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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1988

HK TO BENEFIT FROM SYMPOSIUM ON INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

MORE THAN 40 LOCAL DELEGATES AND REPRESENTATIVES OF 14 ASIAN PACIFIC COUNTRIES WILL BENEFIT FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN CONSIDERING INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY SYSTEMS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AT A SYMPOSIUM TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG BETWEEN MARCH 2 AND 4.

THE SYMPOSIUM, WHICH IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO), IN COOPERATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT, WILL BE ATTENDED BY A NUMBER OF EXPERTS FROM ABROAD.

THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, WILL SPEAK AT THE OPENING OF THE SYMPOSIUM ON THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

MISS AVERIL WATERS, THE HEAD OF THE PATENTS AND TRADE MARKS REGISTRY OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT, WILL ALSO BE SHARING HER EXPERIENCES ON THE SUBJECT OF CONSIDERING AND DEVISING SERVICE MARKS LEGISLATION.

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THE WIPO SYMPOSIUM WOULD BE HELPFUL ΤΟ ASIAN COUNTRIES CONSIDERING HOW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS WILL ASSIST IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NOTED MR STEVE BARCLAY, ASSISTANT SECRETARY THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY BRANCH.

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"THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY INTERESTED IN A NUMBER OF SUBJECTS UNDER DISCUSSION DURING THE SYMPOSIUM AS IT IS AT PRESENT CONSIDERING SEVERAL AREAS OF OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, HE SAID.

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MR BARCLAY SAID DISCUSSIONS ON TOPICS SUCH AS PRODUCT DESIGNS, THE PROTECTION OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMES, PIRACY OF MICRO-CHIPS, AND VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PATENTS, ARE LIKELY TO BE USEFUL TO THE GOVERNMENT IN ITS DELIBERATIONS.

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'INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GENERALLY AIMS TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVE IDEAS BY ENSURING THAT INVENTORS ARE ABLE TO BENEFIT FULLY FROM THEIR OWN CREATIVE AND DEVELOPMENT WORK, HE ADDED.

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ACCORDING TO MR BARCLAY, MANY OF THE SUBJECTS TO HAVE SIGNIFICANCE FOR INDUSTRIALISTS, AS THE PROTECTION GREAT IMPORTANCE IN THESE AREAS.

LOCAL PARTICIPANTS AT THIS

SYMPOSIUM WILL INCLUDE THOSE IN MATTERS, AS

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WHO DEAL WITH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WELL AS THE PRIVATE LEGAL SECTOR WHO ARE INTERESTED IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INDUSTRIALISTS WHO HAVE A SPECIAL INTEREST.

/MR BARCLAY