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22 February 2008Felix Addor - The Views of Switzerland1 Felix Addor Deputy Director General Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, Bern Facilitating the Participation in the IP and TK Debate in WIPO's IGC: A Workshop With the Indigenous Representatives Funded for IGC-12 Château de Bossey, 22-23 February 2008 Session 1: Introduction – Taking Stock The Views of Switzerland
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Felix Addor - The Views of Switzerland22 February 20082 Who Should Do What Internationally?
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Felix Addor - The Views of Switzerland22 February 20083 WIPO - IGC n Preliminary tasks re. TK: n clarify relevant terminology n agree on policy objectives and general guiding principles n Voluntary fund: Donations by Swiss Federal Institute on IP
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Felix Addor - The Views of Switzerland22 February 20084 Switzerland Proposes… (1) … to explicitly enable States to require disclosure of source of genetic resources and related traditional knowledge in patent applications Amendment of WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
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Felix Addor - The Views of Switzerland22 February 20085 The Concept of “Source” A multitude of entities may be involved in access and benefit sharing Broad concept of „source“ of genetic resources and traditional knowledge
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Felix Addor - The Views of Switzerland22 February 20086 Notification System Establishment of on-line list of government agencies competent to receive information on declaration of source
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Felix Addor - The Views of Switzerland22 February 20087 Revised Swiss Patent Law n Implements Swiss proposals re. requirement to declare source at national level n Sanctions for wrongful declaration: n fines up to CHF 100,000 n publication of ruling n Entry into force: 1 July 2008
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Felix Addor - The Views of Switzerland22 February 20088 Switzerland Proposes… (2) …to establish international gateway, which electronically links existing databases on TK
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22 February 2008Felix Addor - The Views of Switzerland9 Further information n Swiss proposals re disclosure: www.ige.ch/E/jurinfo/j105.shtm#6 n Revision of Swiss patent law: www.ige.ch/e/jurinfo/j100.shtm#a04 n For more information: felix.addor@ipi.ch
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