[Ecommerce] Re: US/Japan proposal on patent Text of Chairman's DRAFT Decision on Item 11 at WIPO General Assembly

[Manon Ress]

FYI:
This is what this message is refering to (in para 8 of the US/Japan
Proposal:

http://www.wipo.int/documents/en/document/govbody/wo_gb_ga/doc/wo_ga_31_10.doc

SNIP
In this light, we propose that the General Assemblies should:  (1)
decide modalities for the future work of the SCP;  and (2) adopt a
revised approach that limits the work of the SCP to an initial package
of priority items as set forth below, with a view to concluding a more
limited substantive patent law treaty as soon as possible. Specifically,
it is proposed that a logical place to begin discussions is with the
following prior art-related issues:

1.Definition of Prior Art
2.Grace Period*
3.Novelty
4.Non-obviousness/Inventive Step

Discussion on other issues of substantive patent law in the SCP would be
deferred pending resolution of these priority issues.
END of quote


Thiru Balasubramaniam wrote:
>
>
> Item 11: MATTERS CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW WORK PLAN FOR THE
> STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS IN RESPECT OF THE DRAFT
> SUBSTANTIVE PATENT LAW TREATY
>
> The WIPO General Assembly decided that
>
> (i) the SCP should concentrate its work in the first instance on the
> four items set out in paragraph 8 of document WO/GA/31/10 with a view to
> the convening of a diplomatic conference to conclude a treaty on those
> items on dates and at a place to be decided by the General Assembly at
> its ordinary session in 2005;
>
> (ii) the International Bureau should organize information and
> cooperation meetings on the four items mentioned in the previous
> paragraph regionally and nationally:
>
> (iii) the SCP should continue its work on all other matters considered
> in previous session of the SCP with a view to convening a diplomatic
> conference to conclude a treaty on such matters when the SCP considers
> that discussion on those matters have reached a sufficiently advanced
> stage to recommend to the General Assembly that a diplomatic conference
> be convened.
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