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.
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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begins for the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the first candidate has withdrawn, according to official sources.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…
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…
Establecidos procedimientos de votación para designación del cargo a director general de la OMPI la próxima semana
Por William New Todo parece indicar que están listos los procedimientos finales para la tan importante designación del candidato al cargo de director general de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI). El Comité de Coordinación de la OMPI,…
Adoption de la procédure de nomination au poste de Directeur général de l’OMPI
Par William New Les règles de procédures applicables à la nomination, la semaine prochaine, du prochain Directeur général de l’Organisation mondiale de la Propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) semblent avoir été définitivement adoptées. Les 83 pays membres du Comité de coordination de…
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…