[FYI] WIPO: Press Release PR/2000/202

["Axel H Horns" <horns@t-online.de>]

http://www.wipo.int/eng/pressrel/2000/p202.htm

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Press Release PR/2000/202  

Geneva, January 4, 2000  

WIPO PUBLISHES STUDY OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICIES AND WEALTH 
CREATION  

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published today a 
case study on the link between intellectual property and wealth 
creation in Japan. Intellectual Property Policies for the Twenty-
First Century: The Japanese Experience in Wealth Creation is written 
by Mr. Hisamitsu Arai, Vice Minister for International Affairs, 
Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan. Mr. Arai, one 
of the leading thinkers in the field of intellectual property policy 
today, is a co-founding member of WIPO’s Policy Advisory Commission 
(PAC), a non-constitutional body set up to advise WIPO's Director 
General, Dr. Kamil Idris, on the Organization's vision and strategic 
direction. Mr. Arai's book has been published as one of a series of 
studies conceived and initiated by the PAC.  

Dr. Idris described the study as "an important reference on 
intellectual property policies in various countries." "The timing of 
the publication is auspicious, coming during a period of considerable 
economic change," he said. The Director General added "I truly hope 
this book is widely read and becomes a source of discussion on 
intellectual property policy in the 21st Century."  

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