Chief technical director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn (2nd right), in dialogue with (from left) counsellor, Small and Medium- Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Entrepreneurship Support Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, Anil Sinha; chief executive officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valrie Veira; and executive director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office, Lilyclaire Bellamy. Occasion was the National Workshop on the Effective Management of Intellectual Property Assets for SMEs, held at the JBDC’s Marcus Garvey Drive offices, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017.
MSMEs urged to use Intellectual Property assets for growth
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Stephen Wedderburn, has urged MSMES to use IP assets for growth and development. Mr. Wedderburn says that Jamaica’s growth policies and plans, consistently identify the Small Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) using IP assets as engines of growth. This, he says, has allowed them to gain competitive advantage, not only in fostering growth-oriented businesses and an investment climate, but also in promoting the use of IP as a tool for business growth and development. He disclosed that IP protection is...
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