We warmly invite you to the following seminar with presentations by Peter Willimott, Senior Program Officer at the WIPO Singapore Office, and Chiara Accornero, Representative of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in Singapore.

With the increasing globalization of markets and technological developments, intellectual property (IP) is a key business asset to support growth and minimize risk to your business and brand. It will be explained how businesses can protect inventions, brands and designs in different countries around the world. Some of the specific WIPO tools that have been designed for IP protection and management will also be covered.

Parties entering into commercial licensing and technology contracts should also anticipate the possible emergence of disputes, in order to avoid expensive and time consuming court litigation. It will be explained how contracting parties may choose WIPO alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options and how WIPO ADR procedures may be tailored to the specific needs of the transaction, industry or technology concerned, to solve issues in an efficient and confidential manner that preserves the parties’ commercial interests.

Speakers

Peter Willimott

Title: Senior Program Officer

Organization: World Intellectual Property Organization

Mr. Willimott is an intellectual property expert, having worked for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Australian IP Office for a combined total of 19 years. His main area of expertise lies in the IP promotions and communications fields within which he has led a number of large projects in Australia and in the Asia-Pacific region.

At WIPO he works closely with governments and businesses throughout the region in order to increase awareness, understanding and strategic use of WIPO’s global IP systems such as the PCT, Madrid and Hague. He is a regular presenter at events and workshops in the region on all facets of the international IP system.

Before joining WIPO, he worked as the Director of IP Australia’s Marketing & Customer Engagement Section. In this position he was responsible for the development and implementation of a range of resources designed to raise awareness of IP issues amongst the business and general community in Australia. Mr Willimott has also worked for one of the largest law firms in Australia, as well as a host of other Australian Government organizations.

He holds a Master of Science in Management from University College Dublin at the National University of Ireland.

Chiara Accornero

Title: Associate Legal Officer and Representative of the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in Singapore

Organization: World Intellectual Property Organization

Chiara Accornero, a national of Italy, holds a Master of Laws from the University of Turin and a Certificate in Transnational Law from the University of Geneva. Before joining the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in Geneva in 2016, she worked in a Turin-based law firm in the areas of intellectual property and contract law. Chiara is currently the representative of the WIPO Center at Maxwell Chambers in Singapore.

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