WIPO-UPOV Symposium on Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Biotechnology

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 PDF format)
		Mr. Rolf Jördens Vice Secretary-General, UPOV (Documents in PDF and PPT format)
		Mr. Adrian Otten Director, Intellectual Property Division World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva (Documents in PDF 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 PDF 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 PDF and PPT format)
		Mr. Alexander Ochem Research Assistant, Molecular Biology, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy (Documents in PDF 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 PDF format)
		Mr. Jeff Kushan Attorney, Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, Washington, D.C. (Documents in PDF 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 PDF 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 PDF and PPT format)
		Mr. Arnold van Wijk Head, Plant Variety Research, Centre for Genetic Resources, Wageningen, Netherlands (Documents in PDF 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 PDF and PPT format)
		Mr. John Gerard President, Access Plant Technology, Inc., Plymouth, United States of America (Documents in PDF and PPT format)
		Mr. Oscar Domingo Director, Relmó, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Documents in PDF and PPT format)
		Ms. Thanda Wai, Intellectual Property Specialist, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Laguna, Philippines (Documents in PDF 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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