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Conference stresses global IP needs
A Delhi summit has drawn attention to the state of IP in the developing world, with an Indian minister raising concerns that, without a concerted effort, laws in evolving economies could be tailored to suit external competitors. At the meeting – entitled Intellectual Property and Development: Issues Related to the Development Agenda – industrial policy secretary, Dr Ajay Dua, criticised the number of proposals now sitting before the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on how its development plans should continue.
‘So far 111 proposals have been made by WIPO members on what should constitute the development agenda,’ he said on 5 February. ‘There is a need for consolidating the diverse proposals into a cohesive agenda.’
Dua added that WIPO’s initiative was one of the most important economic steps for developing nations to take, ensuring that their IP laws will be formed in ways that favour their economies rather than outside interests. He argued that the salient points of the various proposals should be distilled into the basis of a new programme that would draw a consensus from all member countries, putting development in the mainstream of WIPO’s overall plans.
The summit has also addressed topics such as technology transfer, access to knowledge and capacity building. Some of the developing nations that have taken part in the event include Algeria, Bangladesh, Morocco, Mexico and Iran. It is the first conference of its kind to be hosted by India’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).
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