WIPO INTER-REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TEACHING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) IN COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION

1. WIPO INTER-REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TEACHING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) IN COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION WORLD INTELLECTUALPROPERTY ORGANIZATION UNIVERSITY OF NATIONALAND WORLD ECONOMY PATENT OFFICE OFTHE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Dorian Chiroşca, PhD, Professor State University of Moldova, Kishinev

2. Stimulation factors of IP teaching for Legal Entities • Country transition to market economy • Innovative way of development of the country • Development of economy based on knowledge • Creation of strong system of intellectual property • The introduction of the country into the WTO

3. To whom teach • Legal entities • Small and medium entreprises • Scientifically-technological parks • Innovative incubators • Inventors • Creators • Managers

4. Who teach • National Office on Intellectual Property • Universities • The research organizations • IP Center • IP specialized training institutes • WIPO Worldwide Academy

5. Exhibition activity Conferences, symposium seminars, round tables, etc Granting of services Working directly with companies Teacher training Dissemination through publications and editions Disseminating innovative activity in the stimulation of IP field events. Ways of disseminating information in the IP field

6. Exhibition activity • Participating with a booth at the National Exhibition • Participating with a booth at the International Exhibition • Participation in marketing activities at national exhibitions

7. Exhibition activity Main national exhibition • SMALL BUSINESS • FOOD&DRINKS • BEAUTY • MOLDCONSTRUCT, MOLDENERGY • SPORTS, LEASURE, TURISM • COMINFO • MOLDMEDIZIN&MOLDDENT • FURNITURE • EIS “INFOINVENT

8. Working directly with companies • Selecting companies • Visit the company • Consultations for the patent application / registration IP • Preliminary IP diagnosis of the company • Creating IP department to the legal entities

9. IP diagnosis of the company • Expertise in IP valuation • Expertise in IP audit and management • Expertise in IP strategy • Technology transfer • Branding • Marketing

10. Creating IP department to the legal entities The main functions of corresponding divisions will consist: • in assistance, encouragement and supports of innovative activity • assistance of the methodical help to workers of the enterprise, including for carrying out of research patent documentation • acquaintance of employees of the company and the organisations with national and international system of protection of intellectual property • provide of measures on improvement of management of intellectual property

11. The training Annually AGEPI runs courses on preparations of advisers in the field of intellectual property where about 30 persons are trained. According to Register AGEPI since 1995 on 2009 the specified Courses have finished 355 persons representing the state organisations, high schools, legal firms and the industrial enterprises. The training is spents on two specialties: • The first specialty, is the adviser for intellectual property • The second specialty is the expert according to objects of intellectual property.

12. The training Structure of the curriculum for preparation Candidates for patent attorneys

13. The training Structure of the curriculum for preparation experts according to objects of intellectual property

14. Dissemination through publications and editions AGEPI • BOPI • INTELECTUS • BOURSE OF INVENTION • AGEPI INFO • AGEPI EXPO • SERVICII AGEPI • ABC – ul PI • Various information and publicity materials

15. Conclusions • Adoption by the Government of a strategy on IP teaching to the legal entities • Active involvement of the National IP Offices in IP Teaching for Legal Entities • Elaboration of methodologies on IP teaching for Legal Entities • Reading material • Human resource

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