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International Trade CentreU N C T A D / W T O


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ISBN 92-9137-268-6 United Nations Sales No. E.03.III.T.??


For more information:Street address:ITC, 5456, rue de Montbrillant,

1202 Geneva, Switzerland.

Postal address:ITC, Palais des Nations,

1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland.

Telephone:+41 22 730 0111 Fax:+41 22 733 4439E-mail:[email protected]

Internet: www.intracen.org

For more information:Address:WIPO, 34 chemin des Colombettes,

CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.

Telephone:+41 22 338 9111 Fax:+41 22 733 5428

E-mail: [email protected]

Internet:www.wipo.intE-mailSMEs Division: [email protected]

InternetSMEs Division: www.wipo.int/sme

International Trade Centre (ITC)

ITC is the technical cooperation agency of the

United Nations Conference on Trade and

Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade

Organization (WTO) for operational and

enterprise-oriented aspects of international trade

development.ITC supports developing and transition

economies, and particularly their business

sectors, in their efforts to realize their full

potential for developing exports and improving

import operations.

ITC contributes, among other things, to the

advancement of the creation enterprises sector

by promoting trade opportunities, in order to

increase immediate benefits as well as long-

range export capacity and international

competitiveness. It encourages the integration

of the cultural dimension into the national trade

development support policies of developing and

transition economies.

This Guide provides a basic knowledge and understanding of marketing techniques and intellectual propertyfor artisans, craft entrepreneurs and visual artists, with the aim of enhancing their chances of business success.

World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO)

WIPO is an intergovernmental organization in the

United Nations system of organizations. It seeks

to ensure that the rights of creators and owners

of intellectual property are protected worldwide

and that inventors and authors are recognizedand rewarded for their ingenuity.

WIPOs mission is to promote through

international cooperation the creation,

dissemination, use and protection of works of

the human spirit for the economic, cultural and

social progress of all humanity.

WIPO provides, among other things, technical

assistance in relation to intellectual property to

small and medium-sized enterprises (including

artisans, and visual artists). It contributes to the

enhancement of their competitiveness by

enabling them to fully exploit their innovative

and creative potential through an effective use of

the intellectual property system.


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