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Organizations relating to Patents, Copyright

Licensing Executives Society International / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1973
Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 2006
Organización Iberoamericana de Derechos de Autor / Montevideo, Uruguay / Est. 1996
Nordic Patent Institute / Taastrup, Denmark / Est. 2008
Eurasian Patent Organization / Moscow, Russia / Est. 1995
European Patent Lawyers Association / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2001
Arab Intellectual Property Mediation and Arbitration Society / Amman, Jordan
Intergovernmental Committee of the Universal Copyright Convention / Paris, France / Est. 1974
Regional Centre for the Promotion of Books in Latin America and the Caribbean / Bogota, Colombia / Est. 1971
Budapest Union for the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1977
Union for the International Patent Classification / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1975
International Patent Cooperation Union / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1978
Central and Eastern European Copyright Alliance
Copyright for Creativity / Est. 2010
International Intellectual Property Institute / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1998
Centre d'études internationales de la propriété intellectuelle / Strasbourg, France / Est. 1963
Scandinavian Patent Committee / Est. 1955
International Institute for Intellectual Property Management / Wil, Switzerland
Patent Documentation and Information Centre / Harare, Zimbabwe / Est. 1978
Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Association / Hsinchu, Taiwan / Est. 1994
Protocol 3 Annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention / Paris, France / Est. 1952
Eurasian Patent Convention / Est. 1994
Protocol 1 Annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention Concerning the Application of That Convention to Works of Stateless Persons and Refugees, 1971 / Paris, France / Est. 1971
Treaty on Intellectual Property / Est. 1939
Convention on Patents of Invention, Drawings and Industrial Models, Trademarks, and Literary and Artistic Property / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1906
Convention on the Grant of European Patents / Est. 1973
Treaty on Patents of Invention / Est. 1889
Revision of the Convention of Buenos Aires on the Protection of Literary and Artistic Copyright / Est. 1928
WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1994
Multilateral Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation of Copyright Royalties and Additional Protocol / Paris, France / Est. 1979
Universal Copyright Convention, 1971 / Paris, France / Est. 1971
Convention on Inventions, Patents, Designs and Industrial Models / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1910
ASEAN Framework Agreement on Intellectual Property Cooperation / Est. 1995
Treaty on Patents of Invention, Industrial Drawings and Models and Trademarks / Est. 1902
Universal Copyright Convention, 1952 / Paris, France / Est. 1952
Convention on Literary and Artistic Copyright, 1902 / Est. 1902
Agreement on Patents and Privileges of Invention / Est. 1911
Protocol 1 Annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention Concerning the Application of That Convention to the Works of Stateless Persons and Refugees, 1952 / Paris, France / Est. 1952
Agreement on the Unification of Requirements with Regard to the Formulation and Presentation of Patent Applications / Est. 1975
Convention on Literary and Artistic Copyright, 1910 / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1910
Protocol 2 Annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention Concerning the Application of That Convention to the Works of Certain International Organizations, 1971 / Paris, France / Est. 1971
Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs within the Framework of ARIPO / Est. 1982
Agreement on the Unification of Requirements with Regard to the Formulation and Filing of Patent Applications / Est. 1975
Protocol 2 Annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention, Concerning the Application of That Convention to the Works of Certain International Organizations, 1952 / Paris, France / Est. 1952
Convention for the Protection of Patents of Invention, Designs and Industrial Models / Est. 1910
Agreement for the Mutual Safeguarding of Secrecy of Inventions Relating to Defence and for Which Applications for Patents Have Been Made / Est. 1960
ARIPO Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants / Est. 2015
Pacific Intellectual Property Association / Est. 1970
International Patent, Trade Mark and Copyright Institute
World Copyright Organization / Berchem, Belgium

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World Problems relating to Patents, Copyright

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Restrictive business practices in relation to patents and trademarks
Corporate control of genetic material
Avoidance of copyright
Monopolization of agricultural genetic resources
Restrictive cross-licensing agreements
Excessive cost of medical drugs
Irresponsible pharmaceutical advertising
Exclusive proprietary systems
Copyright barriers to transfer of knowledge
Plagiarism
Distortion of international trade through obstacles to patent protection

Action Strategies relating to Patents, Copyright

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Advising about intellectual property rights
Protecting intellectual copyright of artists
Facilitating transfer of privately-owned environmentally sound technology
Purchasing technological patents for transfer on non-commercial terms
Developing intellectual property rights systems in biodiversity conservation
Linking national patent offices
Preventing abuse of environmentally sound technology intellectual property rights
Evaluating effects of world trade agreements on intellectual property rights
Patenting software
Preventing computer infringement of intellectual property rights
Protecting intellectual property
Recognizing ownership of proprietary partnerships
Acknowledging claims to committed techniques
Plagiarizing
Reporting plagiarism
Declassifying innovative patents
Abolishing unethical patenting of transgenic animals
Avoiding limitations of copyright
Providing patent coverage
Improving patent licensing system
Infringing copyright
Applying international copyright principles

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