UNCTAD-ICTSD Dialogue Implementing the WIPO Development Agenda and the Public Domain

30th April 2009 • Co-organised with UNCTAD

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Thursday 30 April 2009, 13:15 – 15:00
Room B, WIPO
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The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Centre on Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) are organizing, on 30 April 2009, a side event to the meeting of the WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP).
The Dialogue will focus on the importance of the public domain for the promotion of innovation and creativity, with a view towards informing the debate among WIPO CDIP delegates on the implementation of recommendations no. 16 and 20 of the WIPO Development Agenda (See http://www.wipo.int/ip-development/en/agenda/recommendations.html).
The keynote speaker will be Professor James Boyle, William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law, who will speak on “The Public Domain: Concept, Recent Trends and Implications for Creativity and Innovation”.
In addition, the UNCTAD-ICTSD Project on Intellectual Property Rights and Sustainable Development will launch the first issue of its new series of Policy Briefs on the WIPO Development Agenda, entitled “A2K and the WIPO Development Agenda: Time to List the Public Domain”, by Dr. Uma Suthersanen, School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London (available at http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/iprs_pb20091_en.pdf and ).
Sandwiches and beverages will be served outside Room B as of 13:00.
For further queries, please contact Mr. Ahmed Abdel Latif, Programme Manager, ICTSD (aabd...@ictsd.ch or 022/917 89 21); or Mr. Christoph Spennemann, Legal Expert, UNCTAD (Chri...@unctad.org or 022/917 59 99).
For security requirements, persons not accredited to the WIPO CDIP are kindly requested to confirm their attendance by 29th April by contacting Camille Russell (crussell @ictsd.ch or 022/917 88 55).
Agenda
Introduction
UNCTAD-ICTSD opening remarks
Launch of UNCTAD-ICTSD Policy Brief No. 1 on the WIPO Development Agenda:
“A2K and the WIPO Development Agenda: Time to List the Public Domain”
Dr. Uma Suthersanen, School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London
“The Public Domain: Concept, Recent Trends and Implications for Creativity and Innovation”
Mr. James Boyle, William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law, Duke University School of Law
Commentators:
- H.E. Alberto Dumont, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Argentina to the the United Nations and the WTO
- Mr. Thomas Cottier, Professor of European and International Economic Law; Managing Director, World Trade Institute and Director, Institute of European and International Economic Law, Bern
Open discussion
Concluding Remarks
UNCTAD-ICTSD