The Challenge of Incorporation a Development Agenda in WIPO

21st September 2004

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There have been concerns expressed by developing country governments and experts that the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has been promoting higher standards of intellectual property (IP) protection and harmonisation without taking into account specific needs of developing countries. Recently, Argentina and Brazil informally circulated a groundbreaking proposal to establish a “development agenda” at WIPO. So far this proposal has been supported by Cuba, Bolivia and Ecuador. The proposal raises questions as regard the general nature of WIPO – including its mandate and structure – arguing, among other things, that it is time for the institution to integrate the UN-wide development agenda into its mandate, including the commitments set out in the Millennium Development Goals.

The objective of this roundtable is to bring together developed and developing country delegates, academics, IGOs and NGOs to discuss the substantive challenges posed by the proposal and other recent initiatives to rethink WIPO’s mandate with respect to development. The Roundtable will be informal and off the record, and delegates will not be expected to represent the position of their country/organisation. Formal presentations will be kept to a minimum, allowing for enough time for an open and frank debate.

Participants

Alehandro Neyra - Peruvian Mission Aleksandr Kulinkovich - Mission of Belarus

Andrea Petramcova - Czech Mission

Andrew Jenner - UK WTO

Anne-Marie Colandrea - Saint Siege

Anthony Muchiri - Kenya Mission

Antonio Berenguer - European Commission

Binod Prasad Acharya - Nepal Mission

Camen Dominguez - Mission of Chile to the WTO

Cameron Mckay - Canadian Mission

Carolyn Deere - Oxford University

Carsten Fink - World Bank

Chiara Galitta - Italian Mission

Christophe Spennemann - UNCTAD

Coline Parneau - Mission France

D. Croze - WIPO

Davinia Ovett - 3D

Eduardo Escobedo - ICTSD

Ermias Tekeste B. - South Centre

G. Clift - WHO

G. Sleeliwagen - Belgian Mission

Garbiel Atanasov - Mission of Macedonia

Hassan A.M. Badrul - Bangladesh Mission

Hussam Qudah - Mission of Jordan

Isabelle Scherer - IP Watch

J.S. Calheiros da Gama - Portuguese Mission

Leonardo De Athayde - Mission of Brazil

Lotty Endrede - Eucador Mission

Ludmila Sterbova - Czech Mission

Luis Abugottas - UNCTAD

M.S. Aristesvieta - APCO Marcos Gomez Martino - Mission of Spain

Maria Julia Oliva - CIEL

Maria Scimoni - Italian Mission

Martin L. Zoua- Mission Cameroun

Michele Weil-Guthmann - French Mission

Octavio Espinosa - WIPO

Patrick Ravillard - EC Commission

Philipp Reszat - Mission Germany

Prebay Francoise - French MAAPAR

Preeti Saran - Mission of India

Ragui El-Etraby - Mission of Egypt

Robyn Briese - CIEL

Roger Kampf - WTO Secretariat

S. Morzyasu

S. Sangeeta - Third World Network

S. Takahara - Mission of Japan

Sean Healy - MSF

Semence Marie Jose - Ministry of Economy France

Sisule Musungu - South Centre

Soledad Leal - Mexican Mission

Soozk Park - Mission Republic of Korea

Sugeeshwara Gunarahra - Sri Lanka Mission

Suisuetes Zermilli - UNCTAD

Thiru Bakisubramanam - CPTech

Veronika Cserba - Mission of Hungary

Viviana Munoz - South Centre

Wiebke Herding - IVCN

Wolf Meier-Ewert - WTO