WIPO ACADEMY on intellectual property for Ambassadors
| Objective | To apprise Ambassadors of the contemporary issues in intellectual property under consideration by WIPO and the role of intellectual property in national development. |
| Venues | 01-04-2005 Geneva, Switzerland |
Provisional Program
| 09:30 - 09:45 | OPENING REMARKS Welcome Address by: | ||
| 09:45 - 10:15 | Theme One: | WIPO's Strategy for Human Resources Development and the WIPO Worldwide Academy | |
| Speaker: | Mr. Mpazi Sinjela, Director, WIPO Worldwide Academy, WIPO | ||
| 10:15 - 11:30 | Theme Two: | Recent Developments in the areas of Patents, Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Copyright and Related Rights | |
| Speakers: | Mr. Jay Erstling, Director, Office of the PCT, WIPO Mr. Philippe Baechtold, Head, Patent Law Section, PCT and Patents Arbitration and Mediation Center, and Global I.P. Issues, WIPO Mr. Marcus Höpperger, Acting Director, Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications Law Division, WIPO Mr. Jørgen Blomqvist, Director, Copyright Law Division, WIPO | ||
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Coffee Break |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | Theme Three: | Recent Developments in the areas of Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore | |
| Speaker: | Mr. Antony Taubman, Acting Director and Head, Traditional Knowledge Division, WIPO | ||
| 12:15 - 12:45 | Theme Four: | The Cooperation for Development Program of WIPO for the Benefit of certain Countries in Europe and Asia | |
| Speaker: | Mr. Jenö Bobrovszky, Director, Division for Cooperation with certain Countries in Europe and Asia, WIPO | ||
| 12:45 - 13:00 | CLOSING CEREMONY |
