President Tran Dai Quang (R) and Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese State will create all possible conditions for thesystem of intellectual property to grow and make maximal contributions to socio-economicdevelopment, affirmed President Tran Dai Quang.
Hemade the remark while receiving Francis Gurry, Director General of the WorldIntellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in Hanoi on March 21.
Hethanked WIPO for its support for Vietnam in the past time and spoke highly ofthe organisation’s role as a global forum on intellectual property services,policies, information and cooperation.
Vietnamhas defined protecting industrial patents, ensuring fair competition, and encouragingcreativity via the Civil Code’s regulations on industrial patents protection,Quang said.
Intellectualproperty plays an important role in helping Vietnam realise its growth targetof between 6.5 and 7 percent by 2020, he added.
ThePresident stated that Vietnam wants favourable conditions to participate furtherin WIPO institutions and increased technical cooperation with the organisation,particularly in devising a national master plan on intellectual property.
Forhis part, Francis Gurry congratulated Vietnam on recent socio-economic attainmentsbased on clear economic and technological development strategies.
Henoted that Vietnam has contributed to WIPO’s general success and that WIPOhopes for strengthened cooperation with the country in the future.
Vietnamjoined the WIPO in 1976.-VNA
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