[A2k] FW: Conference Announcement: IP & Developing Countries

[Jack Lerner]

Of possible interest:
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Intellectual Property and Developing Countries: The WIPO Development Agenda
UCLA, March 11-12, 2007
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Led by Argentina and Brazil, a group of developing countries have called fo=
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adoption of a "Development Agenda" to counter the upward harmonization of
intellectual property rights promoted by the US and EU in TRIPS and other
intellectual property treaties. The Development Agenda has proven to be
immensely controversial and has taken center stage in discussions regarding
the future direction of the World Intellectual Property Organization and
TRIPS.
Our conference will address what the Development Agenda does and should
entail; what is the latest empirical research on intellectual property,
access to knowledge, and development; how IP could and should be tailored t=
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account for the needs of countries in various stages of development;
competition law, industry structure, and innovation in the global economy;
whether there are plausible alternatives to proprietary intellectual
property rights; global copyright industries and cultural sovereignty; and
how, if at all, the existing intellectual property treaty regime can and
should be modified to promote development and serve the needs of developing
countries.
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CO-SPONSORED BY THE ANN C. ROSENFIELD SYMPOSIUM FUND, UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW,
AND UCLA ANDERSON CIBER CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EDUCATION AND
RESEARCH
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FOR CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND PANEL INFORMATION GO TO THE CONFERENCE WEB SITE
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=A0Sunday, March 11=A0=A0=A0=A0 Sequoia Room, UCLA Faculty Center
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Continental Breakfast
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9:00 a.m.
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Neil Netanel, UCLA School of Law and Robert Spich, UCLA Anderson School of
Management, Conference Organizers
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Where does the Development Agenda Stand?=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 9:00-10:45 a.m.
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Pushpendra Rai, Intellectual Property & Economic Development Division, WIPO
Henrique Choer Moraes, Brazil Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Usman Sarki, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations; African
Group in WIPO
Paul Salmon, Office of International Relations, United States Patent &
Trademark Office
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The WIPO Development Agenda in Historical and Political Context =A0=A0=A0=
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11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
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Gina Vea, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, IP
Issues in
       the International Agenda: an Historical Appraisal
Sisule Musungu, South Centre, The WIPO Development Agenda in Context:
       =A0Development and Public Interest in International IP Norm-Setting
Carolyn Deere, Oxford University, Political Dynamics that Impact IP
       Reforms in Developing Countries and How WIPO Influences These
Dynamics
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Lunch 12:30-2:00 p.m.=A0 UCLA Faculty Center Downstairs Lounge
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IP and Development: A Comparative Analysis=A0 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 2:00-3:15 =
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Yi Qian, Kellog School of Management, Northwestern University, Do National
Patent Laws Stimulate Domestic Innovation in a Global Patenting
Environment?=97a Cross-Country Analysis of Pharmaceutical Patent Protection=
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1978-2002
Hong Xue, China University of Political Science and Law, Least Developed an=
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       =A0Emerging Countries: Different Needs, Different Approaches?
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Industry Structure, Innovation, and Access=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
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John Barton, Stanford University, Antitrust Responses to Development Needs
for Technology
Leonardo Burlamaqui, State University of Rio de Janeiro and Ford Foundation=
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Intellectual Property, Innovation and Development: An Evolutionary
Perspective and =A0its Policy =A0=A0=A0=A0 Implications
Howard Shelanksi, University of California at Berkeley, Competition and
Innovation in Developing Economies: Global Pressures and Domestic Tradeoffs
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Speakers Dinner=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
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Redwood Room
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Keynote Address: Alexander Macgillivray, Senior Product and Intellectual
Property Counsel, Google Inc., Google in Global Arena: Challenges and
Opportunities
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Monday, March 12=A0 UCLA Faculty Center Sequoia Room
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8:00-9:00 a.m.
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Medicine=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 9:00-10:30 =
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Terry Fisher, Harvard University, Developing Drugs in Developing Countries
Sudip Chaudhuri, Indian Institute of Management, Is More IP Good for
Developing Countries?: The Case of India=92s Pharmaceutical Industry
Luigi Orsenigo, University of Bescia; Centre for Research on Innovation &
Internationalisation, =A0=A0=A0 An Analysis of Domestic Patent Data and the
Pharmaceutical Industry in Developing Countries
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Cultural Industries =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =A011:00 =
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Diana Barrowclough, UNCTAD, Voice, Choice and Economic Growth: Creative
Industries and the New Development Agenda
Nagla Rizk, American University, Cairo, The Music Industry in the Arab Worl=
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Michael Birnhack, Haifa University, Local Speech, Global Copyright
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Lunch=A0 =A0UCLA Faculty Center Downstairs Lounge=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 12:3=
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Alternative Institutional Approaches=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 2:00-3:15 p.m.
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Madhavi Sunder, University of California at Davis, Development as Freedom
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Ruth Okediji, University of Minnesota, An Organizational Theory of
Innovation for Development
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The International IP Treaty Regime: How Much Flexibility Does it Have?=A0=
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3:30-4:45 p.m.
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Daniel Gervais, University of Ottawa
Bernt Hugenholtz, University of Amsterdam; Institute for Information Law
David Nimmer, UCLA
Neil Netanel, UCLA
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