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GLOBAL

INVENTION

FORUM IN

During May 14-15, the Global Invention Forum was held
in Cyprus, by organized under the patronage of Inter-
national Federation of Inventors Association (IFIA) and CYPRUS 2019
support of the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO), Invest Cyprus, Research & Innovation Founda-
tion, and the International Innovation Club “Archime- resentatives from WIPO and IFIA shared their great ex-
des”. perience in world invention and organization of patent-
licensing activity with the participants and visitors at the
In The Global Invention Forum opening ceremony of the Forum venue (The Grand Hall at Grand Resort Limassol).
forum Mr. Leonidas Antoniou, Director of Promotion
and Advisory Services Unit Research and Innovation At the Forum Closing Ceremony, the participants were
Foundation of Cyprus, Mrs. Monika Zikova (the Official awarded with gold, silver and bronze medals as well as
Representative of WIPO) and Mr. Masoud Tajbakhsh with the special prizes. The Grand Prix of the Forum “For
(IFIA Academic Sector Coordinator) delivered their the complex of presented developments” was awarded
speech about the importance of expanding the culture to a collaborative delegation of inventors of the Repub-
of creativity and innovation. lic of Taiwan.

55 innovative project from 20 countries (including Eu- Mr. Zlatko Pankov, the inventor of the Republic of North
rope, Asia, and Africa) were showcased during the Fo- was awarded the Medal of the International Federa-
rum. tion of Inventions Associations for his invention which is
«Glamping tent with wooden construction and natural
During the Forum business program on May 14, the rep- air-conditioning »

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