http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog IP Watch Copyright 2008 Tue, 13 May 2008 21:02:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.2.1 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1043 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1043#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 17:54:56 +0000 English WIPO United Nations News http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1043 By William New 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 The historic election at WIPO, only the third in its history, was decided today by a 42 to 41 margin. “This was an extremely ... http://ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=1043 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1042 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1042#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 15:52:44 +0000 English WIPO United Nations News http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1042  CandidateVotes  Francis Gurry (Australia)35  José Graça Aranha (Brazil)29  Masood Khan (Pakistan)19 The final vote is expected this evening. http://ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=1042 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1041 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1041#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 14:47:31 +0000 English WIPO United Nations News http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1041 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 ... http://ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=1041 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1040 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1040#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 14:02:42 +0000 English WIPO United Nations News http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1040 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 ... http://ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=1040 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1039 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1039#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 11:34:42 +0000 English WIPO United Nations http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1039  CandidateVotes  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)2  Boris Simonov (Russia)2  José Delmer Urbizo (Honduras)2  Bojan Pretnar (Slovenia)1  Gjorgji Filipov (Macedonia)1 Pretnar and Filipov are eliminated. http://ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=1039 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1038 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1038#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 10:13:29 +0000 English WIPO United Nations http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1038  CandidateFirst Place VotesSecond Place Votes  Alicja Adamczak (Poland)12  Toufiq Ali (Bangladesh)45  Jorge Amigo Castañeda (Mexico)413  José Graça Aranha (Brazil)132  Gjorgji Filipov (Macedonia)10  Francis Gurry (Australia)2411  Masood Khan (Pakistan)1011  Enrique Manalo (Philippines)49  Mauro Masi (Italy)withdrew  James Otieno Odek (Kenya)23  Philippe Petit (France)42  Bojan Pretnar (Slovenia)14  Boris Simonov (Russia)34  Yoshiyuki Takagi (Japan)612  José Delmer Urbizo (Honduras)21 The straw poll is an informal vote solely for indicative purposes. http://ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=1038 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1037 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1037#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 15:41:21 +0000 English WIPO United Nations News http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1037 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 ... http://ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=1037 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1036 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1036#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 15:27:44 +0000 English United Nations Human Rights Copyright Policy WTO/TRIPS Enforcement Subscribers http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1036 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 ... http://ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=1036 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1035 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1035#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 14:40:55 +0000 English WIPO http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1035 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] Gjorgji ... http://ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=1035 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1034 http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1034#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 12:15:26 +0000 Español WIPO United Nations http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1034 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 ... http://ip-watch.org/weblog/wp-commentsrss2.php?p=1034