(Press Secretary, Prime Minister’s Workplace, St. Kitts and Nevis) – The Authorities of Saint Kitts and Nevis hosted the inaugural World Mental Property Group (WIPO) Ministerial Assembly for Caribbean Nations on the Park Hyatt, with Legal professional Normal, the Hon. Garth Wilkin, presiding over the occasion.
All through the day-long assembly, the first focus was ‘Translating Caribbean Innovation and Creativity into Sustainable Financial Prosperity’. Distinguished attendees included senior Authorities Representatives, representatives from the Caribbean Neighborhood (CARICOM) Secretariat, and the Group of Jap Caribbean States (OECS). These esteemed contributors engaged in complete discussions masking a various vary of matters important to the Caribbean area, resembling Mental Property (IP), Enterprise, and Exports; Creating Worth by way of Geographical Indications (GIs) and Origin-Linked Merchandise; Copyright and the Inventive Industries; Mental Property in Sports activities; the Marrakesh Treaty; the Impression of Horizontal Cooperation/Madrid Protocol on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs); the Significance of Mental Property Training; Modern Enterprise Options; the Essential Function of Authorized Frameworks for IP Safety; IP’s Function within the Tourism Sector; Patent Legislation Reform and the OECS Sub-Regional System; Efficient Collective Administration Techniques; and Legislative Frameworks regarding Logos and Patents.
Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, delivered the welcoming remarks, celebrating the Caribbean’s considerable “tradition, expertise, and innovation.”
“Our persons are making their marks all around the world, however I’m positive that each one of my Caribbean colleagues can simply call to mind examples of residents in our respective nations who we consider have what it takes to soar to the best ranges of success and achievement, however who simply can’t appear to interrupt into, and dominate, worldwide markets,” Prime Minister Drew said.
After we measure our success in creativity and innovation-based industries in opposition to the potential, the theme suggests gaps that have to be addressed, whether or not by way of legislative motion, public training, or different interventions.
Dr Drew counseled WIPO for the “centered and high-level strategy” to the Area’s growth following the Heads of IP Places of work assembly held final week.
He added that the conferences are “indicative of our Area’s dedication to supporting creativity, commerce, innovation and regional growth in new and thrilling methods and WIPO’s stellar assist and dedication to face with the Caribbean in its quest for sustainable growth”.
Following the WIPO Ministerial Assembly for Caribbean Nations, the Governor-Normal of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dame Marcella Liburd, GCMG, JP, graciously hosted a cocktail reception at Authorities Home in honour of the delegates.
