In February 2000, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held an Arab Regional Seminar in Casablanca, Morocco, on the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The seminar was conducted in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Morocco and was attended by a number of international experts who spoke on different issues relating to the international protection of inventions.
Mrs Fatima Daboussi. Principal Administrative in Charge of the program, Bureau of Co-operation for Development in Arab countries, lectured on :
- The activities of the WIPO in matters of cooperation for development in Arab countries
- The advantages of joining the PCT for developing countries