Francis Gurry current Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization is paying an official visit to Mongolia during July 22-23 by the invitation of Deputy Minister of Mongolia.
Francis Gurry has led WIPO as Director General since October 1, 2008. He was reappointed in May 2014 for a second six-year term, which runs through September 2020.
WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation. It is a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 188 member states. Mongolia joined the organization as a member state in 1979 and is part of agreements and negotiations with 14 countries.
WIPO provides policy forum to shape balanced international IP rules for a changing world; global services to protect IP across borders and to resolve disputes; technical infrastructure to connect IP systems and share knowledge; cooperation and capacity-building programs to enable all countries to use IP for economic, social and cultural development; a world reference source for IP information.
Current visit of the Director of WIPO is directed at discussing the improvement of the intellectual property system of Mongolia, support activities in Mongolia and cooperation development of between Government of Mongolia and WIPO and opportunities on improving the technology access and increasing the research benefits of the university and research centers. Moreover, the agreement of cooperation on establishing thenetwork of technology and innovation support centers is to be signed.
Francis Gurry current Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization is paying an official visit to Mongolia during July 22-23 by the invitation of Deputy Minister of Mongolia.
Francis Gurry has led WIPO as Director General since October 1, 2008. He was reappointed in May 2014 for a second six-year term, which runs through September 2020.
WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation. It is a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 188 member states. Mongolia joined the organization as a member state in 1979 and is part of agreements and negotiations with 14 countries.
WIPO provides policy forum to shape balanced international IP rules for a changing world; global services to protect IP across borders and to resolve disputes; technical infrastructure to connect IP systems and share knowledge; cooperation and capacity-building programs to enable all countries to use IP for economic, social and cultural development; a world reference source for IP information.
Current visit of the Director of WIPO is directed at discussing the improvement of the intellectual property system of Mongolia, support activities in Mongolia and cooperation development of between Government of Mongolia and WIPO and opportunities on improving the technology access and increasing the research benefits of the university and research centers. Moreover, the agreement of cooperation on establishing thenetwork of technology and innovation support centers is to be signed.