Onyeama praised Cuba for using its IP systems to serve the welfare of
society and other peoples of the world, at the opening of the
International Seminar Industrial Property, Information Technology and
Technology Transfer, in session until Thursday at the Occidental Miramar
hotel in the capital, reported Granma newspaper.

He also spoke highly of the outstanding professional level of the
specialists at the Cuban Office of Industrial Property (OCPI) and
confirmed the willingness to further enhance cooperation with this
institution in areas such as training and creating databases.

“Over 80 percent of information technology available in the world comes of
the patent documents, hence the importance of developing strategies to
encourage the transfer of such valuable knowledge to less developed
nations” said Onyeama.

Maria de los Angeles Sánchez Torres, CEO of the OCPI, expressed the need
to preserve Cuba´s interests in that matter, by inserting the activity of
industrial property in the system of science, technology and innovation
and investment and exports of goods and services.