Francis Gurry Of Australia Wins Nomination To Be Next WIPO Director General
By one vote, Francis Gurry of Australia tonight won a hard-fought election to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
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Third Round Of Formal Voting Leaves Graça-Aranha Versus Gurry
Candidate Votes Francis Gurry (Australia) 35 José Graça Aranha (Brazil) 29 Masood Khan (Pakistan) 19 The final vote is expected this evening.
WIPO Director General Election: Field Dramatically Drops To Three Candidates
By William New The field of candidates vying to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization dramatically plummeted from the original 15 candidates to three frontrunners on the first day. The race is now between Francis…
WIPO Election: Ali, Odek Exit; Three More Face Elimination
By William New With the second official round of voting still open, two more candidates have exited the race to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, and three others face near elimination. All voting results…
First Round Results Of Voting For WIPO DG
Candidate Votes Francis Gurry (Australia) 24 José Graça Aranha (Brazil) 16 Masood Khan (Pakistan) 13 Yoshiyuki Takagi (Japan) 6 Jorge Amigo Castañeda (Mexico) 4 Philippe Petit (France) 4 Alicja Adamczak (Poland) 3…
Voting Results: Gurry, Graça Aranha, Khan Take Straw Poll
Candidate First Place Votes Second Place Votes Alicja Adamczak (Poland) 1 2 Toufiq Ali (Bangladesh) 4 5 Jorge Amigo Castañeda (Mexico) 4 13 José Graça Aranha (Brazil) 13 2 Gjorgji Filipov (Macedonia) 1 0…
First Candidate For WIPO Director General Post Withdraws
By William New Just days before the election begins for the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the first candidate has withdrawn, according to official sources. Mauro Masi, a former chief of staff to Italian Prime…
Suspending TRIPS Obligations: A Rising Alternative For WTO Retaliation
By Catherine Saez
Retaliating against a country found in violation of World Trade Organization rules by sanctioning the country's activities in an unrelated trade sector may be a more effective alternative for developing countries than retaliating under the sector of the violation, especially when such cross-retaliation involves WTO rules on intellectual property rights, an expert told a panel this week.
WIPO Director General Candidates’ Presentations To Members
On 14 April, the candidates to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization faced WIPO member governments. The election will take place on 13 May. Here are the candidates’ presentations. Alicja Adamczak (Poland) [doc] Toufiq Ali…
European Parliament Set To Reprimand Mandelson For Pressuring Thailand
By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – The European Parliament looks set to take Brussels’ top trade official to task over his latest attempt to persuade Thailand that it should revise its policy on pharmaceutical patents. Shortly after…
Voting Procedures Set for WIPO Director General Vote Next Week
By William New The final procedures appear to be in place for next week’s all-important nomination election for the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The WIPO Coordination Committee, the 83-member government executive body of the…
Proponents: ‘Time Is Now’ For TRIPS Biodiversity Amendment In Doha Round
By William New India and other proponents on Wednesday sought to counter concern raised by the World Trade Organization chief that a “clash” could occur if differences are not narrowed on a proposed amendment to WTO intellectual property rules for…