The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Mr. Francis Gurry, the Secretary General of INTERPOL, Mr. Ronald Noble and the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization, Mr. Kunio Mikuriya invite you to attend the Sixth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy to be held in Paris on 2-3 February 2011.
Counterfeiting and piracy is a global problem that affects us all. It threatens the health and safety of consumers, deprives national economies of vital tax revenues; emboldens criminal organizations and erodes respect for intellectual property rights.
This Sixth Global Congress aims to build cooperation to enhance public awareness – and concerted action – to successfully confront these problems. It seeks to create a better understanding of the elements fuelling the trade in illegitimate goods and to develop sustainable solutions to stop it.
Discussion will be wide-ranging – from the growing menace associated with internet trade to the role of corporate responsibility in nurturing respect for IP. It will be anchored in the theme of the Congress, to find sustainable solutions that take account of the role and rights of stakeholders, as well as the cost to them, of fighting counterfeiting and piracy.
