[Ecommerce] Conclusions by the Chair (Second Session, Advisory Committee on Enforcement, WIPO)

[Thiru Balasubramaniam]

Here are links to the conclusions reached by the Chair of the Advisory
Committee on Enforcement (Second Session) at WIPO in June 28-30, 2004 in
Geneva.

http://www.wipo.int/documents/en/meetings/2004/ace/pdf/wipo_ace_2_13.pdf

http://www.wipo.int/documents/en/meetings/2004/ace/doc/wipo_ace_2_13.doc

This is an excerpt regarding "Future Work".

Thiru

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"As regards future work, a number of proposals were made and discussed.
These proposals included, /inter alia/, and only by way of example,
issues concerning education and awareness building;  further discussion
of some specific issues raised in the course of the discussion under
agenda item 4;  border enforcement measures;  examination of the impact
of enforcement activities in developing, industrialized and transition
countries;  the issue of privacy and enforcement;  the development
dimension in relation to enforcement, including the need to take into
account the broader context of society interests and obligations;
cost/benefit aspects of enforcement in developing countries;
facilitation of access by nationals of developing countries to the IP
systems in industrialized countries;  enforcement in relation to
competition law; cooperation between States in the field of
enforcement;  and alternative dispute resolution and conciliation
procedures."