Marcus Hopperger

Marcus Hopperger [Photo/eastday.com]

The World Intellectual Property Organization would like to continue strengthening cooperation with China in the international protection of industrial designs and brands, said Marcus Hopperger, during the 16th Shanghai International Intellectual Property Forum.

Profile:

Marcus Hopperger is senior director of the Department for Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, Brands and Designs Sector of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

The department is responsible for the policy formulation and the provision of strategic direction to preserve and strengthen the role of WIPO as the principal international forum for trademarks, industrial designs and geographical indications. It is also responsible for the administration of the Lisbon System for the International Registration of Appellations of Origin.

Since taking up his duties in WIPO, Hopperger worked in various positions in international industrial property law, including as director of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks.

In his current function, he acts as secretary to the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications.  Previous assignments included the 2006 Diplomatic Conference adopting the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks and the 2015 Diplomatic Conference adopting the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications.