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The
Global Congress is convened by the World Customs Organization,
Interpol and the World Intellectual Property Organization, with
the support and partnership of the world business community.
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The World
Customs Organisation (WCO) is the only intergovernmental
organisation exclusively focused on Customs matters. With its
worldwide membership, the WCO is now recognised as the voice of
the global Customs community. It is particularly noted for its
work in areas covering the development of global standards, the
simplification and harmonisation of Customs procedures, trade
supply chain security, the facilitation of international trade,
the enhancement of Customs enforcement and compliance activities,
anti-counterfeiting and piracy initiatives, public-private partnerships,
integrity promotion, and sustainable global Customs capacity building
programmes.
In 1952, the Convention formally
establishing the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC) came into force.
In 1994, after years of membership growth, the Council adopted
the working name “World Customs Organization”, to
more clearly reflect its transition to a truly global intergovernmental
institution. It is now the voice of 170 Customs administrations
on all continents at all stages of economic development. Today,
WCO Members are responsible for processing more than 98% of all
international trade. |
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INTERPOL
is the world’s largest international police organization,
with 188 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border
police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations,
authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat
international crime.
INTERPOL aims to facilitate international
police co-operation even where diplomatic relations do not exist
between particular countries. Action is taken within the limits
of existing laws in different countries and in the spirit of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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The World
Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
protects the rights of creators and owners of intellectual property
worldwide and helps ensure that inventors and authors are recognized
for their ingenuity. Protection of intellectual property rights
acts as a spur to human creativity, pushing forward the boundaries
of science and technology and enriching the world of literature
and the arts. By providing a stable environment for the marketing
of intellectual property products, it helps oil the wheels of
international trade and creates real wealth for nations.
With headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland,
WIPO is one of the 16 specializeded agencies of the United Nations
system of organizations. It administers 23 international treaties
dealing with different aspects of intellectual property protection.
The Organization counts 182 nations as member states. |
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In order to provide
broad-based support in the fight against counterfeiting and piracy,
the International
Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has launched BASCAP
– Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy. This
operational platform will drive assertive action that integrates
all business sectors and cuts across all national borders.
BASCAP will pursue the
following objectives:
- Connecting ongoing activities
and coordinating business strategies and messages.
- Producing information that has
value to corporations and trade associations across sectors.
- Amplifying business messages
to governments and consumers.
Goals
- Increase public and political
awareness and understanding of counterfeiting and piracy activities
and the associated economic and social harm.
- Compel government action and
the allocation of resources towards improved IPR enforcement.
- Create a culture change where
intellectual property is respected and protected.
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The International
Trademark Association (INTA) is a not-for-profit membership
association of more than 4,600 trademark owners and professionals,
from more than 180 countries, dedicated to the support and advancement
of trademarks and related intellectual property as elements of
fair and effective national and international commerce.
INTA was founded in 1878 by 17
merchants and manufacturers who saw a need for an organization
"to protect and promote the rights of trademark owners, to
secure useful legislation and to give aid and encouragement to
all efforts for the advancement and observance of trademark rights."
After 127 years, INTA continues its mission to represent the trademark
community, shape public policy and advance professional knowledge
and development.
INTA believes strongly that nations
must work together and exchange information and ideas that will
eliminate the threat posed by cheap, fake goods that illegally
play on the good name of legitimate trademarks. With this belief
INTA strongly advocates policies to advance protection against
trademark counterfeiting and infringement. In doing so INTA analyzes
and comments on treaties, laws, regulations, procedures and other
enforcement mechanisms with respect to anticounterfeiting; engages
and works with other anticounterfeiting associations and coalitions
at all levels, and with governmental officials all over the world
dealing with anticounterfeiting issues; and educates through government
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INPI
is the 2011 Country Host. INPI
is the French institute for industrial property. The INPI
supports, develops and protects the innovation. According to the
intellectual property code, the INPI has four main missions :
- receive applications and deliver
the industrial property titles : patents, trademarks and designs;
- participate in elaborating the
industrial property law;
- put at the public's disposal
all information required for the protection of industrial property
titles;
- inform about industrial property
and promote it.
The Anti-counterfeiting Center’s
missions are to put at the public’s disposal:
- all information regarding counterfeiting
of trademark, patent, design, authors’ rights
- all information regarding the
defense of intellectual property rights ant the protection against
counterfeiting.
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