[ga] Re: [A2k] USPTO doing an end-run around WIPO?

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cory and all,

  This is just more evidence that WIPO amongst several other UN
organizations [ WHO, UNESCO, WTO ] are becoming more
irrelevant due to several factors not limited by the recent food
for oil scandal now being expanded to a UN wide probe...

Cory Doctorow wrote:

> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: "Danny O'Brien" <danny@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: February 12, 2005 4:38:57 PM GMT+00:00
> > To: Cory Doctorow <doctorow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: did you know about this?
> >
> > http://www.ipjur.com/2005/02/uk-to-lead-working-group-on-ip-and.php3
> >
> > The UK-PTO EXTERNAL LINKreports:
> >
> >     "The United States Patent and Trade Mark Office recently invited
> > representatives from the European Commission, the European Patent
> > Office, and a number of national patent offices to discuss how to make
> > progress on patent law harmonisation and issues surrounding
> > intellectual property and developing countries. The meeting agreed the
> > following Statement of Intent:
> >
> >        1. The Participants ('Participants') of the Exploratory Meeting
> > of Interested Parties Concerning the Future of Substantive Patent Law
> > Harmonisation, held February 3-4, 2005 in Alexandria, Virginia,
> > wishing to promote and facilitate progress on certain key issues under
> > consideration in the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO),
> > agree to convene future meetings to consider:
> >              1. substantive patent law harmonisation issues, notably
> > the Trilateral 'first package', as developed by the United States
> > Patent and Trademark Office, the European Patent Office and the Japan
> > Patent Office and set forth in WIPO Document WO/GA/31/10; and
> >              2. issues with regard to intellectual property and
> > development, including proposals for a WIPO Development Agenda and
> > proposals relating to genetic resources, with a view to seeking a
> > common basis for further discussions in WIPO.
> >        2. The Participants agree that the following parties will be
> > invited to participate in the future meetings: all Members of WIPO
> > Group B, Member States of the European Union, the European Commission,
> > Member States of the European Patent Organisation, and the European
> > Patent Office.
> >        3. The Participants further agree to have regular,
> > intersessional meetings of subgroups to address the issues referenced
> > in Paragraph 1.
> >           Participants: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic,
> > Denmark, European Commission, European Patent Office, France, Germany,
> > Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
> > Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United
> > Kingdom, United States of America.'
> >
> >     IP Australia will lead a subgroup on substantive patent law
> > harmonisation, and the UK and Netherlands will jointly lead a subgroup
> > on development issues. Meetings of the two subgroups will be held
> > between March and May, with a view to preparing proposals to put to
> > the World Intellectual Property Organisation later in the year. The UK
> > will also be attending WIPO meetings with developing countries to
> > identify issues which will facilitate progress on a mutually
> > beneficial basis."
> >
> > This clearly seems to be an attempt staged by the U.S. to outmanoeuvre
> > the WIPO which is increasingly perceived as being hampered by certain
> > WIPO Member States (Brazil, Argentina) and NGOs increasingly INTERNAL
> > LINKobstructing the emerging global system of Intellectual Property
> > protection. And it looks as if this attempt was, at least for the
> > beginning, quite successful. We'll have to wait and see.
> >
> > INTERNAL LINK
> >
>
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