“True to its approach making South-South cooperation a lever for development, the Kingdom of Morocco reiterates its desire to share its expertise, to promote an efficient and productive intellectual property system,” stressed Mr. Zniber, who presented the Kingdom’s statement as part of the 60th series of meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO, held under the presidency of Morocco.
“To do this, the Kingdom considers it wise, even essential, to adopt a balanced intellectual property system, increasingly targeting SMEs, and contributing more to the integration of young people and women into economic life,” he continued.
He also noted that “thanks to our common will and the commitment of the Moroccan Presidency of this Assembly, supported by both the Member States and the Secretariat, the continuity of WIPO’s work was ensured, despite the constraints of the pandemic context.”
Also, despite the complex situation in which Morocco exercised this mandate, it remains that notable progress has been made, including the launch of the Medium-Term Strategic Plan (MTSP) for 2022-2026, defining WIPO’s action for the next five years, he noted.
Moreover, he said, “Morocco supports WIPO in its efforts to advance its work and particularly welcomes the integration of the development dimension in all the structures of the Organization.”
Thus, on the normative level, “WIPO should ensure that these standards take into consideration development objectives, in particular through an agreement to convene a Diplomatic Conference to adopt a Treaty on industrial designs, capable of strengthening the transparency and efficiency of the system, encouraging research and innovation while contributing to the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of these assets,” he argued.
In this regard, Morocco, he continued, remains convinced of the possibility of finding favorable outcomes to all pending processes, if, of course, we work in a spirit of goodwill, compromise and consensus.
And to underline Morocco’s strong attachment to multilateralism as a catalyst adapted to the evolution of international relations, and to the role of WIPO, whose dynamism is greatly appreciated in this regard.
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