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FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1988
SYMPOSIUM ON INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY USEFUL
A THREE-DAY SYMPOSIUM THIS WEEK ON INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY AND ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT WAS MOST USEFUL IN HELPING GOVERNMENTS TO OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES IN THE AREA, THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR STEVE BARCLAY, SAID (FRIDAY).
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MORE THAN 150 REPRESENTATIVES FROM 14 ASIAN PACIFIC COUNTRIES AND 40 LOCAL DELGATES TOOK PART IN THE SYMPOSIUM WHICH WAS ORGANISED BY THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION (WIPO) AND THE JAPANESE PATENT OFFICE, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
MR BARCLAY SAID THAT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN PLEASED TO FIND THAT ITS EXISTING LEGISLATION WAS HELD IN HIGH REGARD BY OTHER DELEGATES.
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'EVEN MORE REASSURING WAS THE CONFIRMATION THAT OUR FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS OF OUR LEGISLATION APPEAR ΤΟ BE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, HE ADDED.
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MR BARCLAY NOTED THAT THE TIMING OF THE WIPO SYMPOSIUM COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER AS THE GOVERNMENT WAS PRESENTLY STUDYING MANY OF THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED DURING THE SYMPOSTUM.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE DIFFICULTIES THE GOVERNMENT HAD FACED HAD BEEN SHARED BY MANY COUNTRIES OVERSEAS.
"WE ARE SURE THAT THE SHARED EXPERIENCE WILL HELP US ΤΟ OVERCOME THESE DIFFICULTIES. HE SAID, ADDING THAT THE SPEAKERS AT THE SYMPOSIUM HAD CLEARLY BEEN EMINENT IN THEIR FIELD AND DEMONSTRATED A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE.
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THE WIPO SYMPOSIUM COVERED AREAS SUCH AS
THE NATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY SYSTEMS AND THEIR COUNTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; THE EFFECTIVE USE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY BY THE ENTERPRISE IMPORTANCE OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE FIELD INCLUDING THE PROTECTION AND LICENSING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND OF BIOTECHNOLOGY.
SECTOR; AND THE GROWING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND
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