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April 2, 2025

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The South Centre Publishes Resources from the "30 Years of TRIPS" Side Event at the WTO on Expectations and Concerns of Developing Countries

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On March 19th, 2025, an informal group of countries known as “Intellectual Property (IP) for Development” -Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, India and Pakistan- hosted an informal side event, on the margins of the regular TRIPS Council session. The South Centre published the following commentary, program, presentations, and photos from this side event at this link, which are also shared below: Delegates and experts were invited to an initial discussion to reflect on the history of the TRIPS negotiations, 30 years after their conclusion. The formal Council for TRIPS session will hear a brief summary of the event and its key takeaways and reflections. The event took place in Room SI at the WTO and online, with participation of over 150 persons. The presentations, program, photos. [and videos] are available below:  W718 Side Event draft document Presentation: History of the TRIPS Agreement by Carlos Correa TRIPS Side Event Speech by Jayashree Watal Presentation: Restoring and Adding to the TRIPS Balance by Joshua Sarnoff Presentation: TRIPS restrictions on exports or imports when there is non-voluntary use of a patented invention by James Love Presentation: Non-disclosed information and trade secrets by Ellen ‘t Hoen Presentation: TRIPS and Copyright by Sean Flynn Presentation on Articles 7 and 8 of TRIPS as well as Article 66 of TRIPS by Sangeeta Shashikant Event Photos Google Drive with Video Recordings Programme 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Welcome & Light Snacks 2:00 PM – 2:05 PM | Opening Remarks & Introduction –Ambassador Tareq Md. Ariful Islam, Bangladesh 2:05 PM – 2:35 PM | A History of the TRIPS Negotiations –Dr. Carlos Correa, South Centre 2:35 PM – 3:15 PM | Experiences of National NegotiatorsAmbassador Guilherme Patriota, BrazilMs. Jayashree Watal, India 3:15 PM – 4:25 PM | Panel: Key Issues & Provisions in TRIPS NegotiationsModerator: Dr. Viviana Munoz Tellez, South Centre Prof. Joshua Sarnoff (DePaul College of Law)Mr. James Love (Knowledge Ecology International – KEI)Dr. Ellen ’t Hoen (Medicines Law & Policy)Mr. Sean Flynn (American University)Ms. Sangeeta Shashikant (Third World Network – TWN) 4:25 PM – 4:30 PM | Closing & Summary – Amb. Ninad Deshpande, DPR India 4:30 PM – onwards | Farewell & Light Snack

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Knowledge Ecology International will host roundtable on negotiating text for a WIPO Broadcast Treaty, April 3, 2025

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In a Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) post made earlier today by James Love, KEI announced that it will host an informal roundtable on the WIPO broadcast treaty text that will be discussed at the WIPO SCCR 46 meeting from April 7 to April 11, 2025.  The meeting documents are available from WIPO here: https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/details.jsp?meeting_id=86568, including the current negotiating text, here: https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=641471 KEI’s announcement on the roundtable is linked here and can be read below: The format of the roundtable will be an information discussion of specific articles in the text, dealing with such issues as the definitions of beneficiaries and protected broadcasts, the rights granted, the provisions on national treatment and formalities, the treatment of fixation and post fixation rights (if any), the duration of protection, limitations and exceptions to rights, and other topics. Sean Flynn, The Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American University Washington College of Law, Luis Villarroel Villalon, the Director of Innovarte ONG in Chile, and James Love, Executive Director of KEI, will present some proposals for the text, but any of the particpants in the Zoom call will be encouraged in participate and share views as well. The discussion will be recorded. To register for the call, use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/eeboYsSbSXSkDL6Xx3bsnA KEI will be posting links to some additional links to background documents shortly. 2023. Love, James P., “Comments on the September 6, 2023 Draft of a WIPO Broadcasting Treaty, the Definitions, Scope of Application, National Treatment and Formalities” (2023). Joint PIJIP/TLS Research Paper Series. 110.https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/research/110 2023. James Love. The Trouble With the WIPO Broadcasting Treaty. Joint PIJIP/TLS Research Paper, Series. 85. March 2023. https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/research/88 2023. Bernt Hugenholtz, Simplifying the WIPO Broadcasting Treaty: Proposed Amendments to the Third Revised Draft,https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/research/111 2023. Bernt Hugenholtz, The WIPO Broadcasting Treaty: Comments on the Second Revised Draft,https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/research/84 2025. SCCR 46, PIJIP Technical Comments 2025. Schirru, Luca; Vyas, Lokesh; Jawara, Haddija; Ruthes Gonçalves, Lukas; McGee, Katie; Misto, Yara; and Flynn, Sean Michael Fiil, “Documentary History of the Broadcast Treaty in the SCCR (Global Version)” (2025). Joint PIJIP/TLS Research Paper Series. 145.https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/research/145

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