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Training staff in the intellectual property management institutes on the procedures for
granting, safeguarding, managing and marketing intellectual property rights;
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Awarding study grants for the training of staff in the intellectual property management
institutes on these matters, at post-graduate, master’s and doctoral level;
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Setting up infrastructure for the smooth running of intellectual property management
institutes ;
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Introducing new technology into the running of intellectual property management
institutes;
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Encouraging increased autonomy in intellectual property management institutes;
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Extending the activities of the intellectual property management institutes to the whole
country;
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Using the services of IP management institutes and making them available with the help
of the new information technology; and
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Improving the system for managing intellectual property.
6.7.3. Adapting legal and coordination mechanisms to respond effectively in the fight
against infringement and piracy.
Infringement and piracy are complex, and are intricately bound up with organized crime and
terrorism. They cause great damage to creators, artists and entrepreneurs, and to the domestic
economy as a whole. The State’s response therefore needs to be organized, effective, and
vigorous.
This capacity to respond can be achieved only if there is a system for linking and coordination at
government level and between government and the relevant players in the economy and in civil
society. Furthermore, in order to deter perpetrators, the legislative system must put in place
legislation that heavily penalizes infringement practices.
This aim will be achieved by means of the following strategic actions:
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Adapting legislation by specifying heavy sanctions for infringements of intellectual
property rights;