Global Agenda Council on the Intellectual Property System 2011

The protection of the human mind’s creations constitutes a key tool in the promotion of creativity and in the safeguard of the rights of creators and inventors.

The movement of goods and services protected by intellectual property rights has gained economic importance in recent years, generating a radical increase in new national and international intellectual property (IP) enforcement standards.  

Agreed international standards on the protection and exploitation of intellectual property have become a social and economic priority for the international community. The impact and benefits provided by new technologies must be taken into account and a balance is needed between public and private interests related to public order, good morals or public health.