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Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Francis Gurry, will be visiting Azerbaijan from May 13-15.
According to Azerbaijan's State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents, the visit will see the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the Azerbaijani Government and WIPO, AzerTag state news agency reported.
The WIPO Director General will hold a number of meetings in Azerbaijan, and deliver a lecture on "Intellectual Property in Modern Economy" at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Azerbaijan.
Francis Gurry has led WIPO as Director General since October 1, 2008. He was reappointed in May 2014 for a second six-year term, which runs through September 2020.
Under his leadership, WIPO is addressing major challenges. These include managing the stress on the international patent and copyright systems produced by rapid technological change, by globalization and increased demand; reducing the knowledge gap between developed and developing countries; and ensuring that the intellectual property (IP) system serves its fundamental purpose of encouraging creativity and innovation in all countries.