ISIPPE-1 Symposium
Thematic Areas
Main Theme: Addressing IPR infringement and related forms of illicit trade enforcement to spur digital- driven economy.”.
Sub Themes:
- Best practices in combatting IPR infringement and illicit trade
- Discussions will focus on best practices in:
- Carrying out enforcement, public awareness and capacity building activities. It will also address consumer behavioral change and factors contributing to consumer affinity on counterfeit products
- Legislative and policy reforms in combatting illicit trade
- It will also discuss technological advancement in combatting illicit trade by the manufacturers, government and consumer-protection organizations
- Discussions will focus on best practices in:
- Use of IP in economic and social development
- Discussions will focus on the contribution of IP in economic and social development
- It will also discuss how IP addresses cross cutting issues (climate change, food security, health, etc)
- IPR dispute resolution mechanism
- Discussions will focus on case studies on IPR dispute resolution mechanism (IP registration and enforcement)
- Utilization and exploitation of IP in the global market
- Discussions will focus on the utilization, exploitation and commercialization of IP in the global market
- Partnerships and linkages on IP protection and enforcement
- Discussions will focus on strategies to strengthen stakeholder partnerships and linkages on IP protection and enforcement
- It will also discuss research and development and the tripartite linkages among government, university and industry in addressing developmental challenges
- IP assets and valuation
- Discussions will focus on the IP valuation and use of IP as economic assets