World Intellectual Property Day 2022 offers youth learning opportunity: Official

This year’s World Intellectual Property Day (April 26) is an opportunity for young people to learn how patents can support their goals and turn their ideas into reality, Director General Dinh Huu Phi of the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (IP Vietnam) has said.
World Intellectual Property Day 2022 offers youth learning opportunity: Official ảnh 1Producing electronic and lighting equipment for cars and motorbikes at Japanese-funded Vietnam Stanley Electric Co., Ltd in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – This year’s World IntellectualProperty Day (April 26) is an opportunity for young people to learn how patentscan support their goals and turn their ideas into reality, DirectorGeneral Dinh Huu Phi of the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam(IP Vietnam) has said.

In a recent exclusive interview to the Vietnam News Agency, the official further said the occasion, themed ‘IP and Youth:Innovating for a Better Future’, also aims at celebrating youth-led innovationand creativity.

According to Phi, IP Vietnam always pays attention toraising awareness and the provision of consultation and assistance for the youngergeneration. It has worked with universities in training IP knowledge fromelementary to advanced levels for students and hold contests on scientific researchand startups. Notably, the office’s training portal has organised four onlinecourses within a year since its establishment, attracting the participation ofthousands of youth.

World Intellectual Property Day 2022 offers youth learning opportunity: Official ảnh 2Director General Dinh Huu Phi of the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Since 2017, IP Vietnam has implemented models that connect participating researchinstitutes and universities as part of the World Intellectual Property Organisation(WIPO)’s project on enabling innovation environment (EIE) for IP and technology.So far, such implementation has assisted the participants in building their ownIP regulations and organising training courses for the establishment and commercialisationof IP rights.

The office also signed a memorandum of understanding oncooperation with WIPO on the implementation of the EIE project in Vietnam. As aresult, a local committee coordinating a network of Technology and InnovationSupport Centers (TISC) and a center of IP and technology transfer (IP-HUB) have been set up.

However, there is still a long way ahead for the formationof a complete IP ecosystem for universities and research institutes nationwide,Phi said./.
VNA

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