Director General of World Intellectual Property Organisation Francis Gurry (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)is committed to supporting Vietnam in implementing IP–related activities, WIPO DirectorGeneral Francis Gurry told the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) onMarch 23.
At his working session with NOIP officials, Gurry stressedthe key role of IP in socio-economic development, adding that the processing ofpatent applications can reveal the rapid transformation of technology and theWIPO will assist Vietnam in this process, thus enhancing the effectiveness ofIP-related activities in the country.
Noting the positive engagements between hisorganisation and the NOIP, the WIPO Director General said he believes in thefuture expansion of cooperation to realise their common goals.
NOIP Director General Dinh Huu Phi said the VietnameseGovernment has resolved to promote IP protection to turn IP into a real drivingforce for socio-economic growth.
Based on past cooperation, Phi asked WIPO to offertechnical support for his agency, particularly the upgrade of data and searchtools in processing patent applications.
He asked the organisation to back Vietnam in joining andimplementing WIPO-monitored international agreements on intellectual propertyand other activities.
On March 22, the Ministry of Science and Technology(MoST) and the WIPO signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperationin building a national strategy on intellectual property for Vietnam.
With the MoU, an official cooperation mechanismbetween the MoST and WIPO is created in building the strategy to solve thecountry’s specific demands and priorities in the long, middle and short terms.-VNA
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