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ICC
launches 2004 Intellectual Property Roadmap
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| Thomas Pletscher
- "Effective and balanced protection of
intellectual property is crucial for the development of all societies" |
New
Delhi, 16 March 2004
- ICC today launched its 2004 Intellectual Property Roadmap at the International
Conference on Intellectual Property Policy taking place this week in New
Delhi.
Now
in its fifth year, the ICC roadmap provides a comprehensive overview for
businesses and government officials of the most critical developments
in IP rights and protection.
Compiled
by the ICC's Commission on Intellectual Property, comprised of 240 IP
experts from around the world, the roadmap is a vital tool for any professional
wanting a snapshot of the intellectual property landscape.
In
addition to providing background and guidance over the spectrum of existing
and emerging IP issues, this fifth edition of the roadmap features additional
sections on trade secrets and new forms of intellectual property and technologies.
"Compared to previous years, issues related to the information society
are being discussed more intensively", said Thomas Plet
scher, Chair
of the IP Roadmap Task Force.
"Effective
and balanced protection of intellectual property is crucial for the development
of all societies. The roadmap enables policy makers as well as business
leaders to get an easily accessible view of the challenges ahead,"
Mr Pletscher added.
Urho
Ilmonen, Chair of the ICC IP Commission, explained why the roadmap is
particularly important for business: " By having the roadmap at hand,
business leaders have access to an updated glossary of all the pertinent
IPR issues having an effect on their business."
The
roadmap is available in hard copy and will soon be online (www.iccwbo.org/IP_Roadmap/)
- the 2002 and 2003 versions having been one of ICC's most requested web
documents over the last two years.
The
launch took place at the International Conference on Intellectual Property
Policy, hosted by ICC India and held in conjunction with the biannual
meeting of the ICC Commission on Intellectual Property.
The
conference occurs at an especially propitious time for intellectual property
protection in India as the Indian Government and Parliament are currently
debating the scope of the Third Patent Amendments Act.
ICC
Commission on Intellectual Property
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