Md. Abu Abdullah :
World Intellectual Property Day is observed in Bangladesh annually on 26 April like elsewhere in the world. The event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to “raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life”.
It also emphasis “to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the globe”. 26 April was chosen as the date for World Intellectual Property Day because it coincides with the date on which the convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization entered into force in 1970.
World Intellectual Property Day 2018 theme is “Powering change: Women in innovation and creativity” This year’s World Intellectual Property Day campaign celebrates the brilliance, ingenuity, curiosity and courage of the women who are driving change in our world and shaping our common future.
Every day women come up with game-changing inventions and life-enhancing creations that transform lives and advance human understanding from astrophysics to nanotechnology and from medicine to artificial intelligence and robotics.
And in the creative sphere, whether in the movies, animation, music, fashion, design, sculpture, dance, literature, art and more, women are re-imagining culture, testing the limits of artistry and creative expression, drawing us into new worlds of experience and understanding.
The important and inspiring contributions of countless women around the globe are powering change in our world. Their “can do” attitude is an inspiration to us all. And their remarkable achievements are an invaluable legacy for young girls today with aspirations to become the inventors and creators of tomorrow.
More than ever before, women are taking up leadership roles and making their voices heard in the science, technology, business and the arts. This is good news. With women and men working together, we strengthen humanity’s hand, and improve our ability to enrich our shared cultural wealth and develop effective solutions to alleviate poverty, boost global health, and safeguard the environment.
The time is ripe to reflect on ways to ensure that increasing numbers of women and girls across the globe engage in innovation and creativity, and why this is so important.
This year’s World Intellectual Property Day celebration is an opportunity to highlight how the intellectual property (IP) system can support innovative and creative women (and indeed everyone) in their quest to bring their amazing ideas to market.
Department of Patent Design and Trade Marks (DPDT) of Bangladesh is organising a seminar on ‘Powering Change: Women in Innovation and Creativity’, Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu will inaugurate the seminar at CIRDAP auditorium, on 26 April 2018, where Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury will be the special guest.
Delegates from industry members, young entrepreneurs and officials from various department of the government are expected to participate in it. The objective of the seminar was to create awareness on importance of Intellectual Property Right (IPR) to innovation, embrace innvoation and IPR driven eco-system amongst stakeholders and industry.
The seminar would provide a platform to interact with key IP players from Government, industry and academia to deliberate and discuss on contribution of IPR to the global community.
The programme will sensitise the participants on how intellectual property system supports innovation and to celebrate creativity and contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of socities across the globe as well to encourage respect for Intellectual Property Rights.
“It is very necessary to create awareness among industry members and students on leverage of IPR for protection of innovation, patent, copyright and commercialisation for one’s benefits,” Engineer S.M. Enamul Hoque Assistant Registerer of DPDT said. Many people do not know much about various benefits of Intellectual Property, we want to reach and enlighten them on various aspects of it, he added.
Bangladesh got the Geographical Indication (GI) registration on Dhakai Jamdani and Hilsha of Bangladesh. The Country has applied for 29 more item for GI registration like Katari Vogue rice, Khirshapati and Fazli Mango etc.
Automation has been introduced in the Department of Patent Design and Trade Marks. DPDT maintaining close cooperation with International bodies like WIPO and others. Private sector engagement in this sector is also very important and our focus should be on education sector to get ready to the International System of property rights properly.
We must update and improve our Science and Technology Policy to meet the demand of the world. As Bangladesh moving towards fast economic development, we need to reap the benefits of Intellectual Property rights for the benefit of the country.
(The writer is former Additional Secretary to the Government. [email protected])
World Intellectual Property Day is observed in Bangladesh annually on 26 April like elsewhere in the world. The event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to “raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life”.
It also emphasis “to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the globe”. 26 April was chosen as the date for World Intellectual Property Day because it coincides with the date on which the convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization entered into force in 1970.
World Intellectual Property Day 2018 theme is “Powering change: Women in innovation and creativity” This year’s World Intellectual Property Day campaign celebrates the brilliance, ingenuity, curiosity and courage of the women who are driving change in our world and shaping our common future.
Every day women come up with game-changing inventions and life-enhancing creations that transform lives and advance human understanding from astrophysics to nanotechnology and from medicine to artificial intelligence and robotics.
And in the creative sphere, whether in the movies, animation, music, fashion, design, sculpture, dance, literature, art and more, women are re-imagining culture, testing the limits of artistry and creative expression, drawing us into new worlds of experience and understanding.
The important and inspiring contributions of countless women around the globe are powering change in our world. Their “can do” attitude is an inspiration to us all. And their remarkable achievements are an invaluable legacy for young girls today with aspirations to become the inventors and creators of tomorrow.
More than ever before, women are taking up leadership roles and making their voices heard in the science, technology, business and the arts. This is good news. With women and men working together, we strengthen humanity’s hand, and improve our ability to enrich our shared cultural wealth and develop effective solutions to alleviate poverty, boost global health, and safeguard the environment.
The time is ripe to reflect on ways to ensure that increasing numbers of women and girls across the globe engage in innovation and creativity, and why this is so important.
This year’s World Intellectual Property Day celebration is an opportunity to highlight how the intellectual property (IP) system can support innovative and creative women (and indeed everyone) in their quest to bring their amazing ideas to market.
Department of Patent Design and Trade Marks (DPDT) of Bangladesh is organising a seminar on ‘Powering Change: Women in Innovation and Creativity’, Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu will inaugurate the seminar at CIRDAP auditorium, on 26 April 2018, where Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury will be the special guest.
Delegates from industry members, young entrepreneurs and officials from various department of the government are expected to participate in it. The objective of the seminar was to create awareness on importance of Intellectual Property Right (IPR) to innovation, embrace innvoation and IPR driven eco-system amongst stakeholders and industry.
The seminar would provide a platform to interact with key IP players from Government, industry and academia to deliberate and discuss on contribution of IPR to the global community.
The programme will sensitise the participants on how intellectual property system supports innovation and to celebrate creativity and contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of socities across the globe as well to encourage respect for Intellectual Property Rights.
“It is very necessary to create awareness among industry members and students on leverage of IPR for protection of innovation, patent, copyright and commercialisation for one’s benefits,” Engineer S.M. Enamul Hoque Assistant Registerer of DPDT said. Many people do not know much about various benefits of Intellectual Property, we want to reach and enlighten them on various aspects of it, he added.
Bangladesh got the Geographical Indication (GI) registration on Dhakai Jamdani and Hilsha of Bangladesh. The Country has applied for 29 more item for GI registration like Katari Vogue rice, Khirshapati and Fazli Mango etc.
Automation has been introduced in the Department of Patent Design and Trade Marks. DPDT maintaining close cooperation with International bodies like WIPO and others. Private sector engagement in this sector is also very important and our focus should be on education sector to get ready to the International System of property rights properly.
We must update and improve our Science and Technology Policy to meet the demand of the world. As Bangladesh moving towards fast economic development, we need to reap the benefits of Intellectual Property rights for the benefit of the country.
(The writer is former Additional Secretary to the Government. [email protected])
