New WIPO head set to be elected
12 May 2008
Eklavya Gupte, London
WIPO member states and staff will know who will be the Organization’s new director-general by the end of this week
The WIPO Coordination Committee will meet on May 13 and 14 to elect the new leader. At the behest of some member states, an extra day (May 15) has been allowed for the elections if needed. The elections will see 14 candidates instead of the original 15 competing for the post after Italian nominee Mauro Masi withdrew from the race last week.
Masi, who is the Italian delegate for intellectual property, will return to Italy where he will work under newly elected Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government as the secretary general of presidency of...
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