IRISH SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS FOR APRIL WIPO

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SIPDIS

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TAGS: ETRD KIPR EAID KPAO OIIP WIPO
SUBJECT: IRISH SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS FOR APRIL WIPO
SESSION ON IP AND DEVELOPMENT

REF: STATE 47851


1. On March 24, Post delivered reftel talking points to
Jacob Rajan, Head of the Patents Section in the Intellectual
Property Unit of the Department of Enterprise, Trade, and
Employment (DETE). Rajan had represented Ireland at the
March 21-21 Munich meetings of the Working Group of
Industrialized Nations on Intellectual Property (IP) and
Development. Rajan said that Ireland generally supported the
U.S. submission for the April 11-13 WIPO Intersessional
Intergovernmental Meeting (IIM) on IP and Development.
Ireland also looked favorably upon the paper that the UK
planned to submit, which, in Rajan's view, did not differ
substantively from the U.S. proposal.


2. Rajan specified that Ireland opposed the Brazilian
recommendation to amend the WIPO Convention to integrate
development issues into all WIPO activities. Although
Ireland favored constructive engagement with Brazil and
like-minded countries on links between development and IP,
the GOI disagreed with Brazil's proposal to establish a
separate body within WIPO to address development issues.
Rajan observed that WIPO's Permanent Committee for
Intellectual Property and Development was an available forum
to discuss such issues. He added that Ireland's views were
consistent with the consensus that emerged from the Munich
discussions. Since the U.S. submission expressed that
consensus, the GOI did not plan to submit a paper for
consideration at the IIM. Emboffs urged that Irish
representatives at least participate actively in the IIM
discussions.
BENTON