[A2k] IP-Watch: Friends of Development May Narrow WIPO Development Agenda Proposals

[Volker Grassmuck]

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May 28, 2007. Friends of Development May Narrow WIPO Development
Agenda Proposals

By William New The developing countries that in 2004 proposed an
agenda for reform of the World Intellectual Property Organization
toward stronger consideration of developing country needs are
exploring a compromise in advance of the next WIPO meeting on the
issue, according to government sources. About 70 proposals, some seen
as far-reaching, are slated for consideration at the 11-15 June
Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development
Agenda (PCDA).

Link to the complete article:
http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index_test.php?p=633

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I assume that there are good reasons for merging similar proposals in
order "to retain as much substance as possible without having to
undergo excessive negotiation on the rhetoric of it." But what is the
Friends' reason for keeping their non-paper confidential? It seems
out of line with the general spirit of transparency that we want to
achieve in this process. It certainly makes it difficult to prepare
for the June PCDA session for those of us from NGOs planning to
attend.

Volker


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