More
than 500 participants from 66 countries attended the
Second Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting
and Piracy, which was co-hosted by Interpol and the
World Customs Organization (WCO) and supported by
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The Congress was held with the support and cooperation
of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
and a number of international business organizations
– the Global Business Leaders Alliance Against
Counterfeiting (GBLAAC), the International Trademarks
Association (INTA), the International
Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the International Security
Management Association (ISMA).
The Second Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting
and Piracy has emerged as an important and valuable
opportunity for national, regional and global leaders
from the public and private sectors to raise awareness,
enhance cooperation and identify strategies to deal
more effectively with the global problem of counterfeiting
and piracy. In so doing, delegates built upon the
momentum and recommendations emanating from the First
Global Congress and the subsequent Regional Congresses
in Rome, Shanghai and Brazil.
Participants
agreed that attacking the global trade in counterfeit
and pirated goods should be elevated as a top priority.
The transnational nature of the problem requires that
it be tackled on a global basis, with the development
and implementation of international standards and
programs. They further agreed that the promotion and
protection of Intellectual Property is a key element
of economic development and agreed to enhance efforts
to: raise awareness and
political will; improve cooperation and coordination
among and between the public and private sectors;
build national, regional and global capacity; and,
promote more effective legislation and enforcement.
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Key
Presentations
Ronald
K. Noble, Secretary General, Interpol
Michel
Danet, Secretary General, World Customs Organization
Rita
Hayes, Deputy Director General, World Intellectual
Property Organization
Anne
Gundelfinger, President, International Trademark Association
Neil
Withington, General Counsel, British American Tobacco
on behalf of GBLAAC
Guy
Sebban, Secretary General, International Chamber of
Commerce (BASCAP)
Patrick
De Smedt, Chairman, Microsoft Europe, Middle East
and Africa
Datuk
HJ. Mohd Shafie Bin HJ. Apdal, Minister of domestic
trade and consumer affairs, Malyasia
Christopher
James Shaw, Eli Lilly
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