International economic organization

Standing committee -wipo

SUBMITTED TO:
D R . Y. C J O S H I
Submitted by
1) Vishali Tickoo (17M42)
2) Ankit Maurya (17M04)
3) Vipil Salet (17H41)
4) Path Parmar (17M

GHPIBM, spu
2017-19
 INTRODUCTION
 WIPO provides a global policy forum, where governments, intergovernmental organizations, industry
groups and civil society come together to address evolving intellectual property (IP) issues.
 WIPO member states and observers meet regularly in the various WIPO Committees and decision-making
bodies.
 Their challenge is to negotiate the changes and new rules needed to ensure that the international IP system
keeps pace with the changing world.
 WIPO welcomes the inclusion of stakeholder organizations and interest groups as observers at the formal
meetings of member states.
 There are several kinds of committees in the framework of the WIPO. The first group consists of the ad
hoc committees (Standing Committees) established by the General Assembly.
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 Their aim is to change - if there is a need to change the provisions of the existing international
agreements administered by the WIPO in any way
 Or if there is a need to pass a new international agreement in the certain field
 These committees are formed by the countries signatories of these agreements.
Their task is to periodically revise the existing classifications.
They are known by the title Standing Committees of Experts.
OBJECTIVES OF OUR STUDY
To understand functions of standing committee.
To study various discussion in which standing committee is involved.
To study the activities of each standing committee separately.
DECISION-MAKING AND NEGOTIATING BODIES

 Governing Bodies
 Permanent Committees
 Diplomatic Conferences
 Standing Committees
STANDING COMMITTEES
 Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP)
 Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and
Geographical Indications (SCT)
 Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)
 Committee on WIPO Standards (CWS)
STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS (SCP)
 The SCP was created in 1998 to serve as a forum to discuss issues, facilitate coordination and
provide guidance concerning the progressive international development of patent law
 Its primary role was to serve as a forum for discussion about the questions of importance for the
development of patent rights in the world.
 The Committee consists of the member countries of the WIPO and the members of the Paris
Union
 From its foundation, this committee works on the international harmonization of patent rights.
 The main achievements of the Committee for Patent Law in the recent years were the
negotiations regarding the “Patent Law Treaty” (PLT)
 Other achievement was the passing of the “Manual regarding the fulfillment of formal
conditions in the procedure of patent protection”.
CURRENT ISSUE IN THE SCP

 Exceptions and Limitations to Patent Rights

 SCP Discussions on Transfer of Technology
 Quality of patents
 Opposition and Administrative Revocation Mechanisms
 Confidentiality of Patent Advisors’ Communications
 Topics and issues: patents and health
STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF TRADEMARKS, INDUSTRIAL
DESIGNS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (SCT)
 The SCT was created in 1998
 It serves as a forum to discuss issues, facilitate coordination and provide guidance on the
progressive development of international law on trademarks, industrial designs and geographical
indications
 Which also including the harmonization of national laws and procedures
 Participation in the SCT is open to all member states of WIPO or the Paris Union for the
Protection of Industrial Property as members
 So far, this committee discussed many issues of importance for making uniform the
international practice and international positive law of distinctive signs
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 Trademarks
 Industrial Designs
 Geographical Indications
RECOMMENDATION OF SCT
 Protection of well-known marks
 Trade Mark licenses
 Protection of Marks, and Other Industrial Property Rights in Signs, on the
Internet
STANDING COMMITTEE ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS (SCCR)

 The Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) was set up in the 1998-
1999 biennium
 The purpose examine matters of substantive law or harmonization in the field of copyright and
related rights.
 The Committee is composed of all member states of WIPO and/or of the Berne Union; and, as
observers, certain member states of the United Nations (UN) which are non-members of WIPO
and/or the Berne Union, as well as a number of intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations.
 It discusses about the current issues in the field of copyright and related rights.
 This committee has given most attention to the questions of protection of the broadcasting
organizations, issues of limitation of copyright and issues of international protection of
audiovisual performances.
CURRENT DISCUSSION POINTS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE:
 Limitations and Exceptions
 Changing technology
 Competition law / anti-trust law
 Fair use exceptions for libraries under Indian copyright law
 Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for the Visually Impaired
COMMITTEE ON WIPO STANDARDS (CWS)
 The Committee was created by WIPO member states at the General Assembly held in 2009 and
it currently meets annually
 The CWS is the collaborative international forum for discussing and reaching agreement
on WIPO Standards, including their revision and development
 It also deals with other matters relating to industrial property information and documentation
COMMITTEE ON WIPO STANDARDS (CWS)
 Collaborative international forum
CWS is currently involved in issues
ICT strategies and WIPO standards
Block Chain for intellectual property
INID codes for new trademark types
3D Models and Images
Digital Transformation
STANDING COMMITTEE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
 The use and development of information technologies in the procedures of
protection of intellectual property has crucial importance.
 This committee is dedicated to the development of information system of the
WIPO and offering assistance to the member countries in the development of
their own information systems.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF EXPERTS
 This concerns committees formed by the countries signatories of the
classification treaties: Locarno Agreement, Nice Agreement, Strasbourg
Agreement and Vienna Treaty.
 Their task is to revise periodically the existing classifications. Our country
attends the meetings of the Committee of experts for the Nice Agreement and
Strasbourg Agreement.
CONCLUSIONS
 Standing Committee are ad hoc of experts committees created to serve as a forum to discuss
issues, facilitate coordination and provide guidance concerning the progressive international
development of IP law.
 By dealing with clusters of interlocking issues rather than working in isolation on single issues,
it is intended to provide member states with an effective mechanism for setting priorities and
allocating resources, and ensure the coordination and continuity of interrelated, on-going work.
 Given the importance of innovation to technological, social and economic development of
countries, the generation, transfer and diffusion of innovative technology at both national and
international levels has been widely recognized as a major element to be taken into account in
designing development policies
 Opposition and Administrative Revocation Mechanisms is designed to provide a simple, quick
and inexpensive means to increase patent quality by providing additional input to the process.
These mechanisms also provide an alternative to potentially lengthy and costly judicial
proceedings.