Month: October 2019

Geneva, October 16, 2019PR/2019/838 Go to: Patents | Trademarks | Industrial designs | Plant varieties | Geographical indications | Publishing…

While Uber is a success, and has even reached unicorn status, its lack of correct attention to brand has caused…

Brand is a most misunderstood word. It’s among the words such as intellectual property, trade mark, business design and branding…

What is the difference between a wireless access point and a Wi-Fi router? A Wi-Fi router is what allows multiple…

The internet has changed the rules for many industries. In my books Legally Branded and Intellectual Property Revolution, I explained…

WIPO Director General Francis Gurry on October 18, 2019, opened the “International Conference on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries,…

WIPO Director General Francis Gurry accepted the Dominican Republic’s instrument of accession to WIPO’s Lisbon System for the International Registration…

Tobias Bednarz, Legal Counsellor, Building Respect for IP Division, gives a brief summary of the 14th session of the WIPO…

WIPO Director General Francis Gurry and Chief Economist Carsten Fink discuss with reporters the “World Intellectual Property Report 2019,” in…

WIPO Director General Francis Gurry briefly summarizes the main findings of the “World Intellectual Property Report 2019.”

Geneva, October 9, 2019PR/2019/837 Delegates from WIPO’s 192 member states closed their 2019 Assemblies meetings with agreement on the Organization’s…

WIPO Director General Francis Gurry received on October 8, 2019 the instrument of accession of the Democratic People’s Republic of…

A Trump Teleprompter Apocalypse | All In | MSNBC  Editors Note: “The truth is always hard to swallow if…

The most common copyright dispute we see involves an image used on a website which the website owner does not…

WIPO Director General Francis Gurry welcomes Trinidad and Tobago accession to three key WIPO treaties – the Beijing Treaty on…

Viet Nam Minister for Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh reaffirms his country’s commitment to promoting innovation and creativity through…

Uganda Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Kahinda Otafiire reaffirms his country’s commitment to promoting innovation and creativity through the…

Samoa Minister for Commerce, Industry and Labor Lautafi Fio Selafi Purcell reaffirms his country’s commitment to promoting innovation and creativity…

Montenegro’s Minister for Economy Dragica Sekulić reaffirms his country’s commitment to promoting innovation and creativity through the intellectual property system….

Liberia Minister for Commerce & Industry Wilson K. Tarpeh reaffirms his country’s commitment to promoting innovation and creativity through the…

Kazakhstan Minister of Justice Marat Beketayev reaffirms his country’s commitment to promoting innovation and creativity through the intellectual property system….

Cuba’s Minister of Science, Technology and Environment Elba Rosa Pérez Montoya reaffirms her country’s commitment to promoting innovation and creativity…

Antigua and Barbuda Minister of State of Legal Affairs, Public Safety, Immigration and Labor Maureen Hyman Payne reaffirms her country’s…

WIPO Director General opens a panel discussion on “Empowering Women in the Publishing Industry” organized by the WIPO Human Resources…

WIPO Director General Francis Gurry welcomed New Zealand’s October 3, 2019, accession to WIPO’s Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to…

The Ukraine Government hosted a music and light show entitled – “Innovative Ukraine – From Soul to Brain” – highlighting…

Israel became the 63rd contracting party of the International Design System on October 3, 2019 when it acceded to the…