IFIA 40 th BIRTHDAY Jubilee Event

1. IFIA 40th BIRTHDAYJubilee Event March 4, 2008 - Moscow

2. What is IFIA? International Federation of Invnetors Associations Memeber organizations from 84 countries IFIA European Inventor Network from IFIA African Inventors Network

3. The IFIA President and Secretariat András Vedres dr. - Budapest

4. What is IFIA’s ambition? To represent inventor interest: creation friendly environment – simple and cheap IP protection To help the utilization of inventions: to contribute to the presentation of inventions and to the partner finding

5. How IFIA represents inventor interest? Speaking inventor language

6. IFIA collective show on international invention exhibitions - 2007 Invention Salon – Moscow (5-8/02) IPTEC 07 – Cannes (1-2/03) ITEX exhibition – Kuala Lumpur (18-20/05) IWIS exhibition – Warsaw (29-31/05) MIC Congress and exhibition – USA (8-10/06) INNO Festival – Merignac (21-24/09) World Cup of CIIs – Taipei (27-30/09) INVENTIKA – Bucharest (2-6/10) Yenkee – Waterbury, CT USA (10-13/10) Kuwait Invention show – Kuwait City (23-26/10) IENA, World Cup of CIIs – Nuremberg (1-4/11) SME Show – Belgrade (28-29/11)

7. IFIA organized events - 2007 ExCo meeting – Budapest (21-23/01) ExCo meeting – Geneva (20/04) Conference and Seminar about innovation and globalization – Budapest (10-12/08) ANPII Conference – Niamey (10-13/12)

8. IFIA Campaigns 2008 • Protectinvention and inventors • Be equal chance regarding innovation • Be higher esteem of inventors

9. C + H2O = CO + H2 15th Century - Machine 19th Century - Process 20th Century - Plant 21st Century - Animal Inventions and their protection forms Widening patent protection

10. Interaction of inventions between works of art WORK OF ART INVENTION Camera and cine Photo and cinematic art Computer implemented invention Computer program Widening patent protection

11. Hybrid car is a computer implemented invention Widening patent protection Patent protection for CII in all country

12. World Cup of Computer Implemented Inventions This is a world wide competition, exhibition, and business event for Computer Implemented Inventions (CIIs)

13. Semifinal of World Cup of CIIs, Taipei

14. Semifinal of World Cup of CIIs, Nuremberg

15. Widening patent protection The protection of computer implemented inventions is not covered by laws in several countries. This is a disadvantage for inventors, and for the world economy as well. IFIA proposes that countries without protection for computer implemented inventions bring about laws in line with the international system of protection.

16. International level National level Independent inventor Global company Equal chances in patenting

17. International level National level Independent inventor Global company Equal chances in patenting Reduction of international IP protection expenses

18. Equal chances in patenting • IFIA called the attention of EU competent authorities to the urgent necessity of establishing the Community Patent. • IFIA proposed the passing of the London Agreement by all European states. • IFIA suggested the governmental support of patent application costs for „the smalls”.

19. Be higher esteem of inventors • By the IFIA Jubilee events • First International Inventors Day, Bangkok • First International Lady Invention Show, Seoul • Inventors’ World Festival – The World Largest Invention Exhibition, Suzhou

20. Without inventor no invention, without invention no innovation and without innovation no profit

21. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO IFIA!