WIPO-ICC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT

ORGANIZATIONS

RESOURCES AND POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE WHEN SETTING UP IP

PROGRAMS

A. MunkhnastSenior officer, Patent and Trademark Bureau

Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Agenda

• Introduction• Activities by Patent And Trademark Bureau,

Mongolian National Chamber Of Commerce And Industry

• Resources and possible partnerships • Case study of partnership with WIPO • Summary

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Mongolia

Capital: Ulaanbaatar – the largest city 800,000 Official Language: MongolianTotal area: 1,564,116 km² (19 th largest) 603,909 sq milePopulation: 2,996,081 (July 2008 est)Political system: Parliamentary RepublicCurrency: tugrug Internet: .mn

It borders Russia to the north and China to the southDivided into 21 provinces,

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Mongolian economy• Mongolia has made great progress in

its transition to a market-based system since the early 1990s.

• After years of flat or negative growth rates, economic growth took off in 2004 (10.6%) and is expected to stabilize at between 5 to 6% per year for the next few years. The bulk of this growth comes from the mining and agriculture.

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Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and

Industry• The Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and

Industry is the main representative body of Mongolian business community.

• 25 Councils.• 17 local branch Chambers. • 90 staffs at HQ office. • 1500 nationwide members of which 70% are SMEs. • Founded in 1960. First Mongolian IP agent since

1970. Patent & Trademark Bureau cooperates with around 100 law firms from 20 countries.

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Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Main activities carried out by MNCCI:

• Rendering overall business service to its members and non-members• Operating public-private sector counseling committees• Operating bilateral economic cooperation committees• Developing dialogue and partnership with the Government and its institutions on creating sound business environment• Arbitrating foreign trade disputes• Inspecting export and import goods on a neutral basis• Certifying foreign trade documentation• Protecting industrial property rights• Promoting export and SME’s• Organizing domestic and international exhibitions and trade fairs• Sending and hosting business missions• Exchanging business and investment information• Promoting public relations with the media and member companies• Conducting training, seminars and conferences.

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Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• MNCCI under “Umbrella” principle operates 25 sector specific councils within itself in order to sustain development of the respective sectors and to discuss difficulties, achievements and development issues:

1. Tourism development Council2. Franchising Council3. Construction Council4. Accredited laboratories Council5. Bio, Eco-product development Council6. Information and Technology Council

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Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry

7. MONPRO Trade facilitation Council8. Sustainable development Council for leather

manufacturers9. Cashmere export Council10. Policy, economic and legal reformation Council11. Micro-finance development Council12. Retailers Council13. Women enterpreneurs Council14. Food producers Council15. Labor safety and hygiene Council

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Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry

16. Handicrafts Council17. Culture, media promotion Council18. Micro and Small Business Council19. Importers Council20. Quality Management Council21. Corporate Social Responsibility Council22. Export support Council23. Foreign Investors Council24. Clean production and energy Council25. Science and Business Council

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Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Following Committees and Councils have been operating at MNCCI to expand public-private-partnership

• Government and the Private Sector Consultative Committee

• Customs and Businesses Consultative Committee

• Municipal Office and the Private Sector Consultative Committee

• Legal Consultative Committee • National Committee of Trade

facilitation

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Patent & Trademark Bureau• MNCCI established Patent & Trademark Bureau in 1970.• Patent & Trademark Bureau cooperates with around 100 law firms of

20 countries. • Annually Patent and Trademark Bureau deal with over 200

trademarks, 60 patents and 25 industrial design and utility model certificates in average.

• Bureau operates Franchising Council within the Chamber. • We offer 30% discounted service fee for members.• Main functions: Bureau deals with industrial property rights issues

such as registering, filing and prosecuting of applications for patents, trademarks, geographical indications and industrial designs, renewal and assignment thereof, records of ownership changes and licenses as well as their litigation. We provide legal advice to domestic and foreign customers and clients, while handling with international registration of trademarks.

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Main activities:1. Registering, filing and prosecuting

IP related patents, trademarks, utility model and industrial design

2. Franchising Council (www.mongolfranchise.mn )

3. Geographical Indication National Center (www.gi-mongolia.com)

4. Patent owner’s database for licensing and certificates

Patent & Trademark Bureau

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Patent & Trademark BureauMain activities:5. “Best National Brands of the Year”

Award Ceremony 6. Best 99 products - ‘Mongolia Grand

Quality’ – every two years7. “Inventions and Utility Models”

exhibition8. ‘Business Times’ weekly newspaper

& ‘Business Development’ monthly journal

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Patent & Trademark Bureau

Main activities:9.Trainings and manuals on IP related

matters10. Implement projects and programs

independently and jointly with stakeholders (GI-project 2007-2008)

11. IP Panorama – CD tools for public awareness, stakeholders and customers.

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MNCCI - International cooperation • EU Asia Invest projects:

Ecoprofit for sustainable Mongolian Entrepreneurship Support to Mongolia’s agriculture associations

in the sustainable development of Geographical Indications

Capacity building of Mongolian and Inner Mongolian (Chinese) Energy Service Companies (ESCO)

TECHFOOD EU-ASIA PROJECT

Netherlands Senior Advisors (Pum) Partnership Project MNCCI- DIHK Green Loan Credit Funds

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Patent & Trademark Bureau – International cooperation (1)

Asia Invest II-GI project- CCFRA, SDA, OriGIn,

MNCCI ICC – IP Tool-kit

•WIPO- KIPO- MOU-IP Panorama

•Shanghai IPA -Cooperation agreement

•Swiss Agency Development and Cooperation (SDC) - Cooperation agreement-Camelact

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International cooperation with WIPO (2)

Some particular events:• Active cooperation with WIPO since 2007• Trainings and seminars , exhibition (franchise,

IP panorama)• Ongoing projects on issuing IP Panorama

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International cooperation with WIPO (3)

Franchise seminars:

• By WIPO, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore and International Enterprise Singapore

• On September 18 to 21, 2007 in Singapore • On Singapore-WIPO Regional workshop on the

role of Intellectual Property in enhancing competitiveness and growth of SMEs in the Franchising sector

• MNCCI delegation participated and delivered presentation

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International cooperation with WIPO (4)

Franchise seminars:Follow ups: First National seminar on Intellectual

Property and Development of the Franchising sector in Mongolia

• Supported by WIPO• On November 29 - 30, 2007, Ulaanbaatar• Hosted by MNCCI.• Over 50 participants, such as “Hamilton

Pratt Business and Franchise Solicitor” (UK), WIPO delegation.

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International cooperation with WIPO (5)

Exhibition of Women inventors

• Organized by WIPO, Korean Women Inventors Association (KWIO)

• Korean International Women’s Invention Exposition 2008

• May 8-10, 2008, in Seoul, Korea• Representative from PTB of MNCCI participated

and set up contacts and relationships with Korean participants.

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WIPO supported IP Panorama• “Asian regional meeting on using IP PANORAMA for building

capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises for Intellectual Property management” jointly by WIPO, KIPO and KIPA

• In Jeju Island (Republic of Korea) on December 13 and 14, 2007 • MNCCI delegation participated and delivered presentation

Follow-ups: • National seminar on using IP PANORAMA in cooperation with WIPO, KIPO and MNCCI• Objective: Building capacity of Small and Medium –sized Enterprises for strategic Intellectual Property Management• On March13-14,2008 in Ulaanbaatar • Over 50 business operators • Signed MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING on Establishing IP for Business Course and Using IP PANORAMA by WIPO, KIPO and MNCCI.

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Networking and Partnerships Both MNCCI and PTB (Patent & Trademark Bureau)

cooperate with and coordinate activities of domestic organizations

(IPOM, MNCCI, Mongolian Association of IP Attorneys, Ministry of Education, Culture and

Technology, Public and private Universities, science andresearch institutions, professional agencies,

associations etc)

PTB is actively expanding cooperation with foreign organizations under technical and financial assistance (WIPO, national IP offices of other countries, ICC, ITC, donor organizations, foundations)

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National IP Action Plan (1)

Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry developed and approved a long- and short-term development plan aimed promoting protection of intellectual properties: National Intellectual Property Action Plan

Main Objectives:• To enhance capacity building of government, private sector

and social community organizations in order to equally create awareness on IP issues

• To promote and encourage invention, initiation, industrial application of intellectual works and protection of intellectual property

• To provide a comprehensive policy for IP education

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National IP Action Plan (2)

Implementation areas:

• Information resources• Education tools• Promotional activities• Partnership and projects

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Information resources IP books, manuals, brochures,

magazines, CD Website-Database of patent

owners Consulting center-IPOM,

MNCCI, Mongolian association of IP Attorneys

TV series of programmes

National IP Action Plan (3)

Education tools Lecture: Lecturers database Audio CD-IP Panorama Modules of other countries Company visits:

To conduct training for employees To learn their practices

Promotional activities Open Day events Exhibitions and trade fairs Invention and technology shows Mass media Essay writing competition Science and research conferences

Partnership and projects To implement small projects and

cooperate with development programs operating in Mongolia

To have a partnering mass media for permanent cooperation (TV channels, radio)

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Summary• MNCCI – the main representative body of

Mongolian business community. (1,500)• MNCCI – experienced and reputable partner to

both domestic and international business clients.

• PTB – expanding its perspectives of intellectual property related matters nationwide and worldwide.

• PTB – strengthening its capacity-building.

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We represent following companies

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

A. MunkhnastSenior officerPatent and Trademark Bureau, MNCCIEmail: munkhnast@mongolchamber.mn