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- Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO Fiftieth Series of Meetings Geneva, October 1 to 9, 2012
Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO Fiftieth Series of Meetings Geneva, October 1 to 9, 2012 GENERAL REPORT adopted by the Assemblies TABLE OF CONTENTS Paragraphs INTRODUCTION 1 to 6 ITEMS OF THE CONSOLIDATED AGENDA Item 1: OPENING OF THE SESSIONS 7 to 8 Item 2: ELECTION OF THE OFFICERS 9 to 11 Item 3: ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 12 to 13 Item 4: DIRECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT 14 Item 5: GENERAL STATEMENTS 15 to 144 GOVERNING BODIES AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES Item 6: ADMISSION OF OBSERVERS 145 to 149 Item 7: DRAFT AGENDAS FOR THE 2013 ORDINARY SESSIONS OF THE WIPO GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE WIPO CONFERENCE, THE PARIS UNION ASSEMBLY AND THE BERNE UNION ASSEMBLY 150 to 151 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL REVIEW Item 8: PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR 2010/11 152 to 164 Item 9: 2011 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE STATUS OF THE PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS 165 Item 10: STATUS OF UTILIZATION OF RESERVES 166 to 171 Item 11: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW FOR 2012; PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COST EFFICIENCY MEASURES 172 to 182 Item 12: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REPORT FOR THE 2010-2011 BIENNIUM 183 to 188 Item 13: REPORTS OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR 189 Item 14: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FINANCIAL REGULATIONS AND RULES (FFR) 190 Item 15: LONG-TERM FINANCING OF AFTER-SERVICE HEALTH INSURANCE (ASHI) IN WIPO 191 to 195 PROGRESS REPORTS ON MAJOR PROJECTS Item 16: FINAL PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IT MODULES TO ESTABLISH COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW FINANCIAL REGULATIONS AND RULES (FRR) AND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (IPSAS) 196 to 199 Item 17: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM 200 to 207 Item 18: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT 208 to 213 Item 19: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE NEW CONFERENCE HALL PROJECT 208 to 213 Item 20: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE PROJECT TO UPGRADE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY STANDARDS FOR THE EXISTING WIPO BUILDINGS 214 to 220 Item 21: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WIPO STRATEGIC REALIGNMENT PROGRAM (SRP) 221 to 226 AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT Item 22: SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT DIVISION 227 Item 23: REVISION OF THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE INDEPENDENT ADVISORY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (IAOC) AND THE INTERNAL OVERSIGHT CHARTER AND THE TERMS OF REFERENCE GOVERNING EXTERNAL AUDIT 228 WIPO COMMITTEES AND INTERNATIONAL NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK Item 24: REPORT ON THE OUTCOME OF THE BEIJING DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE ON THE PROTECTION OF AUDIOVISUAL PERFORMANCES 229 Item 25: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (CDIP) 230 Item 25(i): REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA RECOMMENDATIONS 231 Item 26: REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS (SCCR) 232 Item 27: MATTERS CONCERNING THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND GENETIC RESOURCES, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE (IGC) 233 Item 28: REPORTS ON OTHER WIPO COMMITTEES Item 28(i): STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS (SCP) 235 Item 28(ii): STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF TRADEMARKS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (SCT) 236 Item 28(iii): COMMITTEE ON WIPO STANDARDS (CWS) 237 Item 28(iv): ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ENFORCEMENT (ACE) 238 GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SERVICES Item 29: PCT SYSTEM 239 Item 30: MADRID SYSTEM 240 Item 31: HAGUE SYSTEM 241 Item 32: LISBON SYSTEM 242 Item 33: WIPO ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION CENTER, INCLUDING DOMAIN NAMES 243 OTHER ASSEMBLIES Item 34: SINGAPORE TREATY (STLT) ASSEMBLY 244 STAFF MATTERS Item 35: ANNUAL REPORT ON HUMAN RESOURCES 245 Item 36: REVISION OF THE STAFF RULES AND REGULATIONS 246 CLOSING OF THE SESSIONS Item 37: ADOPTION OF THE GENERAL REPORT AND OF THE INDIVIDUAL REPORTS OF EACH GOVERNING BODY 247 to 249 Item 38: CLOSING OF THE SESSIONS 250 to 260 INTRODUCTION
(1)WIPO General Assembly, forty–first (21st extraordinary) session (2)WIPO Conference, thirty–second (12th extraordinary) session (3)WIPO Coordination Committee, sixty–sixth (43rd ordinary) session (4)Paris Union Assembly, forty–fifth (25th extraordinary) session (5)Paris Union Executive Committee, fifty–first (48th ordinary) session (6)Berne Union Assembly, thirty ninth (19th extraordinary) session (7)Berne Union Executive Committee, fifty–seventh (43rd ordinary) session (8)Madrid Union Assembly, forty–fifth (26th extraordinary) session (9)Hague Union Assembly, thirty first (13th extraordinary) session (10)Nice Union Assembly, thirty first (11th extraordinary) session (11)Lisbon Union Assembly, twenty eighth (9th extraordinary) session (12)Locarno Union Assembly, thirty first (12th extraordinary) session (13)IPC [International Patent Classification] Union Assembly, thirty second (14th extraordinary) session (14)PCT [Patent Cooperation Treaty] Union Assembly, forty–third (25th extraordinary) session (15)Budapest Union Assembly, twenty eighth (12th extraordinary) session (16)Vienna Union Assembly, twenty–fourth (10th extraordinary) session (17)WCT [WIPO Copyright Treaty] Assembly, eleventh (6th extraordinary) session (18)WPPT [WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty] Assembly, eleventh (6th extraordinary) session (19)PLT [Patent Law Treaty] Assembly, tenth (6th extraordinary) session (20)Singapore Treaty [Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks] Assembly, fourth (2nd extraordinary) session. meeting in Geneva from October 1 to 9, 2012, where the deliberations took place, and decisions were made in joint meetings of two or more of the said Assemblies and other bodies convened (hereinafter referred to as “the joint meeting(s)” and “the Assemblies of the Member States,” respectively).
ITEM 1 OF THE CONSOLIDATED AGENDA OPENING OF THE SESSIONS
“Honorable Ministers, Excellencies, Director General, Heads of Delegations, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, “It is a great honor and a pleasure for me to chair, again this year, the series of meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO. “I would like first of all to thank my colleagues from fellow delegations, Ambassadors and Regional Coordinators, for the confidence reposed in me during the past year. In addition, I would like to thank the Director General, the Senior Management and the staff of WIPO for continuous support they have offered to me. My thanks also go the two vice chairs, Ambassador Suescom of Panama and Counselor Kinkela Augusto of Angola. “Over this period, I am pleased to note that WIPO has made some notable achievements. “It has been successful in financial terms which today is exceptional among the international organizations and also other institutions and entities. Yet, success has to be utilized with a great doze of prudence and measures for efficient and results-oriented use of resources. “Further, 2012 saw an historic achievement, namely the conclusion of the Beijing Treaty, after more than a decade of intense consultations. “WIPO also has invested in its management, communication and relationship with Member States. These efforts should continue and be supported. “Out of WIPO’s four major pillars, that is, norm-setting, standard-setting, capacity building and client servicing, I would like to emphasize that considerable work needs to be done in the normative sphere. “In particular, I would like to mention the preparations for an international legal instrument regarding the Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities, that I earnestly hope will be adopted next year. In my capacity of the Chair of the GA I will do my best to support the conclusion of this important work. Good progress has also been achieved in other areas such as design, broadcasting or at the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore. “Normative work of WIPO needs to express a balance among different legitimate needs and interests of its constituency. Thus, a call for clear agreement on the strategic political commitment in the normative sphere. “The promotion of innovation and the protection of intellectual property rights are of fundamental importance in today’s world. While the level of innovation may vary around the world, more and more countries, in particular developing and middle-income ones, are achieving higher levels of innovation efficiency. I am proud that my country, Serbia, is amongst them. “One of WIPO most important roles is to assist countries design and implement coherent innovation policies which are key to enhancing their innovation efficiency. Advice, training and capacity-building in this area is of fundamental importance. “Over the past year, WIPO Member States have consulted extensively on several issues of strategic importance as well as on procedural issues. We have made some progress but I am afraid there is still more work to be done. “In this context, I would implore Member States to display a higher level of involvement towards the achievement of results through an effective compromise rather than to dwell in the ideological hemisphere and rest in its mist. This is not to deny the most legitimate interests and their legitimate display. It is only my plead to be led by the strategic perspective rather than by the particularities of this or that micro ambient in which details overshadow the horizon. “Excellencies, delegates, colleagues, “Let me now turn to the work of the Assemblies. We have a very heavy agenda encompassing several areas of work of WIPO, including the normative agenda, to which I have already referred to. “As always, I would like to invite all delegations to work in a constructive and open spirit. I will need support, cooperation and understanding of all of you to conduct and conclude these Assemblies in as successful a manner as we did last year. “In this respect, I would like this year to avoid the usual night sessions and I will have to limit the speaking time, in particular for General Statements. At the appropriate time, I will invite group coordinators to limit their oral statements to a maximum of five minutes, individual members to a maximum of three minutes and observers to two minutes. I sincerely request your understanding in this regard. Of course, delegations may submit full written statements to the Secretariat and these will be reproduced in their entirety in the report. “Excellencies, dear fellows, “To conclude my introductory remarks let me once again repeat that as the Chair of the WIPO General Assembly I will work with the Member States and the Secretariat to maintain the high profile of WIPO and its great achievements; the strategic commitment for effective consultation framework regarding the normative sphere, the procedural aspects and the assistance in capacity-building. “All of the above rests on the prerequisite of an established and cherished inclusive trust and confidence among all the key actors: the Member States, the Regional Groups, the management and staff, and the fellow chairs of Assemblies and the subsidiary organs. “To have WIPO deliver means to have faith not only in the objectives, purposes and programs vested in WIPO as an institution but also in each other. “Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, let me warmly welcome you to Geneva and wish that this Fiftieth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies will be fruitful. “I now declare the meeting officially open and I hand over the floor to the distinguished Legal Counsel for Agenda Item 2 “Election of Officers”. Thank you very much.” ITEM 2 OF THE CONSOLIDATED AGENDA ELECTION OF THE OFFICERS
WIPO Coordination Committee Chair: Mr. Kwok Fook Seng (Singapore) Vice-Chair: Mr. Francisco Lima (El Salvador) Vice-Chair: Mr. Tiberio Schmidlin (Italy) Paris Union Executive Committee Chair: Mr. Grega Kumer (Slovenia) Vice-Chair: Ms. Grace Issahaque (Ghana) Berne Union Executive Committee Chair: Mr. Paul Salmon (United States of America) Vice-Chair: Mr. Toomas Lumi (Estonia) Vice-Chair: Ms. Ekaterine Egutia (Georgia)
ITEM 3 OF THE CONSOLIDATED AGENDA ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
ITEM 4 OF THE CONSOLIDATED AGENDA DIRECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT
“Your Excellency Ambassador Uglješa Zvekić, Chair, WIPO General Assembly, Honorable Ministers, Your Excellencies the Permanent Representatives and Ambassadors, Distinguished Delegates, “It is a pleasure for me to extend to all delegations a warm welcome to this session of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It is very pleasing to see so many delegates in attendance. I believe that we have over 1,000 delegates who have registered. “The 12 months since the last meeting of the Assemblies have been a good year for the Organization. For a start, the financial condition of the Organization remains sound despite a challenging external environment. The use of the Organization’s Global Systems reached record levels in 2011. Although the rate of increase is more modest in the first half of 2012, demand continues to be such that we are largely meeting our budget estimates. This provisional result is a strong one considering the fragility of the world economy and the uncertainty and lack of confidence that prevails in relation to it. “The strong result seems almost counter-intuitive. What accounts for it? I believe that there are several causes. One is the frequently observed shift in the geography of economic and technological production, which has created new sources of growth when traditional sources have been performing less strongly. China1, the Republic of Korea2 and, in a more limited way, a range of emerging economies3, have been increasing their use of intellectual property and WIPO’s Global Systems. “Another reason is the changing pattern of patenting behavior, where we see a greater international approach to patenting, reflecting market globalization. In Japan, for example, the number of national patent applications is falling, but the percentage of them that is converted into international applications is rising significantly4. “But the most important reason, I believe, is what has been called the innovation consensus5, the growing agreement around the world that innovation is the foundation of economic success. This has led to rapidly increasing levels of investment in research and development6. Likewise, it has led to the adoption of strategies by all the major economies to improve their innovation ecosystems. While many parts of a successful innovation ecosystem, such as a good education system, lie beyond the competence of WIPO, intellectual property is an essential part of such an innovation ecosystem. IP captures the economic value of innovation. It provides a secure environment for taking an idea through the complex journey to commercialization. “Since innovation is one of, if not the, most important means of establishing competitive advantage, it follows that IP, as the capturer of the value of innovation, will often become the battleground for competition. This is what we are witnessing with the so-called “patent wars” in the smart phone industry and, more generally, in the ICT sector, both areas where investment in innovation has been considerable and where it has been innovation that has enabled market leadership to be established and the accompanying rewards to be harvested. “I believe that these developments are game changers. Geographically, economically and strategically, the position of IP has changed fundamentally over the past 20 years. If we continue to use reference points from a different game that was played in a former era, we will no longer be able to follow the play. This means many things, but, specifically, for WIPO, I would like to suggest that it means three things in particular. “In the first place, the position of IP as a battlefield for intense competition reinforces the need for a rules-based international system. Rules should provide an even playing field and should save us from the temptation to lapse into forms of technological protectionism or mercantilism. WIPO has a long history of multilateral rule-making and it was a wonderful thing to see that tradition affirmed in Beijing in June this year with the conclusion of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. The Beijing Treaty is the first treaty on substantive intellectual property law to be concluded since 1996. The event was wonderfully hosted by the Chinese authorities and was characterized by a tremendously constructive spirit of engagement on the part of all Member States. I would like to express the deep appreciation of the international intellectual property community to the Government of the People’s Republic of China for its generous hospitality and impeccable organization. “It was very noticeable that, in their concluding statements at the Beijing Diplomatic Conference, most delegations expressed the hope that the spirit of the Beijing Conference would be carried over into the rest of the normative agenda of WIPO. A number of items on that agenda are now approaching maturity and it is hoped that the 2012 Assemblies will develop a clear path forward for those items. In particular, I urge Member States to endorse the proposed road map for a new international instrument on improving access to published works on the part of the visually impaired and the print disabled. “I would also like to urge the Member States to move towards a diplomatic conference to conclude a new treaty on design law formalities. This is not a substantive treaty, but a business facilitation treaty that simplifies formalities. “An international instrument on intellectual property and genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions is a major priority for the Organization. Progress has been made over the past two years, but there is still some distance to travel. The immediate task before the Member States is to design a process for the next twelve months that will lead to a positive outcome and result at the 2013 Assemblies. To achieve that outcome, an intensive process and a great deal of commitment and engagement on the part of all delegations will be required. Yüklə 0,65 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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