World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is a huge organisation, with a vast number of areas that could be discussed in this essay. Though there are numerous definitions of what the World Intellectual Property Organisation is, I will give a description of how I see the organisation. There is an immense history behind the establishment we see today, I will give an enlightenment of how this history took place. I will also discuss the aims and purpose WIPO and how it plays its part in the protection of the Intellectual Property and the people who unite with WIPO to ensure is delivers its services effectively and efficiently, I will also give a description of these essential services. To display the significance of the organisation I will discuss cases they have been involved in. And to get a greater idea of the inner workings of the organisation I will be giving details from an interview with the Director General.
The Organisation:
The World Intellectual Property Organisation is an agency which is devoted to achieving an Intellectual Property system which helps protect innovativeness encourages creativity and looks after the public’s interests. Intellectual Property is “creations of the mind”. There are two types – Industrial property (e.g. patents, trademarks and designs) and copyright and related rights (e.g. books, movies and the rights of performing artists). Intellectual Property allows an asset, which is a creation of the mind rather than of physical substance (i.e. is intangible), to be owned and puts in place a system which entitles the creator(s) / owner(s) to benefit from its existence and therefore prevents others trying to pilfer the idea and pass it off as their own.
The History:
There is a long history surrounding the organisation described above and this history began as early as 1883. That year saw the dawning of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. This was the first significant step in helping people get
The Organisation:
The World Intellectual Property Organisation is an agency which is devoted to achieving an Intellectual Property system which helps protect innovativeness encourages creativity and looks after the public’s interests. Intellectual Property is “creations of the mind”. There are two types – Industrial property (e.g. patents, trademarks and designs) and copyright and related rights (e.g. books, movies and the rights of performing artists). Intellectual Property allows an asset, which is a creation of the mind rather than of physical substance (i.e. is intangible), to be owned and puts in place a system which entitles the creator(s) / owner(s) to benefit from its existence and therefore prevents others trying to pilfer the idea and pass it off as their own.
The History:
There is a long history surrounding the organisation described above and this history began as early as 1883. That year saw the dawning of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. This was the first significant step in helping people get