Technical Assistance Database: Activity Details

Title: Head of Intellectual Property Office Conference (HIPOC) for Pacific Island Countries followed by networking meetings with representatives/officials in charge of Traditional Knowledge from Pacific countries
Description: The objectives of the Conference are to (i) sensitize the Heads of IP Offices to the world of IP and provide executive learning to increase their understanding of IP and development; (ii) discuss the implementation strategy of WIPO technical assistance to focus on sustainability; (iii) provide the secured environment for exchange of views and learning for heads of IP offices; and (iv) facilitate south-south cooperation by building stronger ties among heads of IP offices in the region.
Type: Meeting
IP Subject Area: Multiple IP Fields
WIPO Sector: Division for Asia and the Pacific
Date From: 07/12/2015 - 09/12/2015
Venue City: Apia
Venue/Host Country: Samoa
Activity held in Language: English

Beneficiary / Participant Countries

Country Name No. of Members / Participants
Cook Islands 1
Fiji 1
Kiribati 1
Marshall Islands 1
Micronesia (Federated States of) 1
Nauru 1
Palau 1
Papua New Guinea 1
Samoa 2
Solomon Islands 1
Tonga 1
Tuvalu 1
Vanuatu
Total Number of Participants:  13

Owner / Requester

Owner / Requester Name Owner / Requester Type
World Intellectual Property Organization IGO

Organizer

Organizer Name Organizer Type
ministry of commerce industry and labor of the government of samoa Member State / IP Office
Division for the Registration of Companies and IP Division Member State / IP Office