WIPO Magazine, Issue No. 2, 2002

The WIPO Magazine is publishedmonthly by the Office of Global Communicationsand Public Diplomacy,World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO). It is not an official record andthe views expressed in individual articlesare not necessarily those of WIPO.The WIPO Magazine is distributed freeof charge.If you are interested in receiving copies,contact:Marketing and Distribution SectionWIPO34, chemin des ColombettesP.O. Box 18CH-1211 Geneva 20,SwitzerlandFax: 41 22 740 18 12e-mail: publications.mail@wipo.intFor comments or questions,contact:The EditorWIPO Magazine (at the above address)Copyright © 2001 World IntellectualProperty OrganizationAll rights reserved. Articles contained herein may be reproducedfor educational purposes. No part may, however, bereproduced for commercial purposes without the expresswritten consent of the Office of Global Communications andPublic Diplomacy, World Intellectual Property Organization,P.O. Box 18, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.Fore more information contact WIPO at:Address:34, chemin des ColombettesP.O. Box 18CH-1211 Geneva 20SwitzerlandTelephone:41 22 338 91 11Fax:41 22 740 18 12e-mail:wipo.mail@wipo.intor its New York Coordination Office at:Address:2, United Nations PlazaSuite 2525New York, N.Y. 10017United States of AmericaTelephone:1 212 963 6813Fax:1 212 963 4801e-mail:wipo@un.orgVisit the WIPO website at:http://www.wipo.intand order from the WIPO Electronic Bookshop at:http://www.wipo.int/ebookshopWIPO Publication No. 121(E)ISSN 1020-7074