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WIPO Forum on IP and SME

http://www.wipo.org/eng/meetings/2001/ip_milan/index.htm

WIPO MILAN FORUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES

Milan, February 9 and 10, 2001

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will organize, in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade of Italy, a Forum on Intellectual Property and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, to be held in Milan, Italy, on February 9 and 10, at the Marriott Hotel, Via Washington 66, Milan 20146, Italy (Tel: +39 02 48 521).

The main objective of the Forum will be to review the role of the intellectual property system in enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises. It will also provide an opportunity to inform the participants about the initiatives of WIPO on this subject and to examine a possible mid-term plan of action.

The Forum is expected to be opened, inter alia, by the Honorable Giuliano Amato, Prime Minister of Italy, and the Director General of WIPO. Keynote speeches will be held by the Honorable Enrico Letta, Minster for Industry and Foreign Trade of Italy, and by Dr. Herwig Schlögl, Deputy Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Presentations will be made by a number of eminent speakers and experts in the field.

Participants will include high-level officials from Member States of WIPO as well as representatives from intergovernmental organizations, national SME support institutions, non-governmental organizations and entrepreneurs.

The program (also available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 format) covers the following items:

Fostering the Innovation Potential of SMEs in the Globalization Era: The Role of Patents Promoting the Marketing Potential of SMEs: The Role of the Trademark and Industrial Design Systems SMEs and the Copyright Sector - Success Stories New Enterprises in the Digital Era Panel Discussion on Utilization of the Intellectual Property System for Enhanced Competitiveness in the Knowledge-Based Economy - Opportunities for SMEs

Travel and accommodation arrangements are to be made by the participants themselves. Participation in the forum is free of charge. Interpretation will be available in English, Italian, French and Spanish.

To register, please complete the attached participation form (available in Adobe PDF and MS-Word 97 format) and send it to:

Mrs. Alba Marin or Ms. Raluca Maxim Tel: +41 22 338 9005 / 8594 Fax: +41 22 338 8760 E-mails: alba.marin@wipo.int raluca.maxim@wipo.int

See

http://www.wipo.org/eng/meetings/2001/ip_milan/pdf/program.pdf

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