentations, participants have an opportunity to engage in in-depth discussions with the speakers.

Targeted Audience

The seminar is open to members of permanent missions to the United Nations in New York, who serve on the Second and Sixth Committees, or work on intellectual property and trade issues.

Additional Information

The course participation fee is 300 USD. Diplomats from least developed countries (LDCs) and developing countries are eligible to apply for a fellowship. If you wish to apply for a fellowship (fee-waiver), please contact the UNITAR New York Office (info@unitarny.org) upon completion of online registration.

Diplomats may pay individually per course attended, or their country may wish to cover the costs of an annual subscription of $10,500. An annual subscription will ensure unlimited and free access, at each workshop and special training, for up to 5 diplomats of the Permanent Missions in New York and representatives of foreign governments for the full range of UNITAR CDT courses in 2012. For more information on the UNITAR CDT pricing policy and annual subscription please contact our New York Office.

Important: Participation will be confirmed once payment is received. Participants are required to make payment by credit card or wire transfer. UNITAR reserves the right to rescind an applicant's enrolment at any time in case of non-receipt of payment.

All participants who successfully complete the workshop will receive a UNITAR Certificate of Completion.