E WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ADVANCED COURSE -/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV ORIGINAL: English DATE: XXXX Last updated 2 December 2013 - Advanced Course on Intellectual Property for Government Officials organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization () and the World Trade Organization () Geneva, March 11 to 21, 2014 PROGRAM Under each session, an introductory presentation will be made by a representative of the or the 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.
-/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 2 Venue for 1st week: March 10-14, 2014, XXXXXXX Monday, March 10, 2014 8.45 Meet at entrance, 9.00 9.30 Opening Remarks: Room F, 154 rue de Lausanne, 9.30 9.45 9.45 10.45 Group photo Quiz 10.45 11.00 Coffee Break 11.00 12.30 Theme 1: Setting the Policy Context: Intellectual Property (IP) and Public Policy in Developing Countries today 11.30 12.00 i. Survey of IP and Public Policy issues 12.00 12.30 ii. International IP legal framework and its Interaction with Public Policy Issues, including in other IGO forums 12.30 13.00 Discussion 13.00 14.30 Lunch Break 14.30 15.45 Theme 2: Intellectual Property in a Trade Law and Developing Countries Setting i. Background ii. Negotiating History of the TRIPS Agreement 14.30 15.15 15.15 15.45 Discussion 15.45 16.00 Coffee Break 16.00 17.30 Theme 3: Transparency for Policymakers: 16.00 16.30 i. Using TRIPS Documentation to track the Current Policy Agenda
-/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 3 16.30 17.00 ii. Demonstration of IP Materials on Website 17.00 17.30 Discussion
-/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 4 Tuesday, March 11, 2013 09.00 10.45 Theme 4: Intellectual Property and Economic Development 09.00 9.45 Speakers: 09.45 10.15 10.15 10.45 Discussion 10.45 11.00 Coffee Break 11.00 13.00 Theme 5: i. Development Agenda 11.00 11.30 11.30 12.00 ii. International Policy Processes on Intellectual Property and Development UNCTAD Perspective UNCTAD 12.00 12.30 iii. Trade, development and intellectual property policy Perspective 12.30 13.00 Discussion 13.00 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 17.45 Theme 6: Copyright Overview: The Evolving International Landscape: Law, Policy and Development 14.00 14.45 14.45 15.15 Discussion 15.15 15.30 Introduction of Copyright Exercise 15.30 15.45 Coffee Break 15.45 16.30 Theme 6: Cont'd Copyright Overview: The Evolving International Landscape: Law, Policy and New Developments on the SCCR Agenda 16.30 17.15 Discussion
17.15 17.45 Preparation for copyright exercise -/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 5
-/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 6 Wednesday, March 12, 2014 9.00 10.00 Theme 6: (Cont'd) Copyright Exercises 10.00 10.15 Coffee Break Facilitator: 10.15 12.30 Theme 7: Trademarks and Industrial Designs 10.15 10.45 i. Trademarks: The Evolving International Landscape 10.45 11.15 ii. Trademarks: Law, Policy and Development 11.15 11.45 Discussion 11.45 12.45 Trademark Exercise Facilitator: 12.45 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 15.00 Theme 7: (cont'd) Industrial Designs: The Evolving International Landscape 14.00 14.30 14.30 15.00 Discussion 15.00 15.15 Coffee Break
-/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 7 15.15 17.30 Theme 8: Geographical Indications 15.15 15.45 i. Overview of the Provisions in the Lisbon Agreement and Current Work in 15.45 16.15 ii. Geographical Indications Overview of the Provisions in the TRIPS Agreement and Current Work in the 16.15 16.55 iii. delegates' perspectives Speakers: DELEGATE DELEGATE 16.55 17.30 Discussion
-/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 8 Thursday, March 15, 2014 9.00 11.30 Theme 9: Patents The Evolving International Landscape: Law, Policy and Development.; the Patent Cooperation Treaty 9.00 9.30 i. New Developments in Law and Practice 9.30 10.00 ii. Overview of TRIPS Provisions 10.00 10.30 iii. Patent Cooperation Treaty 10.30 10.45 Coffee Break 10.45 11.30 Discussion and Introduction to exercise 11.30 12.30 Theme 9: (Cont'd) Exercise on Patents Facilitators: 12.30 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 15.15 Theme 10: Dispute Settlement and TRIPS 14.00 14.45 14.45 15.15 Discussion 15.15 15.45 Introduction of Dispute Settlement exercises 15.45 16.00 Coffee Break 16.00 17.15 16.00 16.30 Theme 11: Biotechnology and Patents: The Evolving International i. New Developments in Law and Practice 16.30 17.00 ii. Article 27.3(b) of the TRIPS Agreement and Current B 17.00 17.15 Discussion
-/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 9 Friday, March 14, 2014 9.00 10.15 9.00 9.45 Theme 12: Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore the Evolving International Landscape and Future Directions 9.45 10.15 Discussion 10.15 10.30 Coffee Break 10.30 12.30 Theme 13: Relationship between TRIPS and the Convention on Biological Diversity; the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Folklore: Current Work in 10.30 11.15 i. Overview of work in the 11.15 11.35 ii. delegates' perspectives Speakers: DELEGATE 11.35 11.55 DELEGATE 11.55 12.30 Discussion 14.00 17.30 Group Visit
Venue for 2nd week: March 17-21, 2014, Room T1-T2, -/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 10 Monday, March 17, 2014 9.00 10.15 Theme 14: Plant Variety Protection: Law, Policy and Development 9.00 9.45 Speakers: UPOV 9.45 10.15 10.15 10.30 Discussion Coffee Break 10.30 17.30 Theme 15: Intellectual Property and Public Health - Current Debate 10.30 11.15 i. Relevant TRIPS Provisions and the Doha Declaration 11.15 11.50 ii. Role of Intellectual Property in Public Health 11.50 12.25 iii. WHO Perspective WHO 12.25 13.00 Discussion 13.00 14.30 Lunch Break 14.30 15.00 iv. NGO Perspective NGO 15.00 15.30 v. Industry Perspective INDUSTRY 15.30-16.00 Discussion 16.00 16.15 Coffee Break 16.15 16.45 Theme 15 (cont'd) Implementation of Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration Exports Under a Compulsory Licence 16.45 17.00 17.00 17.30 Discussion 17.30 18.00 Introduction of Paragraph 6 Exercise
17.15 Drinks Reception: Delegates' Lounge -/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 11
-/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 12 Tuesday, March 18, 2014 9.00 10.15 Theme 15 (cont'd) Free Trade Agreements with a particular focus on Public Health 9.00 9.45 9.45 10.15 10.15 10.30 Discussion Coffee break 10.30 11.45 Theme 16: Resolving Intellectual Property Disputes without Court Litigation 10.30 11.15 11.15 11.45 11.45 13.00 13.00 14.00 14.00 15.00 15.00 16.00 16.00 16.15 Discussion Preparation of Paragraph 6 Exercise Lunch Break Presentation of Paragraph 6 Exercise Preparation of Dispute Settlement exercises Coffee break 16.15 17.15 Theme 17: Dispute Settlement Reports and Discussion Speakers:
-/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 13 Wednesday, March 19, 2014 9.00 15.00 Theme 18: Intellectual Property and Transfer of Technology 9.00 9.30 i. IP and Transfer of Technology Perspective 9.30 10.00 ii. IP and Transfer of Technology, including Article 66.2 of the TRIPS Agreement 10.00 10.30 Discussion 10.30 10.45 Coffee Break 10.45 11.15 Theme 18: (cont'd) iii. IP Licensing 11.15 12.00 12.00 12.45 Preparation for the Transfer of Technology exercise Presentation by participants 12.45 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 15.00 Transfer of Technology: Group Reports and Discussion 15.00 15.15 Coffee Break Facilitator: 15.15 17.30 15.15 15.45 Theme 19: IP and Business i. Use of IP in Business EXTERNAL
-/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 14 15.45 16.15 ii. Perspective 16.15 16.45 iii. Innovation and SMEs INDUSTRY 16.45 17.30 Discussion Thursday, March 20, 2014 9.00 11.45 Theme 20: Panel Discussion on Intellectual Property and Climate Change Current Debate 9.00 9.30 i. Overview of Work in the UNFCCC UNEP 9.30 10.00 ii. Climate Change and the TRIPS Agreement 10.00 10.30 iii. On-going Work in, including IP Green 10.30 11.00 Discussion 11.00 11.15 Coffee Break 11.15 11.45 Theme 20 (cont'd) iv. ICTSD Perspectives ICTSD 11.45 12.15 v. Industry Perspective EXTERNAL 12.15 12.45 Discussion 12.45 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 15.30 Presentation by participants 15.30 15.45 Coffee Break
-/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 15 15.45 18.00 Theme 21: IP and Competition Policy 15.45 16.05 Speakers: 16.05 16.20 16.20 16.40 16.40 17.30 Discussion
-/ADV/ACAD/13/INF1.PROV page 16 Friday, March 21, 2014 9.00 10.30 9.00 9.30 Theme 22: Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, including the Evolving International Landscape i. TRIPS Provisions on Enforcement 9.30 10.00 ii. Work in on Building Respect for IP 10.00 10.30 Discussion 10.30 11.15 Presentation by participants 11.15 11.30 Coffee Break 11.30 12.30 Quiz 12.30 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 14.45 Theme 23: (Moderators:) Roundtable on Evaluation of Advanced Course 14.45 15.15 Closing Remarks by: and officials [End of document]