More Trade News in Brief – Week 6 (4 – 10 February 2013)

 

* WHO, WIPO, WTO – Medical Technologies and Innovation

 

5 February 2013

 

The World Health Organization (WHO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and World Trade Organization (WTO) released the “Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation: Intersections between Public Health, Intellectual Property and Trade”.

 

Find more about this study here.

 

                                       

  

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* Turkey – Mauritius Signed FTA

 

7 February 2013

 

Turkey and Mauritius signed a free trade agreement (FTA). Check here.

 

Read more about the Turkey’s FTA’s here.

 

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Global Innovation Index 2012 (GII)

3 July 2012, Abu Dhabi, Fontainebleau, Geneva and Singapore

 

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and The Business School for the World (INSEAD) published the fifth edition of ”Global Innovation Index 2012 (GII): Stronger Innovation Linkages for Global Growth”.

 

Top 10 Leaders in overall innovation performance as per the Global Innovation Index are:

 

1. Switzerland

2. Sweden

3. Singapore

4. Finland

5. United Kingdom

6. Netherlands

7. Denmark

8. Hong Kong (China)

9. Ireland

10. United States of America

 

Global Innovation Index 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   More here.

Colombia Joins the International Trademark System

29 May 2012, Geneva

 

Colombia deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks (Madrid System) administrated by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

 

More here.

EPO and WIPO Co-operation Agreement

3 May 2012, Geneva/Munich

 

European Patent Office (EPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have agreed on a comprehensive three-year technical co-operation scheme with the aim of developing the international patent system.

 

The European Patent Office (EPO) is one of the largest intergovernmental institutions in Europe and is one of the largest patent authorities in the world.

 

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the UN dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system.

 

Please read more here or here.