Coming next week: WIPO General Assembly
The WIPO General Assembly will take place on 21st to 29th September 2020. IFLA will participate in order to make the case for libraries. Read More
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- 18 September 2020
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61st Series of Meetings of the WIPO Assemblies
The 61st Series of Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) takes place from 21 to 29 September 2020, alongside other meetings such as the Marrakesh Treaty Assembly. This is the key opportunity for Member States to hear updates and take decisions about the work of WIPO… Read More
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- 17 September 2020
WIPO’s General Assembly: Fifty-second session
The World Intellectual Property Organization, an agency of the United Nations, is an entity that oversees policies and decisions concerning intellectual property and in particular copyright and related rights within the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights. The fifty-second General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization will take place on 7th and 8th May 2020. Read More
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- 07 May 2020
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WIPO’s General Assembly: Fifty-Second session
The main policy and decision making bodies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are the General Assembly and the Coordination Committee. Twenty Assemblies, and other bodies of the member states of WIPO and of the Unions administered by WIPO, traditionally meet in ordinary or extraordinary session in… Read More
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- 06 May 2020
Heritage cannot wait in the face of climate change: IFLA welcomes signatures to open letter on World IP Day
IFLA and its partners are welcoming signatures of an open letter on the need for the right copyright laws to allow heritage institutions to preserve their collections in the face of climate change. Launched on World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April 2020, the letter raises awareness of the need for laws that support, rather than hinder, efforts to safeguard heritage. Read More
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- 26 April 2020
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IFLA Leads Open Letter on Intellectual Property and COVID-19
Faced with the urgent need to combat the COVID-19 Pandemic and its consequences, it is vital to ensure that intellectual property laws and practices do not become a blockage. IFLA, working with its partners, has led in drafting an open letter - already signed by over 140 organisations and individuals - to the Director General of WIPO to underline this point and call for action. Read More
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- 03 April 2020
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WIPO Nominates Daren Tang as New Director General
The UN agency that manages the global intellectual property system – including copyright – has nominated a new Director General. As the current Chair of the organisation’s copyright committee – and as a modernising reformer nationally – he will bring a strong awareness of the needs of libraries to the role. Read More
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- 10 March 2020
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WIPO Member States Meet to Choose a New Director General
This week, the Coordinating Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization meets to take a provisional decision on a new Director General. Getting the right candidate could provide helpful support for libraries and wider efforts to promote access to information in support of development. Read More
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- 03 March 2020
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What They Said at SCCR 39
The latest meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) saw further discussions about how to get the best laws for libraries. Delegates from around the world were clear in their support for the mission of our institutions, alongside… Read More
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- 19 December 2019
Promoting Access to Knowledge and Information: WIPO Members Affirm Role in Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals
From 30 September to 9 October 2019, the General Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization took place in Geneva, Switzerland. WIPO is the United Nations agency responsible for copyright, as well as other intellectual property issues. Read More
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- 07 October 2019
- By: anonymous