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H.E. Ambassador Lundeg Purevsuren
13 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INNOVATION: PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATIONS IN INNOVATION – IP COMMERCIALIZATION

591.   Ukraine welcomes the WTO document IP/C/W/657 and thanks its co-sponsors for putting the topic of private-public collaborations in innovation on the agenda of the meeting. 592.   To contribute to this discussion, we would like to note that Ukraine has significant opportunities for innovative development, especially in the field of IP commercialization. The main benefits of Ukraine are advantageous geographical location, large market, the existence of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area between Ukraine and the EU and relatively high level of Human Development Index. 593.   In order to stimulate innovations in all sectors of Ukrainian economy, in July 2019 the Government approved the Strategy for the Development of Innovative Activity for the Period up to 2030. 594.   This Strategy determines the purpose, main elements of national innovative ecosystem, its problems, strategic goals and tasks on which the implementation of the state innovation policy is based, in particular for creation of favourable conditions to bring innovative products to the market, including possibility of its commercialization in Ukraine and abroad. 595.   We expect that the implementation of the Strategy will contribute to the growing number of natural persons and legal entities engaged in inventions, research and development, especially in the private sector; and to the growing number of business entities that provide commercialization service. It will promote the growth of the share of innovative enterprises, in particular small businesses, as well as provide the increase in revenues from sale and use of IP and high technology products. 596.   The Strategy stipulates the necessity of the development of its implementation Plan for the Period of 2019-2021. This work is ongoing today with participation of different interested authorities. 597.   To share some practical examples of private-public collaboration in the field of IP commercialization we would like to shortly present Ukraine`s experience in creating a network of technology and innovation support centres (TISC). 598.   Establishment of such centres in Ukraine is conducted under the Cooperation Programme between WIPO and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine for 2018-2019 with the main objective to provide innovators with access to locally based, high quality technology information and related services, to assist in exploring their innovative potential and to create, protect, and manage their intellectual property rights. 599.   The project is being implemented through the creation of a TISC network on the basis of higher education institutions and other specialized institutions. Such network provides, firstly, territorial accessibility for stakeholders, and secondly, the specialization of TISC employees in the areas and areas of services provided. 600.   The first centre was opened in November 2018 within the National Office of Intellectual Property of Ukraine and became a coordinator of the whole network. So far, eight technology and innovation support centres have been established and two new centres will open the doors in the nearest future. 601.   It is expected that successful implementation of this Project will promote development of creative industries, accelerate intellectual capital of higher education institutions, put down leakage of innovative technical solutions abroad and reduce labour migration in Ukraine. 602.   Technology and innovation support centres work with start-ups, inventors, innovative companies, product-based companies and export engaged companies covering inventions, trademarks, utility models and industrial design. 603.   Services offered by such centres include:  Facilitated access and assistance in scientific and technical information search, contained in free of charge and commercial patent and non-patent data bases;  Access to hardware and software TISC's instruments to allow innovators to conduct patent search based on TISC's hardware and software resources and to get an assistance on the patent search procedure;  Consultation on resources, necessary for the full cycle of innovation development and implementation, starting from an idea to commercialization of the idea; and  Distance learning with NIPO programmes - to provide access to the programmes of distance learning on basics and specifics of intellectual property right.

The Council took note of the statements made under this item.
65.   The Chair said that the item had been put on the agenda at the request of Australia; Canada; Chile; the European Union; Hong Kong, China; Japan; Singapore; Switzerland; the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; and the United States of America. Since the circulation of the revised draft agenda, this item had also been co-sponsored by Korea. These delegations had also submitted a communication on this topic, circulated in document IP/C/W/657 and Add.1, in order to allow Members to prepare for the present discussion. He invited the co-sponsors to introduce the item.
66.   The representatives of Switzerland; the United States of America; Chinese Taipei; the European Union; Japan; Australia; Hong Kong, China; Singapore; Canada; Korea; China; Brazil; Costa Rica; Norway; South Africa; and Ukraine took the floor.
67.   The Council took note of the statements made under this item.
IP/C/M/93, IP/C/M/93/Add.1