[A2k] WIPO SCP 14: Summary of the Chair

[Thiru Balasubramaniam]

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WIPO SCP 14: Summary of the Chair


WIPO

SCP/14/9 Rev.

ORIGINAL: English

DATE: January 29, 2010

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION

GENEVA

STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS
Fourteenth Session
Geneva, January 25 to 29, 2010

SUMMARY BY THE CHAIR [1]

Agenda Item 1: Opening of the Session

1. The fourteenth session of the Standing Committee on the Law of
Patents (SCP) was opened by the Director General, Mr. Francis Gurry,
who welcomed the participants and introduced Mr. James Pooley, Deputy
Director General. Mr. Philippe Baechtold (WIPO) acted as Secretary.

Agenda Item 2: Election of a Chair and Two Vice-Chairs

2. The SCP unanimously elected, for one year, Mr. Maximiliano Santa
Cruz (Chile) as Chair and Mrs. Dong Cheng (China) and Mrs. Bucura
Ionescu (Romania) as Vice-Chairs. SCP/14/9 Rev.

Agenda Item 3: Adoption of the draft Agenda

3. The SCP adopted the draft agenda (document SCP/14/1 Prov.) with the
addition of the proposal from the Delegation of Brazil (document SCP/
14/7) under agenda item 7(b), to be included in the final version
(document SCP/14/1).

Agenda Item 4: Adoption of the Draft Report of the Thirteenth Session

4. The Committee adopted the draft report of its thirteenth session
(document SCP/13/8 Prov.1) as proposed, with amendments received from
the Delegation of Japan and the Representatives of ALIFAR and CEIPI,
which will be included in the final report (document SCP/13/8).

Agenda Item 5: Report on the Conference on Intellectual Property and
Public Policy Issues

5. The Chair presented an oral report on the Conference on
Intellectual Property and Public Policy Issues, which was held on July
13 and 14, 2009 (document SCP/14/8). Many delegations stated that the
Conference had provided a good opportunity to discuss issues and
challenges related to the interface of intellectual property and
public policy issues.

Agenda Item 6: Report on the International Patent System

6. The discussions were based on documents SCP/14/6 and SCP/12/3 Rev.
2. Some delegations requested modifications in document SCP/14/6 with
respect to their national laws.

7. The SCP agreed that document SCP/12/3 Rev.2 would remain open for
further discussion at the next session of the SCP. Document SCP/14/6
will be updated, based on the comments received, or that will be
received, from Member States.

Agenda Item 7: Preliminary Studies on Selected Issues

8. Discussions were based on documents SCP/13/2, 3, 4 and 5, and SCP/
14/2, 3, 4, 5 and 7. Many delegations stated that these documents
constituted a good basis for discussions, and requested further
elaborations and clarifications on various issues contained in the
documents. Several delegations expressed the importance of the studies
being available in all official UN languages.

9. Concerning agenda item 7(b), a proposal in respect of exceptions
and limitations to patent rights was submitted by the Delegation of
Brazil (document SCP/14/7), which received broad support in the
Committee. Other delegations, however, expressed concern that they had
not received the documents in advance of the meeting, and therefore
had insufficient time to consider the proposal, and expressed a wish
to consider the proposal at the following session. Further, the
Secretariat presented information on the external experts=92 study
regarding exclusions, exceptions and limitations (document SCP/14/INF/
2) to the Committee.

Agenda Item 8: Work Program and Future Work of the Standing Committee
on the Law of Patents (SCP)

10. Following a proposal by the Chair, the Committee agreed to carry
on discussions at its next session on the basis of the agenda of its
fourteenth session. Item 7(b) of that agenda will include the study by
external experts on exclusions, exceptions and limitations, as well as
the proposal by the Delegation of Brazil on exceptions and limitations
to patent rights contained in document SCP/14/7. Member States may
submit proposals on the work of the Committee prior to its next session.

11. The International Bureau informed the SCP that its fifteenth
session was tentatively scheduled to be held from October 11 to 15,
2010, in Geneva.

12. The SCP noted that the present document was a summary established
under the responsibility of the Chair and that the official record
would be contained in the report of the session. The report would
reflect all the interventions made during the meeting, and would be
adopted in accordance with the procedure agreed by the SCP at its
fourth session (see document SCP/4/6, paragraph 11), which provided
for the members of the SCP to comment on the draft report made
available on the SCP Electronic Forum. The Committee would then be
invited to adopt the draft report, including the comments received, at
its following session.

13. The SCP noted the contents of this summary by the Chair.

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