Patent Law

Calendar of WIPO Events ? February, 2008

By Mark Reichel, Esq.

As previously referenced by the DDIP blog, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) makes available a calendar of conferences, meetings, and seminars, in Geneva, Switzerland, and elsewhere, along with event documentation when available. The following international WIPO events are scheduled for February, 2008:

February 4 and 5 - ?International Patent Classification (IPC) Workshop? (IPC/WK/GE/08) in Geneva, Switzerland. A separate seminar webpage is available HERE, along with the revised draft program.

February 6-8 ? ?IPC Union - Committee of Experts: Fortieth Session? (IPC/CE/40) in Geneva, Switzerland. Available information (hyperlinked in PDF format) includes the Draft Agenda, the Implementation of the Results of the Reform in the IPC, the Publication of IPC Versions 2007.10 and 2008.01 and Related Reclassification of Patent Files, the Master Classification Database Status Report, and the Consideration of the Composition of the Special Subcommittee for the Advanced Level of the IPC.

February 18-21 ? ?Standing Committee on Information Technologies - Standards and Documentation Working Group: Ninth Session? (SCIT/SDWG/9) in Geneva, Switzerland. Eleven documents are available at the seminar link.

February 18-21 ? ?WIPO Audit Committee - Eighth Meeting? (WO/AC/8) in Geneva, Switzerland.

February 21-23 ? ?WIPO National Specialized Symposium for Members of the Jordanian Judiciary? (WIPO/IP/JU/JO/08) in Dead Sea, Israel.

February 25-29 ? ?Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore: Twelfth Session? (WIPO/GRTKF/IC/12) in Geneva, Switzerland.

February 25 ? March 3 ? ?WIPO Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Patent Drafting? (WIPO/IP/SIN/08) in Singapore, Singapore.

Additional documentation may become available as each session approaches.

WIPO Calendar Webpage (Current Month): LINK
WIPO Prior Event and Documentation Archive: LINK

Full post as published by Daily Dose of IP on February 07, 2008 (boomark / email).