Following Ambassador Trevor Clarke’s appointment at the World Intellectual Property Organization and departure from the Barbados delegation, Ambassador Karen Tan of Singapore will chair the World Trade Organization Council on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) “Special Sessions,” until February, according to a WTO source.
The TRIPS Council special sessions are working on the Doha Round mandate to establish a register for geographical indications on wines and spirits, in a multilateral system, under the Doha Development Agenda.
Ambassador Tan is currently chair for the regular TRIPS Council. Ambassador Clarke chaired his last meeting on 27 November (IPW, Trademarks/Geographical Indications, 23 November 2009).