[Ip-health] South Centre Side Event at the WIPO PDCA, June 12 2007, 13:00

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The South Centre is holding a side event at the WIPO PCDA titled "Do=0D
higher Standards of Patent Protection under TRIPS Generate a Positive=0D
Impact on the Pharmaceutical Industry in developing Countries?=E2=80=9D The=
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Centre panel will discuss this critical question based on the findings of=
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a comparative study between China and India. The study is particularly=0D
relevant given that China introduced product patent protection on=0D
pharmaceuticals as early as of 1993 while India maintained process patent=
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protection until 2005.=0D
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Agenda=0D
13:00-13:15:  Registration=0D
13:15-13:20:  Opening and welcome remarks by the Chair=0D
13:20-13:45: Presentation by Dr. Xuan Li, Lead Economist and Acting=0D
Coordinator,=0D
         Innovation and Access to Knowledge Programme =E2=80=93 South Centr=
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13:45-13:55: Commentary by Dr. Carsten Fink, Senior Economist, World Bank=
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13:55-14:05: Commentary by Mr. Christoph Spennemann, Legal Expert,=0D
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        Transfer and Intellectual Property, UNCTAD=0D
14:05-14:45: Panel discussion=0D
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For more information of the side event, see www.southcentre.org, =E2=80=9CU=
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VIVIANA MUNOZ TELLEZ=0D
Programme Officer=0D
Innovation and Access to Knowledge Programme=0D
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Tel:  (41) 22 791 80 48=0D
Fax: (41) 22 798 85 31=0D
Email: munoz@southcentre.org=0D
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