[Ecommerce] Draft agenda of the WIPO General Assemblies

[Thiru Balasubramaniam]

Here is the url link to the draft preliminary consolidated and annotated
agenda of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO
(Forty-First Series of Meetings) that will take place in Geneva from
September 26 to October 5, 2005.



*http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/html.jsp?url=http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/govbody/en/a_41/a_41_1_prov_2.doc





*According to this draft agenda, these are the dates when some
substantial agenda items will be discussed.  The agenda notes, however,
that,

"It is to be noted that the above time-table is merely indicative.
Morning sessions will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., afternoon sessions
from 3 to 6 p.m. and, if necessary, night sessions (from 7.30 to 9.30
p.m.) will be organized to conclude discussions of agenda items
scheduled for that day.

Please note that any of the agenda items may be called up on any of the
days from September 26 to October 5, 2005, subject to a decision by the
Chair, in accordance with the WIPO General Rules of Procedure."




Wednesday, September 28: agenda items 8-13

_Agenda item 8_ MATTERS CONCERNING THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ENFORCEMENT
(ACE)

_Assembly concerned_: General Assembly

_Presiding Officer_: The Chair of the General Assembly

_Document_: WO/GA/32/10

_Agenda item 9_ THE PROTECTION OF AUDIOVISUAL PERFORMANCES

_Assembly concerned_: General Assembly

_Presiding Officer_: The Chair of the General Assembly

_Document_: WO/GA/32/4

_Agenda item 10_ PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS

_Assembly concerned_: General Assembly

_Presiding Officer_: The Chair of the General Assembly


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_Agenda item 12_ REPORT OF THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON COOPERATION FOR
DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (PCIPD)

_Body concerned_: WIPO Conference

_Presiding Officer_: The Chair of the WIPO Conference

_Document_: WO/CF/23/1

_Agenda item 13_ MATTERS CONCERNING A DEVELOPMENT AGENDA FOR WIPO

_Assembly concerned_: General Assembly

_Presiding Officer_: The Chair of the General Assembly

_Document_: WO/GA/32/2



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Thursday, Sept 29: agenda items 14-22

Monday and Tuesday, October 3 and 4: reserved in case any of the agenda
items are not completed by September 30 and for the preparation, by the
Secretariat, of the draft reports.


_Agenda item 14_ 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 (SPLT)

_Assembly concerned_: General Assembly

_Presiding Officer_: The Chair of the General Assembly

_Document_: WO/GA/32/9

_Agenda item 15_ MATTERS CONCERNING THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND GENETIC RESOURCES, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND
FOLKLORE (IGC)

_Assembly concerned_: General Assembly

_Presiding Officer_: The Chair of the General Assembly

_Documents_: WO/GA/32/6 and 7

_Agenda item 16_ INVITATION TO WIPO FROM THE CONFERENCE OF PARTIES OF
THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD)

_Assembly concerned_: General Assembly

_Presiding Officer_: The Chair of the General Assembly

_Document_: WO/GA/32/8

_Agenda item 17_ MATTERS CONCERNING THE PATENT LAW TREATY (PLT)

_Assembly concerned_: General Assembly

_Presiding Officer_: The Chair of the General Assembly

_Document_: WO/GA/32/11

_Agenda item 18_ MATTERS CONCERNING THE PATENT LAW TREATY ASSEMBLY

_Assembly concerned_: Patent Law Treaty Assembly

_Presiding Officer_: The Chair of the PLT Assembly

_Documents_: PLT/A/1/1, 2 and 3