E WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ADVANCED COURSE -WTO/ADV/ACAD/12/INF1.PROV ORIGINAL: ENGLISH DATE: MARCH 2012 -WTO Advanced Course on Intellectual Property for Government Officials organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization () and the World Trade Organization (WTO) Geneva, March 12 to 23, 2012 PROGRAM Under each session, an introductory presentation will be made by a representative of the or the WTO Secretariat. Ample time will be provided for comments and questions from participants. In certain sessions, Geneva-based delegates and other participants with responsibility for current policy issues will also be invited to give their perspectives.
page 2 Venue for 1 st week: March 12-16, 2012,, New Building (NB) Conference Room 3 Monday, March 12, 2012 8.30 9.00 Administrative Formalities 9.00 9.30 Opening Remarks by: Mr. Francis Gurry, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization () Mr. Rufus Yerxa, Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO) Ms. Carlotta Graffigna, Executive Director for the Academy and IP Human Capital Development, Development Sector, 9.30 10.15 Introduction of Participants 10.15 10.30 Gap Analysis - Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (ITTC), World Trade Organization (WTO) 10.30 10.45 Coffee Break 10.45 12.30 THEME 1: Mrs. Carlotta Graffigna) SETTING THE POLICY CONTEXT: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) AND PUBLIC POLICY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TODAY i. Survey of IP and Public Policy issues ii. International IP legal framework and its Interaction with Public Policy Issues iii. IP Issues in other IGO forums 10.45 11.15 Speakers: Mr. Marcelo Di Pietro Peralta, Director, Academy, Development Sector, 11.15 11.45 Mr. Antony Taubman, Director, 11.45 12.30 Discussion 12.30 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 15.30 THEME 2: Mr. Marcelo Di Pietro) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN A TRADE LAW AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SETTING i. Background ii. Negotiating the History of the Trade Related Aspects on Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement 14.00 14.45 Speaker: Mrs. Jayashree Watal, Counsellor 14.45 15.30 Discussion
page 3 15.30 15.45 Coffee Break 15.45 17.15 THEME 3: Mr. Tshimanga Kongolo) TRANSPARENCY FOR POLICYMAKERS: i. The WTO Notification System and the Current Policy Agenda 15.45 16.15 Speaker: Mrs. Xiaoping Wu, Counsellor, 16.15 16.45 ii. Explanation of Documents and Demonstration of IP Materials on Website Speaker: Ms. Martha Chikowore, Training Officer, Academic Institutions Program, Academy, Development Sector, 16.45 17.15 Discussion Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9.00 10.45 THEME 4: Mr. Patrick Masouye) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 9.00 9.45 Speakers: Mr. Carsten Fink, Chief Economist, Economics and Statistics Division, 9.45 10.15 Mrs. Jayashree Watal, WTO 10.15 10.45 Discussion 10.45 11.00 Coffee Break 11.00 13.00 THEME 5 Ms. Martha Chikowore) (A) DEVELOPMENT AGENDA 11.00 11.30 Speaker: Mr. Irfan Baloch, Director, Development Agenda Coordination Division, Development Sector, (B) INTERNATIONAL POLICY PROCESSES ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DEVELOPMENT 11.30 12.00 Speakers: Mr. Ermias Biadgleng, Legal Expert, Intellectual Property Unit, UNCTAD 12.00 12.30 Mr. Antony Taubman, WTO
page 4 12.30 13.00 Discussion 13.00 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 17.30 THEME 6: Mr. Patrick Masouye) COPYRIGHT OVERVIEW: THE EVOLVING INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE: LAW, POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT 14.00 14.45 Speaker: Mr. Hannu Wager, Counsellor, 14.45 15.30 Discussion 15.30 15.45 Coffee Break 15.45 16.30 Speaker: Mr. Paolo Lanteri, Assistant Legal Officer, Copyright Law Division, Culture and Creative Industries Sector, 16.30 17.15 Discussion 17.15 17.30 Introduction of Copyright Exercises Wednesday, March 14, 2012 9.00 10.00 THEME 6 (CONT D.) PREPARATION FOR COPYRIGHT EXERCISES 10.00 11.00 Exercises on copyright Speaker: Mr. Hannu Wager, WTO 11.00 11.15 Coffee Break 11.15 15.30 THEME 7: Mrs. Martha Chikowore) TRADEMARKS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS i. Law, Policy and Development 11.15 11.45 Speaker: Mr. Wolf Meier-Ewert, Counsellor, ii. Trademarks: The Evolving International Landscape 11.45 12.15 Speaker: Mrs. Martha Friedli, Head, Trademark Law Section, Trademark and Design Law Division, Brands and Designs Sector, 12.15 12.45 Discussion 12.45 14.00 Lunch Break
page 5 iii. Industrial Designs: Evolving International Landscape 14.00 14.30 Speaker: Ms. Marina Foschi, Legal Officer, Design and Geographical Indication Law Section, Trademark and Design Law Division, Brands and Designs Sector, iv. The Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs 14.30 14.50 Speaker: Mr. Yves Closet, Head, Information and Promotion Section, International Designs Registry, Brands and Designs Sector, v. International Registration and Promotion of Madrid System 14.50 15.10 Speaker: Ms. Tetyana Demchenko, Senior Legal Officer, Promotion Section, Information and Promotion Division, International Registries of Madrid and Lisbon, 15.10 15.30 Discussion 15.30 15.45 Coffee Break 15.45 18.30 THEME 8: Mrs. Jayashree Watal) GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS i) Overview of the Provisions in the Lisbon Agreement and Current Work in 15.45 16.15 Speaker: Mr. Matthijs Cornelis Geuze, Head, International Appellations of Origin Registry, International Registries of Madrid and Lisbon, Brands and Designs Sector, ii) Geographical Indications Overview of the Provisions in the TRIPS Agreement and Current Work in the WTO 16.15 16.45 Speakers: Mrs. Thu-Lang Tran Wasescha, Counsellor, Intellectual Property Division, WTO 16.45 17.15 Mr. Andrès Guggiana, TRIPS Council delegate from Chile 17.15 17.45 Mr. Tomas Baert, TRIPS Council delegate from the European Union
page 6 17.45 18.15 Discussion 18.15 18.30 Introduction of Exercises Thursday, March 15, 2012 9.00 10.00 THEME 9: EXERCISES ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GI) 9.00 10.00 Speaker: Mrs. Thu-Lang Tran Wasescha, WTO 10.00 10.15 Coffee Break 10.15 12.30 THEME 10: Mr. Tshimanga Kongolo) PATENTS EVOLVING INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE: LAW, POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT AND PATENT COOPERATION TREATY 10.15 10.45 Speakers: Mr. Philippe Baechtold, Director, Patents and Innovation Division, Innovation and Technology Sector, 10.45 11.15 Mrs. Jayashree Watal, WTO 11.15 11.45 Mr. Matthias Reischle, Deputy Director and Head, PCT Legal Affairs Section, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Legal Division, Innovation and Technology Sector, 11.45 12.30 Discussion 12.30 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 15.15 THEME 11: Mrs. Martha Chikowore) ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTER INTERNET DOMAIN NAME, AND OTHER ONLINE IP DISPUTES 14.00 14.45 Speaker: Ms. Eun Joo Min, Head, Legal Development Section, Arbitration and Mediation Center, Global Issues Sector, 14.45 15.15 Discussion 15.15 15.30 Coffee Break 15.30 17.30 Reserved for visiting /WTO officials or country representatives (with prior appointment)
page 7 Friday, March 16, 2012 9.00 10.30 THEME 12: Mr. Pierre Arhel) WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND TRIPS 9.00 9.45 Speaker: Mr. Hannu Wager, WTO 9.45 10.30 Discussion 10.30 10.45 Coffee Break 10.45 11.30 THEME 13: INTRODUCTION OF WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT EXERCISES AND GROUP PREPARATION 10.45 11.30 Speakers: Mr. Hannu Wager, WTO Mrs. Jayashree Watal, WTO Mr. Wolf Meier-Ewert, WTO 11.30 18.00 Excursion to "Nestlé", Vevey
page 8 Venue for 2 nd week: March 19-23, 2012, Training Room, 3 rd Floor, 15, Chemin des Mines, WTO Monday, March 19, 2012 09.00 18.30 THEME 14: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PUBLIC HEALTH Mrs Jayashree Watal) 09.00 09.45 Speakers: Mr. Roger Kampf, Counsellor, 09.45 10.30 Mr. Hans Georg Bartels, Senior Program Officer, Global Challenges Division, Global Issues Sector, 10.30 10.45 Coffee Break 10.45 11.30 Speaker: Dr. Peter Beyer, Senior Advisor, Department of Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property, World Health Organization (WHO) 11.30 12.15 Discussion 12.15 13.45 Lunch Break 13.45 15.30 i. Implementation of Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration Exports Under a Compulsory Licence + Introduction to Paragraph 6 exercise 14.00 15.00 Speaker: Mr. Roger Kampf, WTO 15.00 15.30 Discussion 15.30 15.45 Coffee Break 15.45 17.30 ii. Intellectual Property and Public Health: Current Debate 15.45 16.15 Speakers: Ms Pacale Boulet, IP & Policy advisor, DNDi 16.15 16.45 Mr. Andrew Jenner, Director of Innovation, Intellectual Property and Trade, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association 16.45-17.30 Discussion 17.30 18.30 Preparation for the Public Health exercise (suggested)
page 9 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9.00 10.00 THEME 14: (CONT D.) FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: PROVISIONS ON PUBLIC HEALTH Mr. Pierre Arhel) 9.00 9.30 Speaker: Mr. Raymundo Valdes, Counsellor, 9.30 10.00 Discussion 10.00 12.45 THEME 14: (CONT D.) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PUBLIC HEALTH i. Public Health Case Study/Exercise on Paragraph 6 ii. Introduction and Group Preparatory Work 10.00 10.45 Speaker: Mr. Roger Kampf, WTO 10.45 11.00 Coffee Break 11.00-11.30 Public Health Case Study (Cont'd) 11.30 12.45 Public Health Case Study/Exercise: Group Reports and Discussion Speaker: Mr. Roger Kampf, WTO 12.45 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 15.30 THEME 15: Mr. Tshimanga Kongolo) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND GENETIC RESOURCES, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE EVOLVING INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS 14.00 14.45 Speaker: Mrs. Olga Begoña Venero Aguirre, Head, Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge Section, Traditional Knowledge Division, Department for Traditional Knowledge and Global Challenges, Global Issues Sector, 14.45 15.30 Discussion 15.30 15.45 Coffee Break
page 10 15.45 17.00 THEME 16: Mr. Tshimanga Kongolo) PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION: LAW, POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT 15.45 16.30 Speakers: Mr. Peter Button, Vice Secretary- General, International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) 16.30 17.00 Discussion 17.00 18.00 Preparation for dispute settlement exercise Ms. Yolanda Huerta-Casado, Legal Counsel, International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9.00 10.15 THEME 17: Mr. Daniel Morales) BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PATENTS UNDER TRIPS 9.00 9.45 Speaker: Mrs. Xiaoping Wu, WTO 9.45 10.15 Discussion 10.15 10.30 Coffee Break 10.30 12.45 THEME 18: Mr. Pierre Arhel) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRIPS AND THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; THE PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE: CURRENT WORK IN WTO 10.30 11.00 Speakers: Mrs. Jayashree Watal, WTO 11.00 11.30 Ms. Letícia Frazão, TRIPS Council delegate from Brazil 11.30 12.00 Ms. Karin Ferriter, TRIPS Council delegate from the United States 12.00 12.45 Discussion 12.45 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 15.15 THEME 18: (CONT D.) Dispute Settlement Group Reports and Discussion 14.00 14.45 Speakers: Mr. Hannu Wager, WTO Mrs. Jayashree Watal, WTO Mr. Wolf Meier-Ewert
page 11 14.45 15.15 Discussion 15.15 15.30 Coffee break 15.30 17.15 THEME 19: Mr. Daniel Morales) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY 15.30 16.15 Speakers: Mr. Matthew Rainey, Director, Innovation and Technology Sector, 16.15 17.00 Mrs. Jayashree Watal, WTO 17.00 17.15 Discussion 17.15 18.00 Preparation for the Transfer of Technology Cases Thursday, March 22, 2012 9.00 10.15 THEME 19: (CONT D.) SUCCESSFUL TECHNOLOGY LICENSING (STL) DEVELOPING KEY ELEMENTS OF THE NEGOTIATING STRATEGY: EXERCISES 9.00 9.45 Speakers: Mr. Matthew Rainey, 9.45 10.15 Discussion 10.15 10.30 Coffee Break Mrs. Olga Spasic, Senior Program Officer, Innovation and Technology Transfer Section, Innovation and Technology Sector, 10.30 12.30 THEME 20: Mr. Hans Georg Bartels) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CLIMATE CHANGE 10.30 11.15 Speakers: Mr. Antony Taubman, WTO 11.15 12.00 Mrs. Yesim Baykal, Consultant, Global Challenges Division, Global Issues Sector, 12.00 12.30 Discussion 12.30 14.00 Lunch Break
page 12 14.00 15.15 THEME 20: (CONT D.) (Moderator. Mrs. Jayashree Watal) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: PANEL DISCUSSION 14.00 14.20 Speakers: Mr. Thaddeus J. Burns, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, General Electric 14.20 14.40 Mr. Ahmed Abdel Latif, Senior Programme Manager, Innovation, Technology and IP, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) 14.40 15.15 Discussion 15.15 15.30 Coffee Break 15.30 17.30 THEME 21: Mrs. Martha Chikowore) ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: LEGAL AND POLICY CONTEXT 15.30 16.15 Speakers: Mr. Pierre Arhel, WTO 16.15 17.00 Mr. Xavier Vermandele, Deputy Director, Building Respect for IP Division, Global Issues Sector, 17.00 17.30 Discussion Friday, March 23, 2012 9.00 11.45 THEME 22: Mrs. Jayashree Watal) IP AND COMPETITION POLICY 9.00 9.45 Speakers: Mr. Giovanni Napolitano, Consultant, Intellectual Property and Competition Policy Division, Global Issues Sector, 9.45 10.30 Mr. Robert Anderson, Counsellor, 10.30 10.45 Discussion 10.45 11.00 Coffee Break Mr. Pierre Arhel, WTO
page 13 11.00 12.30 THEME 23: Mr. Antony Taubman) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE AREA OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND RESPONSES AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL 11.00 11.30 Speakers: Mr. Herman Ntchatcho, Senior Director, Regional Bureau for Africa, Development Sector, 11.30 12.00 Mr. Pierre Arhel, WTO 12.00 12.30 Discussion 12.30 14.00 Lunch Break Lunch hosted by the WTO 14.00 15.00 THEME 24: Mr. Marcelo Di Pietro) 14.00 14.45 Evaluation ROUNDTABLE ON EVALUATION OF ADVANCED COURSE 14.45 15.00 Feedback from the Academy, Intellectual Property Division (IPD), Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (ITTC), WTO 15.00 15.15 Closing Remarks by : and WTO officials [End of document]