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 |
H.E. Mr. Alejandro Jara |
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10.00 |
Session I: Plant Biotechnology Developments in the International Framework |
Mr. Francis Gurry |
Mr. Rolf Jördens |
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Mr. Adrian Otten |
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10.30 |
Session II: Plant Biotechnology and its Dissemination |
Mr. Stephen Smith |
Professor Philip Pardey |
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Mr. Alexander Ochem |
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11.30 |
Session III: Intellectual Property in Plant Biotechnology: National/Regional Experiences |
Mr. Rainer Moufang |
Mr. Jeff Kushan |
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Mrs. Qinfang Wang |
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12.30 |
Lunch | |
14.00 |
Session III: Intellectual Property in Plant Biotechnology: National/Regional Experiences (cont'd) |
Mr. Evans Sikinyi |
Mr. Arnold van Wijk |
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Discussion |
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15.00 |
Session IV: Management of Intellectual Property Rights |
Mr. Bernard Le Buanec |
Mr. John Gerard |
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Mr. Oscar Domingo |
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Ms. Thanda Wai, Intellectual Property Specialist, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), |
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16.00 |
Panel discussion: Enhancing the Benefits of Intellectual Property |
All speakers |
16.45 |
H.E. Mr. Alejandro Jara |
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