[Ecommerce] IP and FTAA: Civil Society Meeting in Dominican Republic Jan. 28, 04

[Manon Ress]

FYI: agenda for next civil society meeting in DR January 28, 2004. At
last meeting in Chile, US civil society participants included AOL Time
Warner and the MPAA.
for more info contact:

Christina R. Sevilla
/Head of Delegation/
Director - Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Liaison
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Tel: (202) 395-6120
Fax: (202) 395-3692
E-mail: csevilla@ustr.gov

http://www.ftaa-alca.org/SpComm/SOC/thm_meet/CSTHMA03_e.asp

FTAA - COMMITTEE OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ON THE PARTICIPATION OF
CIVIL SOCIETY

THIRD ISSUE MEETING WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY
(INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS)

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 28 January 2004.



AGENDA



I.- INAUGURATION AND PRESENTATION: THE FTAA TODAY AND CIVIL SOCIETY
(8:30 AM)

- Address by a representative of the Government of the Dominican Republic
- Address by the Chair of the Committee of Government Representatives on
the Participation of Civil Society

II.- NEGOTIATIONS ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE FTAA: GENERAL ASPECTS,
ENFORCEABILITY, AND OTHER ASPECTS TO BE CONSIDERED (9:00 AM)

- Address by the Chair of the FTAA Negotiating Group on Intellectual
Property Rights

Coffee Break

III.- SPECIFIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY-RELATED ISSUES (10:00 AM)

A) Copyright and Related Rights

- Presentation by a government representative
- Remarks by a Civil Society representative

B) Patents, Utility Models, and Plant Varieties Breeder=92s Rights

- Presentation by a government representative
- Remarks by a Civil Society representative

Debate Sessions for Issues (A) and (B)

Lunch (12:00 NOON-2:00 PM)

C) Marks and Geographic Indications

- Presentation by a government representative
- Remarks by a Civil Society representative

D) Other Intellectual Property-Related Issues Not Protected by National
Legislation: Protection of Folklore, Traditional Knowledge, and Access
to Genetic Resources

- Presentation by a government representative
- Remarks by a Civil Society representative

Debate Sessions for Issues (C) and (D)

Coffee Break (4:30 PM)

IV. TRANSPARENCY AND THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY

- Free participation by delegates and public in attendance (Successful
experiences of the participation of Civil Society in the future FTAA
Agreement; Suggestions for strengthening and increasing the transparency
of the FTAA-building process)

V. CLOSING REMARKS





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Manon Anne Ress
Consumer Project on Technology
www.cptech.org
PO Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036
manon.ress@cptech.org, voice: 1.202.387.8030, fax: 1.202.234.5176