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FTAA.sme/inf/108
August 12, 2003
Original: Spanish
Translation: FTAA Secretariat
FTAA – CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON SMALLER ECONOMIES
PARAGUAY
BASIC FORMAT FOR THE PRESENTATION
OF SPECIFIC PROJECT PROFILES UNDER THE
HEMISPHERIC COOPERATION PROGRAM – RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Title of the Project
Institution building
Dissemination of the importance of industrial property
- Background
- The institution must be strengthened to obtain optimal results in the
negotiations, and the staff must also be trained in the preparation of studies
on projects so that this in turn may encourage the country's and the
institution's development.
- The Department of Industrial Property had materials such as pamphlets, posters,
and manuals to promote and disseminate information on intellectual property in
Paraguay; we should stress that for budgetary reasons these materials were not
reprinted.
- Rationale
One of the concerns is the corporate image of the Department of Industrial
Property, in order to enhance the Department and determine its needs in this
regard. The intention, in addition to receiving and granting industrial property
rights, is for the Department to become a center for the dissemination of
technological information and industrial property rights for commerce, industry,
universities, and research centers. And this should, above all, improve the
image of the Department of Industrial Property from the inside out.
- Objectives of the project
- Strengthening the communications network
- Publishing advertising on the Department
- Training technical experts so that they will have in-depth knowledge of the
area of negotiations
- Inputs: resources required for the project
- Financial and technical assistance needed to support national institutions
- Training courses and internships
- Expected Results
- Implementation of trade agreement mechanisms
- Professionals well versed on the topic, who, in turn, will train new
generations
- Benefits for the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Department of
Industrial Property
- Other relevant information
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