The current patent wars around the world underline the need for an international system that provides an even playing field for actors and supports innovation in line with current economic and technological realities, the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said today.
"The position of IP [intellectual property] as a battleground for intense competition reinforces the need for a rules-based international system," WIPO Director General Francis Gurry told delegates at the opening of the agency's annual meeting in Geneva.
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