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WIPO INTER-REGIONAL SEMINAR ON THE ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, IN PARTICULAR TRADEMARKS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, IN CREATING, DEVELOPING, AND STRENGTHENING A NATION BRAND. PROPOSED SURVEY OF CURRENT POSITION AND POTENTIAL PRAGUE, 26 & 27 NOVEMBER 2009. Outline. Purpose of survey
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WIPO INTER-REGIONAL SEMINAR ON THE ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, IN PARTICULAR TRADEMARKS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, IN CREATING, DEVELOPING, AND STRENGTHENING A NATION BRAND PROPOSED SURVEY OF CURRENT POSITION AND POTENTIAL PRAGUE, 26 & 27 NOVEMBER 2009 Ron Marchant CB FRSA
Outline Purpose of survey Products covered by IP Image of Country Opportunities Key players Possible questions Ron Marchant CB FRSA
Purpose of Survey • What is current position • Products • Image of country • Who is doing what? • Opportunities • Next steps? • Who? Ron Marchant CB FRSA
Products covered by IP • Artefacts • Clothing and textiles • Foodstuffs • Beverages • Manufactured goods • Works of art • Music Ron Marchant CB FRSA
Image of Country • History • Culture • Geography and wildlife • Tourism • Experience of visitors • Airport • Hotels • Transport Ron Marchant CB FRSA
Opportunities • New products • Key historical points • Key cultural issues • Art and sculpture • Architecture • Music • Artefacts • Tourism growth • Regional characteristics Ron Marchant CB FRSA
Key Players • Private sector • In government • Leadership • Culture • Tourism • Agriculture • IP Office • Partners Ron Marchant CB FRSA
Possible Questions - 1 • Are there products characteristic of your country available on the market? • If so, what are they? • Are they protected by IP • Who owns the IP • Are there products produced in your country that could potentially be protected as characteristic of your country, but at the moment are not? • If so, who produces them? Ron Marchant CB FRSA
Possible Questions – 2 • Are there specific features which characterise your country • In its history? • In its culture? • In its geography and wildlife? • Do you market your country based on any of these? • If so, which? • Who is responsible for such marketing Ron Marchant CB FRSA
Possible Questions – 3 • Who are the key players and organisations responsible for creating product and country images and protecting them? • Private sector • Public sector • Who are the key decision makers in this area? • Do you wish to undertake further work to develop these issues? • Do you wish to call upon WIPO assistance? Ron Marchant CB FRSA