INTB DREXEL 200

WIPO

WIPO's Mission Statement- Our mission is to lead the development of a balanced and effective international intellectual property (IP) system that enables innovation and creativity for the benefit of all.

govt stability

a economies ability to withstand changes to the business climate

Competition

a. Defend Home Market b. Saturated c. Find New Buyers d Product is obsolete

Encouraging development and economic reform

a. This principle contributes to developing countries that need flexibility.

Trade without Discrimination

a. Under WTO agreements, countries cannot normally discriminate between their trading partners. Known as the MFN or most favoured nation treatment

Cost to Achieve Economies of Scale

a. companies competitive advantage b. Import Material to bring cost down c. Access to Foreign Manufacturing to direct foreign investment d. to access foreign market close to facility

National Treatment

a. treating foreigners and locals equally. Imported and locally produced goods should be treated equally- at least after the good have entered the market.

Dual Adaption

both product and communication change

socialism

business are publicly owned

capitalist

business privately owned

Product Adaptation

communication is the same

Political systems

communist capitalist Socialism

litegation

court settles dispute

common law

create legal precedent magna carta

extremes of dimension

democratic vs totalitaltarism

WIPO Admission Criteria

different criteria for NGO GOVT Organizations and Observers

fast mover advantage

economic and strategic advantage when entering the market early

Differential Exchange Rate

exchange rate for importation of a desirable product

Naturalistic govt

govt interest in the safety of the environment

civil law

judge determines scope of evidence based on roman law

bureaucratic law

law of totalitarian countries no consistencey no appeal process

theocratic law

laws based on religion

Documentation

means by which members of society communicate organizes the way members of a society think about the world

Political risk

micro effect companies and macro effects the entire counry

Lack of access to distribution channels

need to incentives distributors in a foreign marketplace

Government policy

rules for operating in a foreign country that could your market capabilities permits, laws, fees etc.

Adapt Communication

same product

Demonstration Effect

seeing others with desirable goods

Boomerang Effect

sell technology to a foreign company

additional hostilities

terrorism

Promoting Fair Competition

the WTO describes it as "free trade," even though the system does allow tariffs and other forms of protection

Ethnocentric

the belief your culture is more superior

WIPO Strategic Goals

1. Balanced Evolution of the International Normative Framework for IP 2. Provision of Premier Global IP Services 3. Facilitating the Use of IP for Development 4. Coordination and Development of Global IP Infrastructure 5. World Reference Source for IP Information and Analysis 6. International Cooperation on Building Respect for IP 7. Addressing IP in Relation to Global Policy Issues 8. A Responsive Communications Interface between WIPO, its Member States and All Stakeholders 9. An Efficient Administrative and Financial Support Structure to Enable WIPO to Deliver its Programs

Economic and Social Council

1. It is the central forum for examining international economic and social issues, and for preparing policy recommendations addressed to member states and the rest of United Nations system. Also it serves as the central mechanism for the activities of the United Nations system and its specialized agencies, and supervises the subsidiary and expert bodies in the economic, social and environmental fields.

The UN Convention on the carriage of goods by sea

1. The Convention establishes a uniform legal regime governing the rights and obligations of shippers, carriers and consignees under a contract of carriage of goods by sea. The Convention entered into force on 1 November 1992.

The International Court of Justice

1. The Court's role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized by the United Nations and its specialized agencies. The Court is made of 15 judges selected by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council.

wipe accountability for results

1. They take ownership for their performance as an organization and achieve results.

wipe Working as one

1. They work as an unified, responsive and well-organized entity that is fit for purpose and delivers value for money

The Security Council

1. This council's top responsibility is to maintain international peace and security across the world. It has 15 Members, and each Member has one vote all Member States are obligated to comply with Council decisions and make sure they are executed.

The UN Commission of International Trade Law

1. United Nations-sponsored commission that seeks to create a forum for countries to come together and set international trade law standards. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) meets annually to discuss matters of international trade, with meetings alternating between Austria and the United States.

The Secretariat

1. administers and coordinates the activities of the United Nations. It is headed by the UN secretary general. The staff is recruited on a merit basis, with regard to equitable geographic distribution, and its members are required to take an oath of loyalty to the United Nations and are not permitted to receive instructions from their home governments.

GSP Generalized system of preference

1. trade without discrimination 2. freer trade through negotiation 3. predicitability promote fair competition encourage development and economic reform

# of WTO Members

164 members

# of WIPO Members

189 members

Negotiation

2 parties work out deal

mediation

3rd party is part of dispute

arbitration

3rd party makes unbars final decision

FCPA- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

A United States law passed in 1977 which prohibits U.S. firms and individuals from paying bribes to foreign officials in furtherance of a business deal and against the foreign official's duties. The FCPA places no minimum amount for a punishment of a bribery payment. The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act also specifies required accounting transparency guidelines.

Government Approval

A government must give to foreign exchange groups that have the ability tom import foreign goods into that country

Components of Culture

Aesthetics implicit and explicit implicit - Decision making explicit- Art, Music etc.

Containerization

Air Freight is the cheapest form, Break Bulk Method, and Containerization

Technology

Available resources, energy State of Infrastructure

Blocked Currency

Barrier that doesn't allow one nation's currency to be exchanged at all with another nation's currency

Markets

Become a Global Customer Paying taxes to foreign gov"t Finding Growth of New Middle Class Markets Home Market Saturated

Social Structure

Caste system Class System Social Mobility

Compound Rate of Duty

Combination of Ad Valorem and Specifc Duty

New Product Development - Standard Marketing Task

Easier to Control Lower Cost Easier to coordinate from HQ Less time consumed

Corporate Culture Topics

Formality Status Dignity Humility Priority Image

Globalization

Free trade agreements Lower Tarrifs World Customs Organization OPEC WTO NON GOVT ORGANIZATIONS WEF-Davos Group

World Economic Forum

Independent International Orignization comitted to impowering the state of the world by engaging business, political, and economic, and other leaders from around the world to shape globals, regional, and industry agendas

EFFECT the WTO has on a firms ability to trade multi-nationally

The WTO controls the rules that enforce country-to-country trading. This fully affects multinational trading because it implements the rules such as tariffs, barriers, and other costs/rules that go into effect when countries trade with one another.

International Civil Aviation Organization

It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. Its headquarters are located in the Quartier International in Montreal.

WIPO HQ

It is Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland

Education

Literacy rate of a country Reversed Brain Drain

Communist

Marx Classless society GOVt owned means of production government decide production govt decides distribution

WTO 5 BASIC PRINCIPLES REGARDING TRADE

National treatment Trade without discrimination Predictability Promoting fair competition Encouraging development and economic reform

GATT - The general agreement to promote free trade

Organization to Promote Free Trade

Specific Duty

Per Unit Charged

Ad Valorem

Percentage of the Commercial Invoice

Marketing Task

Perform Business Activities that direct the flow of a companies goods or services to consumers or end users in more than nation 1. Straight Extension 2. Adapt Communication 3. Product Adaptation 4. Dual Adaptation 5. New Product Development

Market barriers

Three main market barriers Economy of scale lack of access to distribution channels governmental policy

Areas of Culture in INTB

Religion Material Culture Technology Technological Dualism Education Language

Rise of Technology

Rise of Internet Speeds Reduction of Transportation- Air Freight is the cheapest form, Break Bulk Method, and Containerization

Corporate Culture

Rules that apply to how employees are to behave within a company

Straight Extension

Same Product same communication

WIPO 4 values under the strategic realignment program

Service orientation Working as one Accountability for results Environmental, social and governance responsibility

Religion

Shared beliefs or rituals effects atitiudes, ethinical standards, and moral principles

Society

Shares Values and Norms

Technological Dualism

Side by Side existence of old and new technology Demonstration effect Boomerang effect

Standardization

Single Acceptable Worldwide Unit Cost are Reduced Cost of Devlopment Building Brand Awareness

Language

Spoken unspoken Gives companies a competitive advantage

When was the WIPO Founded

Stockholm in 1967.

Culture

Sum of total beliefs of the rules, techniques, institutes artifacts that creat a human population

Non Tarriff

Three main monetary barriers Blocked Currency Differential Exchange Rates Government Approval

5 Bodies of the United Nations

The General Assembly The Security Council Economic and Social Council The International Court of Justice The Secretariat

The General Assembly

The General Assembly also known as the "GA" is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative part of the UN. Decisions on important questions, such as those on peace and security, admission of new members and budgetary matters are made by the GA

The International Labor Organization

The ILO deals with labor issues across the world. It became a member of the UN system after the demise of the League and the formation of the UN at the end of World War II.

The World Health Organization

The WHO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. The WHO is governed by 194 Member States through the World Health Assembly. Its headquarters are at Geneva in Switzerland.

Tariffs

Three main tarriff barriers Ad Valorem Specific Duty Compound Rate of Duty

International law

UCP 600 CISG COGSA Human Rights laws

The Convention of the international Sales of Goods

The purpose of The U.N. Sales Convention is to provide a modern, uniform and fair regime for contracts for the international sale of goods. The CISG contributes significantly to introducing belief in commercial exchanges and reducing transaction costs.

Decision making bodies of the WIPO

There are about 20 recognized committees and groups within WIPO that are considered as decision making and negotiating bodies for the organization. But the main commitees that make descisions for WIPO are the General assembly, WIPO coordination committee, and the WIPO conference.

Environmental Social and Government responseability

They perform in an ethical manner and care about their staff, community and the environment

Wipo Service orientation

They want to increase their responsiveness to global stakeholders and to make sure their customers are satisfied with their services

The World Trade Organization

the only international organization that deals with the global rules of trade between nations. The WTO is built on WTO agreements signed by the majority of the world's trading nations; its main function is to help producers of goods and services, exporters and importers better protect and manage their businesses. All major decisions are made by the membership as an entire organization, either by ministers who usually meet to make decisions every two years or by their ambassadors or delegates who meet regularly in Geneva, Switzerland. Decisions are normally taken by consensus.

Legal System

the rules that regulate a behavior

Predictability

through binding and transparency. There should be stability and predictability, investment is encouraged

Material Culture

what products do people own or would like to own PPP- purchasing power parity

Economies of scale

when existing competitors have a large hold on a particular market that can make it difficult for new companies to enter the market.

Attitudes and beliefs in culture

work ethnic and work week schedules in foreign countries