Why in news
- New Delhi hosted the 18th Meeting of the Heads of Intellectual Property Offices of BRICS countries.
About BRICS IP Cooperation
- Brought together member offices under India's chairship theme of Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.
- Aims to enhance multilateral cooperation in intellectual property and streamline cross-border innovation.
Key Outcomes
- Adopted Updated Operational Guidelines to guide result-oriented cooperation.
- Recognized the importance of protecting traditional knowledge and traditional systems of medicine.
Why it matters
- Advances the Study on Reinforced Patent Examination Cooperation to reduce patent backlogs and improve search result exchanges.
Key terms
Intellectual Property
Creations of the mind protected by patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
Prelims facts
- BRICS IP Offices cooperation focuses on traditional knowledge protection and patent examination streamlining.
Source: PIB
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