Progress for WIPO’s Development Agenda
14 July 2008
Eklavya Gupte, London
The promotion of a development-oriented IP culture and enhanced access to patent databases were among 19 recommendations that were reviewed for implementation as part of WIPO’s Development Agenda, following a meeting last week
WIPO's Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) adopted the recommendations at its second meeting this year, which was held in Geneva from July 7 to 11.
The remaining 26 of the 45 recommendations agreed by member states last year are considered more complicated and their implementation will be discussed at the Committee's third session scheduled for next year.
Francis Gurry, who has been nominated as the next director-general and is expected to take over from Kamil Idris in October, addressed the Committee and emphasized his commitment to the implementation of the Agenda.
He said that the "development...
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