Intellectual Property

Statement, December 2016

South Centre Statement to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board

The following is the statement delivered by the South Centre to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board on 7 December 2016 in Geneva .

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Policy Brief 33, December 2016

Outcome of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization 2016

The fifty-sixth series of meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) were held on 3-11 October 2016. They concluded with no agreement among member States on key issues, such as whether to convene a Diplomatic Conference for adoption of the Design Law Treaty (DLT) and the establishment of new WIPO External Offices for the 2016/17 biennium. (more…)

Research Paper 72, November 2016

Is the Right to Use Trademarks Mandated by the TRIPS Agreement?

Accepting the notion that a positive right to use a trademark is implicitly recognized by the TRIPS Agreement would have systemic implications in the context of WTO. (more…)

SC and GRULAC Side Event to the 33rd WIPO SCCR , 16 November 2016

Title:              Implementation of the WIPO Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Printed Works for

                          Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled

Date:              16 November 2016, 13:00-14:45

Venue:          WIPO AB Building Room 13.1

Organizer:   The South Centre and GRULAC
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Statement, October 2016

South Centre Statement to the 18th session of WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property

The following is the statement delivered on 31 October 2016 by the South Centre to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) at its eighteenth session. The Centre highlights the importance of the WIPO Development Agenda.

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IP Negotiations Monitor 19, October 2016

The IP Negotiations Monitor summarizes the latest developments in multilateral and regional fora where intellectual property negotiations are taking place, and informs on upcoming meetings and events.

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