The minimum standards set by the TRIPS agreement; the principle of special and differential treatment at the multilateral level; the impact of bilateral negotiations on developing countries’ policy; TRIPS plus provisions; the public policy implications of the pharmaceutical and IT industries; and initiatives like the proposal presented by Argentina and Brazil on the establishment of a new development agenda within the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are only some of the controversial issues at the center of international debate on intellectual property.There is a need to create a pragmatic and non-ideological discussion and literature on Intellectual Property.
To meet this need, the IPD Task Force on Intellectual Property and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean have organized a two-day meeting and round table discussion on intellectual property and development. International experts, academics and policymakers will convene to marshal what history, theory, evidence and solid policy analyses show in terms of intellectual property management and development patterns.
Partners
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund
New York City, New York, United States - The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Participants:
- Mario Cimoli
Task Force Chair
Professor of Economics
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice - Benjamin Coriat
Task Force Member
Professor of Economics
Universite de Paris 13 - Alvaro Diaz
Task Force Member
Regional Adviser, Brazil
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC-UN) - Giovanni Dosi
Task Force Chair
Professor of Economics
Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa - James Love
Task Force Member
Director
Knowledge Ecology International - Keith Maskus
Task Force Member
Professor and Department Chair
University of Colorado at Boulder
- Andrew Mclaughlin
Task Force Member
Deputy Chief Technology Officer
Administration of President Barack Obama - Andres Moncayo
Task Force Member
Professor
University de Buenos Aires - Sisule Musungu
Task Force Member
Team Leader, Programme on International Trade & Development
South Centre - Luigi Orsenigo
Task Force Member
Professor, Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies
Bocconi University - Carlos Pacheco
Task Force Member
UNI Campinas
University of Cantina - Jerome Reichman
Task Force Chair
Bunyan S. Womble Professor of Law
Duke Law School
- Sanya Reid Smith
Task Force Member
Third World Network - Pedro Roffe
Task Force Member
Director
ICTSD Project on Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development - Sherif Saadallah
Task Force Member
Executive Director, Economic Development Bureau for Arab Countries
World Intellectual Property Organization - Suzanne Scotchmer
Task Force Chair
Professor of Economics and Public Policy
University of California, Berkeley - Luis Villarroel
Task Force Member
Copyright Legal Adviser
Ministry of Education of Chile - Suwit Wibulpolprasert
Task Force Member
Senior Advisor on Health Economics
Ministry of Public Health, Thailand