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IP Capacity-Building Activities by the National Chamber of Commerce and Services of Uruguay

The National Chamber of Commerce and Services of Uruguay offers capacity-building activities to promote development, competitiveness, innovation, and intellectual property rights. They aim to support companies in taking advantage of the IP system and enhance their market value.

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IP Capacity-Building Activities by the National Chamber of Commerce and Services of Uruguay

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  1. IP Capacity-Building Activities by the National Chamber of Commerce and Services of Uruguay Lic. Javier Peña Capobianco

  2. NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SERVICES OF URUGUAY Mission since 1867 • To seek for the general interest of commerce and the entire private sector in the national economy and to offer a meeting point to deal with all sorts of licit activities.

  3. FUNDAMENTALS Development Competitiveness Added Value Innovation Intellectual Property

  4. IPR, TRADE AND FDI • IPR are associated with FDI and trade. • There is a positive relationship between IPR, trade and FDI. Source of information: “The impact of trade related-intellectual property rights on trade and foreign direct investment in developing countries” OCDE, 2003.

  5. LEADING COUNTRIES IN PCT FILINGS 2007 • USA 53.318 • Japan 27.725 • Germany 17.796 • France 6.528 • UK 5.543 • China 5.462 Source of information: WIPO, PCT statistics.

  6. INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF GOODS2006 Exports: • Germany: 9.4% • USA: 8.7% • China: 8.1% • Japan: 5.4% • France: 3.7% • Imports: • USA: 15.7% • Germany: 7.5% • China: 6.5% • UK: 4.7% • France: 4.3% • Source of Information: SCiNet Corporation • Science Network | The World Trade System

  7. 36% of Uruguayan industrial enterprises declared that they had introduced innovations in the market 6% introduced innovations with an international scope 43% got innovative results for the local market 54% had innovation results for their own company INNOVATION • Source of Information: Survey of Industrial Innovation Activities, carried out by the National Office of Science, Technology and Innovation

  8. INVESTIGATION AND SUCCESS The industrial innovating enterprises in Uruguay represents only 36% of all and concentrated: • 80% of the sales added value, • 82% of exports, • carried out 78% of total gross investment. • Source of Information: Survey of Industrial Innovation Activities, carried out by the National Office of Science, Technology and Innovation

  9. IP IN URUGUAY • Filings in 2007: • 775 filing of patents, 27 by residents. • 5295 filings of trade marks, 2223 by residents.

  10. IP AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

  11. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND IP • Competitiveness • Enhance the market value of firms. • Add value to products or services. • Gain revenues.

  12. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND IP • 2) The innovation process • Prevent competitors from copying products or services. • Avoid duplication, obtain valuable technological information. • Stimulate R + D + I.

  13. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND IP • 3) Counterfeiting and piracy • 4) International trade agreements • 5) Foreign direct investment

  14. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND IP 6) New services and new members 7) The role in policy-making 8) Demonstrate leadership

  15. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND IP Chambers of Commerce, in different regions worldwide have started to put into practice different kind of services to support companies to take advantage of the lP system. • Specialized services (technical assistant). • Activities of diffusion (guides, magazines, Web sites, seminaries, etc). • Grants to obtain the first IP right or to have technical assistants.

  16. OUR CHAMBER AND THE IP • OBJECTIVES • Principal: • To promote at the entrepreneurial level a culture of IP, especially among SME, in order to improve their competitiveness and to stimulate the innovation. • Specifics: • To create the Center to Promote IP. • To train professionals in the subject. • To sensitize about the importance of the subject. • To introduce specialized services.

  17. CENTER TO PROMOTE IP WIPO - ICC - BASCAP NARI - NOIP - NCCR - NCFCP LOYERS - ACADEMY NEOS Center to Promote Intellectual Property (CPIP) Services Awareness Training Networking COMPANIES - INNOVATORS

  18. OUR CHAMBER AND THE IP • Training for the Chamber staff: • Industrial Property in the Global Economy. WIPO/PRV, Stockholm, 2008. • Intellectual Property and Companies. WIPO, Montevideo, 2008. • Industrial Property in the Global Economy. WIPO/PRV, Tunis, 2008. • Workshop on Practical Intellectual Propriety Issues for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Support Institutions. WIPO, Geneva, 2006. • Visits to Italia and Finland, 2006 y 2007.

  19. OUR CHAMBER AND THE IP • Awareness: • Web site and space in our newsletter. • Guides: IP and companies. • Seminars and workshops.

  20. OUR CHAMBER AND THE IP • Seminars and workshops • Innovation and Project of Technology . NARI, NCCS, 2008. • Trade Marks and International Trade. IBS, 2008. • The Impact of Piracy in the Society. IBS, 2008. • National workshop about TRIPS. WTO, 2007. • IP and International Trade. IBS, 2007. • Seminars about Trade Marks. WIPO, DNPI, 2007. • Regional Forum for the Promotion of IP in the SME Agro-alimentary. WIPO, DNPI, 2006. • How to increase the value of firms? The SME and the IP. WIPO, Unioncamere, 2006. • Services of IP designed for SME. WIPO, Unioncamere, 2006.

  21. OUR CHAMBER AND THE IP • International networking: • IP Training workshop for chamber of commerce and other business support organizations, WIPO, ICC. Geneva, 2008. • Regional Meeting about the challenge of IP for the LA Chambers of Commerce, WIPO. Lima, 2008. • 5th World Chamber Congress, ICC. Istanbul, 2007. • Task force group to create an IP toolkit. ICC, Paris, 2007.

  22. CENTER TO PROMOTE IP • Identification and diffusion of technology demands. • Identification of intangibles assets. COMPANIES - INNOVATORS • Preparation and negotiation of contract of technology transfer. • Analysis of patentability. • Research in data bases. • Identification of sources of financing. • Commercial evaluation. • Intangibles valuation.

  23. OUR CHAMBER AND THE IP • Next steps: • Specialization Programme for Professionals: “Management of IP Assets”. • Guide about services in IP for Chambers of Commerce and pilot project. • Study to analyze the impact of Piracy. • Campaign of diffusion.

  24. LESSONS LEARNT • To realize about the importance of the subject. • To act in collaboration with other institutions. • To involve all the actors. • To lead by action.

  25. Thank you!!! Javier Peña Capobianco jpc@cncs.com.uy www.cncs.com.uy

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