3. WHY INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS ARE
IMPORTANT IN IPR?
• As international trade has grown, so has the evidence of its
benefits to both states and enterprises, the most obvious of
which is economic gain.
• The more universal the market, the more freely trade flows,
generating more economic resources for market growth,
infrastructure, research and development, jobs, market and
labour specialization, global, economic, and social stature.
• International law works to improve global business potential
by enabling more open borders, modernized customary
exchanges and reduced trade barriers around the world.
5. WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
ORGANIZATION(WIPO):
• The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of
the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN).
WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative
activity, to
promote the protection of intellectual
property throughout the world".
• It is designed to promote the world
wide protection of both industrial
property(inventons,trademarks,design)
and copyrighted material(literary,
musical,artistic and photographic work).
6. WORLD INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
ORGANIZATION(WIPO):
• There 26 treaties Administered
under wipo
I. Berne Conventions
II. Paris Conventions
III. Madrid protocol
IV. Phonograms Convention
V. Rome Convention
VI. Brussels Convention
VII. Washington treaty
7. WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
ORGANIZATION(WIPO):
NODOKA-ORGANIC JAPANESE TEA:
• NODOKA produces genuine Japanese
green tea.The tea is sold as a powder in
distinctly branded packaging.
• The NODOKA logo was designed with the
help of a talent crowdsourcing site and
the application for trademark protection is
being processed Under WIPO.
• The WIPO determines intellectual
property
as a result of a person’s particular creative
activity.
8. INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK
ASSOCIATION(INTA):
• It is not for profit, International association
composed chiefly of trademark owners and
practitioners.
• INTA offers a wide variety of educational seminars
and publications, including many worthwhile useful
materials available at no cost on the Internet.
• INTA focuses on a number of benefits and services
that provide value to our members including: policy
development and advocacy at national, regional and
international level; global trademark research
materials; and education and training programs.
9. INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK
ASSOCIATION(INTA):
NEWYORK CONFERENCE-MARCH 2020
• Brands in Society: Their Influence and Responsibility
TRADEMARK ADMINISTRATOR AND PRACTITIONER MEETING-
(TMAP)-OCTOBER 2020
• Provides so many exceptional educational,
networking, and benchmarking opportunities
that many consider it the industry’s one-stop
meeting for trademark administrators, new
practitioners, and other trademark professionals.
E-LEARNING PROGRAM-TRADEMARK BASICS
• Gain a foundation to begin a successful career
as a trademark practitioner.
10. WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATION(WTO)
• To provide a forum for
negotiations.
• To provide a dispute
settlement mechanism.
• To administer trade
agreements.
• To review national trade
policies.
• Ensures trade flows
smoothly.
• Provides developing
countries with trade
related training programs.
12. WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATION(WTO)
Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement(TBT):
• Aims to ensure that technical regulations, standards,
and conformity assessment procedures are non-
discriminatory and do not create unnecessary
obstacles to trade.
Disputes by agreement:
• A dispute arises when a member government
believes another member government is
violating a WTO agreement. The complaining
member must submit a “request for
consultations” identifying the agreements it
believes are being violated. A dispute can be
often brought under more than one agreement.
13. EUROPEAN PATENT
ORGANIZATION(EPO):
• A controllable,accountable organization.
• After publication of application,multiple
intervention mechanisms available.
• Final say on infringement and validity
remains with national courts.
• Commited to European patent law
standards and to decisions of European
political leadership.
14. European patent organization(EPO):
Patentability of Natural Products in Europe:
• patents natural products derives from the
rules of the European Patent Convention
(EPC), which explicitly state that biological
material which is isolated from its natural
environment or produced by means of a
technical process can be patented, even if it
has previously occurred in nature (Rule
27(a) EPC).
• If a substance that occurs in nature is
found to have an antibiotic effect, then
a claim to the isolated substance may be
patentable in Europe;
15. UNITED INTERNATIONAL BUREAUX FOR THE
PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• The United International Bureaux for the Protection of
Intellectual Property (BIRPI) was an international organization. It
was set up in 1893 to administer the Berne Convention for the
Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the Paris
Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.
• In 1893, the International Bureau established
by the Paris Convention and the International
Bureau established by Berne Convention, both
to carry out administrative tasks, merged to
form the BIRPI.
16. UNITED INTERNATIONAL BUREAUX
FOR THE PROTECTION OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Paris Convention:
• In 1883, the Paris Convention for the
Protection of Industrial Property came
about to address this issue, and became
the first step in intellectual property
protection.
17. INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY ALLIANCE
• The International Intellectual
Property Alliance (IIPA), formed in
1984.
• It is a private sector coalition of
seven trade
associations representing U.S.
companies that produce copyright
protected material, including
computer software, films, television
programs,
music, books, and journals
(electronic and
print media).
• It seeks to strengthen international
copyright
protection and enforcement by
working with
U.S. government, foreign
governments, and
private-sector representatives.
18. INTERNATIONAL
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
ALLIANCE
Turkish Copyright protection of TV formats and
programmes:
• TV formats are undoubtedly an important source of
revenue in the entertainment industry. In fact,
many TV broadcasts are composed of shows based
on specific formats, some of which are imported
and adapted to the importing country’s
culture.
• Turkey exported TV content worth
$350 million in 2017, becoming the
second largest exporter of TV drama
in the world after the United States
and is expected to sell approximately
$1 billion worth of TV content by 2023,
including entertainment formats.