The World Trade Organization (WTO) will convene its Council for TRIPS (TRIPS Council) from Tuesday, 1 March 2016 to Wednesday, 2 March 2016. Australia, the European Union, Switzerland and the United States of America have submitted a written request for the item “Intellectual Property and Innovation: Education and Diffusion” to be placed on the proposed agenda.
WTO/AIR/IP/6
5 FEBRUARY 2016SUBJECT: COUNCIL FOR TRIPS
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRIPS WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD ON 1-2 MARCH 2016. THE MEETING WILL START AT
10 A.M. ON TUESDAY, 1 MARCH.TO FACILITATE PREPARATIONS FOR THE MEETING, DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED AND CIRCULATED SINCE THE LAST MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRIPS ARE LISTED UNDER THE RELEVANT AGENDA ITEMS.
AUSTRALIA, THE EUROPEAN UNION, SWITZERLAND AND THE UNITED STATES HAVE MADE A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR AN ITEM TO BE PLACED ON THE
PROPOSED AGENDA (LISTED AS ITEM 11). THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE THEREFORE PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA:1. NOTIFICATIONS UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT
DOCUMENTS IP/N/1/TPKM/P/7, IP/N/1/TPKM/O/3 AND IP/N/1/TPKM/O/4 (CHINESE TAIPEI; PATENT ATTORNEY ACT IN ITS AMENDED VERSION OF JULY 2015, REGULATIONS FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL FOR PATENT APPLICATION, AND OPERATIONAL DIRECTIONS GOVERNING THE MUTUAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE (TIPO) AND JAPAN PATENT OFFICE IN THE FIELD OF DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PATENT PROCEDURE)
DOCUMENTS IP/N/1/HKG/P/8, IP/N/1/HKG/D/3, IP/N/1/HKG/T/6 AND IP/N/1/HKG/L/4 (HONG KONG, CHINA; PATENTS ORDINANCE ORDER 2015, REGISTERED DESIGNS ORDINANCE REGULATION 2015, TRADEMARKS ORDINANCE REGULATION 2015, AND LAYOUT-DESIGNS (TOPOGRAPHY) OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS REGULATION 2015)
DOCUMENT IP/N/1/JPN/O/9 (JAPAN, UNFAIR COMPETITION PREVENTION ACT 2015)
DOCUMENT IP/N/3/KAZ/1 (KAZAKHSTAN, CONTACT POINT UNDER ARTICLE 69 TRIPS)
2. REVIEWS OF NATIONAL IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION
3. REVIEW OF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 27.3(B)
4. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
5. PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE
6. NON-VIOLATION AND SITUATION COMPLAINTS
7. REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 71.1
8. REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 24.2
9. FOLLOW-UP TO THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REVIEW UNDER PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE DECISION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 66.2
OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT10. TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND CAPACITY-BUILDING
11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INNOVATION: EDUCATION AND
DIFFUSION12. INFORMATION ON RELEVANT DEVELOPMENTS ELSEWHERE IN THE WTO
13. OBSERVER STATUS FOR INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
14. OTHER BUSINESS
15. ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON
IT IS RECALLED THAT PARAGRAPH 19 OF THE DOHA MINISTERIAL DECLARATION PROVIDES THAT THE COUNCIL, IN UNDERTAKING THE WORK PROVIDED FOR IN THAT PARAGRAPH, SHALL BE GUIDED BY THE OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES SET OUT IN ARTICLES 7 AND 8 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND SHALL TAKE FULLY INTO ACCOUNT THE DEVELOPMENT DIMENSION.
ANY MEMBER WISHING AN ADDITIONAL ITEM TO BE PLACED ON THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS INVITED TO INFORM THE SECRETARIAT NO LATER THAN BY 18 FEBRUARY 2016 (COB) SO THAT A REVISED AIRGRAM CAN BE ISSUED TEN CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
MEMBERS OF THE WTO, OTHER GOVERNMENTS WITH OBSERVER STATUS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH OBSERVER STATUS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM THE SECRETARIAT OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
ROBERTO AZEVÊDO