ETCO promotes reflection on the benefits of respecting intellectual property for the economy

By ETCO

Source: MaxPress, 17/06/2008

Tomorrow, Wednesday, the Brazilian Institute of Ethics in Competition (Etco) promotes an event in Brasilia that will discuss the benefits that respect for intellectual property brings to the economy. The meeting is an initiative of the Etco Chamber of Technology, created in 2007, and will feature lectures by former minister Delfim Netto and leading experts, such as: Jorge Ávila, president of the National Institute of Industrial Property; Juliana Viegas, president of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association; and Roberto Lotufo, professor at Unicamp. Etco's executive president, André Franco Montoro Filho, and federal deputy Julio Semeghini will debate with Delfim Netto. “Respect for intellectual property stimulates innovation, which is the engine of economic development” says André Montoro.



Workshop
Innovation and Intellectual Property: Tools for Economic Growth



Data: 18/6/08, Wednesday
Timetable: from 10h to 15h
Location: Brasil 21 Convention and Events Center
Address: SHS, Quadra 6, Conjunto A, Lote I - Brasília, DF
Free registration by phone (11) 3078-1716 and (61) 3364-1355, or by e-mail events@etco.org.br.