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| WORLD INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY ORGANIZATION | INTERNATIONAL UNION
FOR THE PROTECTION OF
NEW VARIETIES OF PLANTS |
WIPO-UPOV SYMPOSIUM ON
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
organized by
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and
the International Union for the Protection of
New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Geneva, October 24, 2003 PROGRAM prepared by the Secretariats of WIPO and UPOV Friday, October 24, 2003 9.30 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | H.E. Mr. Alejandro Jara
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Chile, Geneva | 10.00 | Session I: Plant Biotechnology Developments in the International Framework | Mr. Francis Gurry
Assistant Director General, WIPO
(Document in Word format) | | | | Mr. Rolf Jördens
Vice Secretary-General, UPOV
(Documents in Word and PPT format) | | | | Mr. Adrian Otten
Director, Intellectual Property Division
World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva
(Documents in Word and PPT format) | 10.30 | Session II: Plant Biotechnology and its Dissemination | Mr. Stephen Smith
Germplasm Security Coordinator,
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Johnston,
United States of America
(Documents in Word and PPT format) | | | | Professor Philip Pardey
Science and Technology Policy, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul,
United States of America
(Documents in Word and PPT format) | | | | Mr. Alexander Ochem
Research Assistant, Molecular Biology, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy
(Documents in Word and PPT format) | | | Discussion | | 11.30 | Session III: Intellectual Property in Plant Biotechnology: National/Regional Experiences | Mr. Rainer Moufang
Legal Member, Boards of Appeal, European Patent Office (EPO), Munich, Germany
(Document in Word format) | | | | Mr. Jeff Kushan
Attorney, Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, Washington, D.C.
(Documents in Word and PPT format) | | | | Mrs. Qinfang Wang
Deputy Director, Research Management Division, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
(Documents in Word and PPT format) | 12.30 | Lunch | | 14.00 | Session III: Intellectual Property in Plant Biotechnology: National/Regional Experiences (cont'd) | Mr. Evans Sikinyi
Manager, Plant Variety Rights Office, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), Nairobi
(Documents in Word and PPT format) | | | | Mr. Arnold van Wijk
Head, Plant Variety Research, Centre for Genetic Resources, Wageningen, Netherlands
(Documents in Word and PPT format) | | | Discussion | | 15.00 | Session IV: Management of Intellectual Property Rights | Mr. Bernard Le Buanec
Secretary General, International Seed Federation (ISF), Nyon, Switzerland
(Documents in Word and PPT format) | | | | Mr. John Gerard
President, Access Plant Technology, Inc., Plymouth, United States of America
(Documents in Word and PPT format) | | | Mr. Oscar Domingo
Director, Relmó, Buenos Aires, Argentina
(Documents in Word and PPT format) | | | Ms. Thanda Wai, Intellectual Property Specialist, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),
Laguna, Philippines
(Documents in Word and PPT format) | | 16.00 | Panel discussion: Enhancing the Benefits of Intellectual Property | All speakers | 16.45 | Closing Remarks | H.E. Mr. Alejandro Jara |
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