[Ip-health] Invitation to the Second South Centre International Symposium on "Examining IP Enforcement from a Development Perspective", to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 16 September 2008.

[Yogesh Pai]

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"Examining IP Enforcement from a Development Perspective"
Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 09h30-18h00
Palais des Nations, Room No. XI, Geneva

The South Centre Innovation and Access to Knowledge Programme (IAKP) is ple=
ased to invite you to the Second South Centre International Symposium on "E=
xamining IP Enforcement from a Development Perspective". Addressing TRIPS-P=
lus standards on Intellectual Property (IP) enforcement has become one of t=
he most significant challenges for developing countries. The purpose of the=
 symposium is to bring together different stakeholders from developing coun=
try governments, intergovernmental organisations, academia and civil societ=
y to discuss the policy challenges that developing countries face on IP enf=
orcement.

The context of this symposium is to highlight and examine the trend towards=
 increasing global IP enforcement. IP enforcement has invited significant a=
ttention in the recent years in the global trade and intellectual property =
schema. On a broader framework, the challenges include: 1) how to maintain =
an effective IP enforcement regime when State resources are scarce and othe=
r areas, such as health and educations are development priorities; 2) how t=
o prevent the abuse of IPRs by right holders, including via the abuse of IP=
 enforcement procedures; 3) how to assess and correct the impact of the TRI=
PS Agreement on technology transfer, innovation and creativity in developin=
g countries; and 4) how to balance right holder and public interest in the =
IP system to ensure the quality of enforceable IPRs, especially considering=
 that there have been recent attempts at various international forums to pr=
omote TRIPS-Plus-Plus measures.

The current symposium will focus on four major elements exemplary to the cu=
rrent debate on IP enforcement in the area of: (i) Critical problems in the=
 international IP Enforcement regime; (ii) misunderstandings about IP enfor=
cement; (ii) recent cases and developments in IP enforcement; (iv) strategi=
c considerations to address the challenges. We hope you will be able partic=
ipate in this active debate and contribute with your own views and expertis=
e.

Please find event=A0flyer at:
http://www.southcentre.org/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&task=3Dview&id=3D=
687&Itemid=3D77

Pre-registration is required due to limited space and security requirements=
 by 10th September 2008 to Ms. Caroline Ngome Eneme at (41) 227918050 or ng=
omeeneme@southcentre.org.
Best Regards,
Yogesh=A0A. PAI


SNAIL MAIL:
Yogesh Anand PAI
Innovation and Access to Knowledge Programme
South Centre
CP 228
1211 Geneva, SWITZERLAND
Email: pai@southcentre.org
Tel: +41 22 791 80 50
Fax: +41 22 798 85 31