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The Intellectual Property-Conscious Nation: Mapping the Path from Developing to Developed By Kamil Idris and Hisamitsu Arai This contribution to the international debate on global development challenges, written by WIPO Director General Kamil Idris and former Commissioner of the Japanese Patent Office Hisamitsu Arai, was published by WIPO in May. About the authors Kamil Idris, Director General of WIPO, was a professor of law and a diplomat in the Sudanese foreign service before joining the Organization. He studied law, political science and international affairs in Egypt, Sudan, the USA and Switzerland. Hisamitsu Arai is Secretary-General of the Intellectual Property Headquarters at the Cabinet Secretariat of the Japanese government. A visiting Professor of Tokyo University of Science, he served formerly as Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office, and as Vice-Minister at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Taking as their starting point the UN Millennium Development Goals, the authors set out their vision of how the judicious use of the intellectual property (IP) system can best contribute to the achievement of those goals. Their concern is to address “one of the weakest links” in the economic development strategies of many developing countries, namely a failure to integrate policies designed to promote IP and innovation into other key development policies, such as those governing health, education, trade, environment and science and technology. Aimed at policy-makers as well as a broad, non-expert audience, the book bases its appeal on the wealth of examples used to illustrate its message rather than on detailed economic analysis. IP success stories – and failures – drawn from developed and developing countries the world over offer the reader inspiration and instruction. The strong personal and professional commitment of both authors to the promotion of IP does not blind them to the problems and gray areas. IP is not, they stress, a panacea. It can make a powerful contribution to meeting the world’s development needs, but the market forces driving IP-based innovation are not alone sufficient to solve such critical problems as producing drugs for neglected diseases. Nor will commercially-based licensing, unchecked, ensure that vital new technologies reach those who need them. If IP is to realize its full potential for helping meet development goals, it must, they argue, be applied within a framework of global and corporate social responsibility. They call for flexibility and common sense, and for humanitarian policies to be applied to patent management. From start to finish, the book drives home the central message that innovation is the most important driver of economic development in the 21 st century; that the creation of an innovation culture is the sine qua non; and that IP is the essential mechanism which rewards, protects and converts innovation into economic assets. This message is expanded and illustrated through chapters covering major development themes: food security, poverty reduction, public health, education, environment, cultural heritage. The chapters are written so as to be more or less self-standing, allowing the reader to dip in and out without losing the thread. The authors conclude by offering a five-step action plan for government leaders seeking to speed their nations along the path from developing to developed.
GENEVA, JUNE 2006 CONTENTS 2 7 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 25 26 28 OUTREACH WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY TREVOR BAYLIS, INVENTOR: THE CLOCKWORK RADIO THE NEW SINGAPORE TREATY WHAT DOES IT CHANGE IP AND BUSINESS THE SYNERGY OF TRADEMARKS AND MARKETING CASE LAW COPYRIGHT IN THE COURTS: THE DA VINCI CODE CAPTURING THE SPIRIT OF INVENTION BIOETHICS AND PATENT LAW The Case of the Oncomouse PATENT LAW HARMONIZATION: WHAT HAPPENED COMMITTEE MEETINGS IGC – A Stronger Voice for Indigenous Communities SCCR – Updating Broadcasting Rights ACE – Awareness-Raising for Effective Enforcement NEWS ROUNDUP Millions in Prizes for Young Scientists CIPIH Report Apples and Beatles European Inventors of the Year BOOK REVIEW LES BREVETS DE LA CROISSANCE WIPO AWARDS LETTERS AND COMMENT CALENDAR OF MEETINGS NEW PRODUCTS
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