Francis Gurry Of Australia Wins Nomination To Be Next WIPO Director General 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 6 Comments By one vote, Francis Gurry of Australia tonight won a hard-fought election to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Third Round Of Formal Voting Leaves Graça-Aranha Versus Gurry 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Candidate Votes Francis Gurry (Australia) 35 José Graça Aranha (Brazil) 29 Masood Khan (Pakistan) 19 The final vote is expected this evening.
WIPO Director General Election: Field Dramatically Drops To Three Candidates 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New The field of candidates vying to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization dramatically plummeted from the original 15 candidates to three frontrunners on the first day. The race is now between Francis Gurry of Australia, José Graça Aranha of Brazil, and Masood Khan of Pakistan. The drastic […]
WIPO Election: Ali, Odek Exit; Three More Face Elimination 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New With the second official round of voting still open, two more candidates have exited the race to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization, and three others face near elimination. All voting results are being posted to www.ip-watch.org. The number of candidates has dropped from 15 last Friday […]
First Round Results Of Voting For WIPO DG 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Candidate Votes Francis Gurry (Australia) 24 José Graça Aranha (Brazil) 16 Masood Khan (Pakistan) 13 Yoshiyuki Takagi (Japan) 6 Jorge Amigo Castañeda (Mexico) 4 Philippe Petit (France) 4 Alicja Adamczak (Poland) 3 Enrique Manalo (Philippines) 3 Toufiq Ali (Bangladesh) 2 James Otieno Odek (Kenya) […]
Voting Results: Gurry, Graça Aranha, Khan Take Straw Poll 13/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Candidate First Place Votes Second Place Votes Alicja Adamczak (Poland) 1 2 Toufiq Ali (Bangladesh) 4 5 Jorge Amigo Castañeda (Mexico) 4 13 José Graça Aranha (Brazil) 13 2 Gjorgji Filipov (Macedonia) 1 0 Francis Gurry (Australia) 24 11 Masood Khan (Pakistan) 10 11 Enrique Manalo […]
First Candidate For WIPO Director General Post Withdraws 09/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New Just days before the election begins for the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the first candidate has withdrawn, according to official sources. Mauro Masi, a former chief of staff to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in 2005, will return to the newly elected Berlusconi government as the […]
Suspending TRIPS Obligations: A Rising Alternative For WTO Retaliation 09/05/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Catherine Saez Retaliating against a country found in violation of World Trade Organization rules by sanctioning the country’s activities in an unrelated trade sector may be a more effective alternative for developing countries than retaliating under the sector of the violation, especially when such cross-retaliation involves WTO rules on intellectual property rights, an expert told a panel this week.
WIPO Director General Candidates’ Presentations To Members 09/05/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment On 14 April, the candidates to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization faced WIPO member governments. The election will take place on 13 May. Here are the candidates’ presentations. Alicja Adamczak (Poland) [doc] Toufiq Ali (Bangladesh) [pdf] Jorge Amigo Castañeda (Mexico) [doc] (Spanish version [doc]) José Graça Aranha (Brazil) [doc] […]
Establecidos procedimientos de votación para designación del cargo a director general de la OMPI la próxima semana 09/05/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por William New Todo parece indicar que están listos los procedimientos finales para la tan importante designación del candidato al cargo de director general de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI). El Comité de Coordinación de la OMPI, organismo ejecutivo de esta organización de Naciones Unidas e integrado por 83 Estados miembros, se […]