Economic Issues of Intellectual Property Rights

Opening Ceremony

Welcome addresses by:

Mr Asa Kling
Director, Israel Patent Office (ILPO)
Jerusalem

Mr Ilya Gribkov
Division for Certain Countries in Europe and Asia (DCEA)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva

Mr Ralph Heinrich
Secretary
UNECE Team of Specialists on Intellectual Property
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Geneva

Topic 1 

Building Capacities for Management of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)
in Countries in Transition and WIPO Tools for Countries in Transition

Mr Ilya Gribkov
WIPO

Topic 2 

Information about the Need Assessment for the Tool on Economic Issues of IPRs
in Countries in Transition

Ms Tereza Pigova
International Counsultant
London

Topic 3 

Challenges for Management of Intellectual Property (IP) and its Economic Consequences
in Countries in Transition

Mr Ralph Heinrich
UNECE

Topic 4 

Strategies, Trends and New Challenges related to Economic Issues of IPRs
- Experience of Israel

a)

Economics of IPRs in the 21st Century? Do We Need a Pradigm Shift?

Mr Meir Pugatch
Haifa University

b)

WIPO's policy to encourage innovation:
 - the Israeli case
 - developing countries
 - countries in transition

Mr Daniel Ben-Oliel
Haifa University

c)

Industry - Academy Cooperation

Mr Hagit Messer-Yaron
Tel Aviv University

Topic 5

Introduction to the Tool on Economic Issues of IPRs for Countries in Transition

Ms Natalia Karpova
President
Licencing Executives Society (LES)
Moscow, the Russian Federation

Topic 6

IP and Competition Policy

Mr Ralph Heinrich
UNECE

Topic 7
Topic 8

Economic Issues of IPRs at the National Level
- Country Reports
(in alphabetical order)

Georgia

Hungary

Moldova

Poland

the Russian Federation

Slovakia

Slovenia

Ukraine - 1

Ukraine - 2

Ukraine - 3

Roundtable 1

Tool on Economic Issues of IPRs in Countries in Transition

Roundtable 2

Good Practices and Policy Recommendations on IP and Competition Policy