WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION MEETING OF EXPERT GROUP FOR DEFINING THE SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY FOR NATIONAL SURVEYS / STUDIES ON INTELECTUAL PROPERTY

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANISATION

MEETING OF EXPERT GROUP FOR DEFINING THE SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY FOR NATIONAL SURVEYS / STUDIES

ON INTELECTUAL PROPERTY AND SMEs

LESSONS FROM PAST ENGAGEMENTS

By

Prof. Francis MatambalyaInternational Development Consultant

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OUTLINE

• Scope of past engagement: oCommissioned studiesoCommissioned project to design “methodology

for assessing the benefits of intellectual property

systems in developing countries”oOwn programme to integrate IPR courses in

curricula• Additional proposals for the methodology for

“national surveys/studies on intellectual property”

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I. SCOPE OF PAST ENGAGEMENT

9 July 2009 Background Paper 4

• Matambalya (2005). Benefits of the IP System in Developing Countries: Lessons from Tanzania. WIPO.

• Matambalya, F. (2000a). Specialized Tailor-Made IP Services and other Incentives in Promoting Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) Development and Competitiveness. Working Paper. WIPO International Conference on IP, Trade, Technological Innovation and Competitiveness, Rio de Janeiro, June 19 – 21.

• Matambalya, F. (2000b). A Profile of Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SMEs) in the SADC Economies. WIPO.

A. SELECTED STUDIES


A. SELECTED STUDIES (conc.)

Major aims of Matambalya 2005(a), (b)

o Exploration of state and dynamics related to IPRs in developing countries

o Gathering of ideas for designing methodology to for more comprehensive mapping of IPRs in developing copuntries


• Rationale: IPR situation and dynamics in developing countries differ substantially from those in developed countries

• Methodology for analysis (quantitatively and qualitatively) the benefits of IPS in developing countries

• Methodology covered:

B. SIMPLE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING IPS

oIdentification and broad clustering of key actorsoDetermination of appropriate instrumentation

(primary Data, secondary data, expert interviews)oSamplingoImplementation plan

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• Structure of questionnaire for business enterprises

B. SIMPLE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING IPS (contd.)

Part I: General profile of the enterprise

Part II: Framework for management of IPRs

Part III: General overview of inventory of IPRs

Part IV: Inventory of industrial property assets

Part V: Inventory of copyrights and neighbouring rights

Part VI: Costs of development of IP assets

Part VII: Enterprise’s external business environment

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Part VIII: Enterprise’s perception of the effectiveness and

predictability of IP policies and laws

Part IX: Enterprise’s business networks and strategic

partnerships

Party X: Enterprise’s markets for IP assets

Part XI: Enterprise’s general product & factor markets

Part XII: Enterprise’s aggregate asset profiles

Part XIII: Enterprises elements of workforce statistics

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• Structure of questionnaire for R & Institutions,etc.


Part I: General profile of the institution

Part II: General information on the business domain of the

institution

Part III: Framework for the management of IPRs

Part IV: Inventory of institution’s IP assets

Part V: Inventory of institution’s industrial property assets

Part VI: Inventory of institution’s copyrights and neighbouring rights

Part VII: Costs of development of IP assets

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• Structure of questionnaire for R & Institutions,etc.


oPart VII: Institution’s perception of the effectiveness and


oPart IX: Institution’s strategic partnerships and technical

support programmes

oParty X: Institution’s markets for IP assets

oPart XI: Institution’s elements of workforce statistics

oPart XII: Institution’s aggregate asset profiles

oPart XIII: Institution’s elements of production costs and

turnover

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• Structure of questionnaire for IPOs


Part I: General profile of the institution

Part II: Institution’s activities

Part III: Institution’s assessment of country’s IP potential

Part IV: Institution’s assessment of country’s legal framework for IPRs

Part V: Inventory of IP assets legally protected by the institution

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oPart VII: Institution’s perception of the effectiveness and


oPart IX: Institution’s strategic partnerships and technical

support programmes

oParty X: Institution’s markets for IP assets

oPart XI: Enterprises elements of workforce statistics

oPart XII: Institution’s aggregate asset profiles

oPart XIII: Institution’s elements of production costs and

turnover

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B. SIMPLE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING IPS (conc.)

Major lessons from Matambalya 2005

Factors hindering generation of IPRs (YES by 83.7% to 95.95%):oHigh R & D costsoLimited research financing capacityoLack of public R&D subsidiesoLimited human capital baseoLack of policies against “brain drain”oLack of policies for ”brain gain”oWeak domestic industrial sectoroHigh costs of legal advisory services

Other observations:

o Limited IPR awareness

o Perception of IPR laws as being ineffective

o Unwillingness to disclose data and information on production and trade

Econometric estimation

o Not carried out (useful sample too small)!


• 2003-2005: 3 courses designed and integrated in the professional Master of International Trade (MIT) degree programme:

C. INTEGRATING IPRs IN THE CURRICULA

oCourse Code TL 607: Legal Aspects of International

Trade Law oCourse Code TL 608: International Aspects of

IPRsoCourse Code BX 611: Management of IPRs as Entrepreneurial Assets• 2008: Same courses integrated in the professional

Master of International Business (MIB) degree programme


C. INTEGRATING IPRs IN THE CURRICULA (conc.)

• 2008: Same courses integrated in the professional Master of International Business (MIB) degree

programme

• In addition, students can write their dissertations on IPR topics (i.e., course code TX 699).

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II. ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS ON

METHODOLOGY

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• Methodology should: oRecognise particularities of developing countriesoCarefully blend standardisation and

differentiation• Using the methodology, a comprehensive

mapping of IPR should help in the process of:

oIdentification and valorisation of IPR assetsoAssessment and recommendation of appropriate

legal instruments for the protection of each IPR

categoryoDevelopment of appropriate commercialisation strategies (through appropriate market intermediation measures)

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