Vietnam will remain an active, proactive and responsible member of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) for the development of an inclusive, balanced, dynamic and future-oriented global intellectual property (IP) ecosystem, said a Vietnamese official.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Hoang Giang (centre) and other members of the Vietnamese delegation at the the 64th series of meetings of the Assemblies of the WIPO Member States in Geneva. (Photo: Ministry of Science and Technology

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Hoang Giang is attending the 64th series of meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva from July 10 to 13, VNA reported.

Addressing a session on IP and development on July 11, Giang pointed out that the challenges facing the world like epidemics, climate change, and food insecurity have been impacting economies and the life of millions of people around the globe. To solve those problems, it is necessary to continue boosting multilateral cooperation, realising the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and encouraging the development of science, technology and innovation, which of IP is a key tool.

He highly valued the WIPO initiatives to assist member states, especially those targeting priority groups such as small- and medium-sized enterprises, women, and the young in the use of IP rights as a tool to fuel economic growth, attract investment, create jobs, and improve the community’s life quality.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Hoang Giang speaks at the WIPO General Assembly on July 11, 2023. Source: Ministry of Science and Technology

Vietnam will keep cooperating with WIPO in developing an inclusive, balanced, and effective global IP ecosystem that enables innovation for the sake of all, the official stressed.

At a meeting with WIPO Director General Daren Tang on July 11, Giang expressed his delight at the reinforced cooperation between Vietnam and WIPO, which reflects the Vietnamese Party, State, and Government leaders’ attention to science, technology and innovation, of which IP is an important factor.

He also applauded the two sides’ close and fruitful ties in implementing technical cooperation activities such as in the National IP Strategy, the Global Innovation Index, and the Provincial Innovation Index.

The official also witnessed the signing of a cooperation deal between WIPO and the IP Office of Vietnam on a research, training, support, and advisory centre to help Vietnamese experts, businesses, and civil servants improve their skills and knowledge

Ensuring intellectual property rights face many non-traditional challenges

Within the scope of activities of the Delegation, in addition to attending a number of Plenary sessions of the WIPO General Assembly, the Delegation had bilateral contact activities, had a working session with the Permanent Representative of Vietnam to UN, World Trade Organisation and other international organisations in Geneva and visited some models of GI protection and management in Switzerland.

WIPO Director General Daren Tang and NOIP Director Dinh Huu Phi signed a cooperation agreement between WIPO and NOIP, witnessed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Giang and representatives of WIPO Source: Ministry of Science and Technology

On November 17, 2021, Vietnam officially joined the World Intellectual Property Organization's Copyright Treaty (WCT), and on February 22, 2022, the WCT Treaty officially entered into force in Vietnam.

The fourth industrial revolution has opened up many opportunities for development in the field of copyright and related rights to all the promotion literary, musical and artistic creativity as well as creating new forms of utilization.

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