WIPO Development Agenda - developments?
The Provisional Committee on Proposals for WIPO Development Agenda is meeting this week. Thanks to IP Watch for this and other updates on this topic.
It looks like the battle lines remain drawn: previous proposals from the US and Colombia focussed on provision of further technical assistance to developing countries, on the basis that IP was per se a good thing, and in the interests of development. These most recent contributions suggest that this remains far from accepted by developing nations and activists - with particular focus being placed on the need for a human rights approach to IP.
If these entrenched positions continue little seems likely to be achieved. However, movement to such an agenda is marked progress - so perhaps shouldn't be overly negative at this stage.
It looks like the battle lines remain drawn: previous proposals from the US and Colombia focussed on provision of further technical assistance to developing countries, on the basis that IP was per se a good thing, and in the interests of development. These most recent contributions suggest that this remains far from accepted by developing nations and activists - with particular focus being placed on the need for a human rights approach to IP.
If these entrenched positions continue little seems likely to be achieved. However, movement to such an agenda is marked progress - so perhaps shouldn't be overly negative at this stage.
posted by Dr Abbe Brown at 9:25 am
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