transition, WIPO would one of the project’s objectives, namely undertake a series of 3. An Analysis of the Literature on pro-competitive licensing “promoting studies that would the Effects of IP Rights as a Barrier to Entry practices” may have been too ambitious analyze recent practices, (CDPI/8/INF/6 Corr.); and and, most importantly, was not easily legal developments, measurable. jurisprudence and legal 4. on the Anti-Competitive Enforcement of remedies available in Intellectual Property Rights: Sham Litigation selected countries and (document CDIP/9/INF/6). Project management regions, with a focus on issues relating to IP The three studies on IP and Competition are More extensive external coordination would licensing. In addition, a available at: have ensured closer partnerships with other series of subregional relevant international organizations including seminars and UNCTAD, WTO and the OECD. Genevabased symposia will be organized as fora for an exchange of experiences in this field. WIPO’s licensing training programs will include a and component on the procompetitive aspects of licensing and An Evaluation Report of the project was presented anticompetitive licensing to the ninth session of the Committee (CDIP/9/8) practices, and a Global and available at: Meeting will be organized on Emerging Copyright Licensing Modalities. 19, The first component of the Copyright (i) The WIPO Secretariat should modify the “IP, 24, 27 Information project regarding The study on Copyright to Promote Access project document, as follows, for use in “Using and copyright aims at to Information and Creative Content” was presented implementation of similar development providing Member States to the ninth session of the CDIP. projects in the future: a source of relevant and Technologies balanced information on
transition, WIPO would undertake a series of studies that would analyze recent practices, legal developments, jurisprudence and legal remedies available in selected countries and regions, with a focus on issues relating to IP licensing. In addition, a series of subregional seminars and Genevabased symposia will be organized as fora for an exchange of experiences in this field. WIPO’s licensing training programs will include a component on the procompetitive aspects of licensing and anticompetitive licensing practices, and a Global Meeting will be organized on Emerging Copyright Licensing Modalities. 3. An Analysis of the Literature on the Effects of IP Rights as a Barrier to Entry (CDPI/8/INF/6 Corr.); and 4. on the Anti-Competitive Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: Sham Litigation (document CDIP/9/INF/6). The three studies on IP and Competition are available at: and An Evaluation Report of the project was presented to the ninth session of the Committee (CDIP/9/8) and available at: one of the project’s objectives, namely “promoting pro-competitive licensing practices” may have been too ambitious and, most importantly, was not easily measurable. Project management More extensive external coordination would have ensured closer partnerships with other relevant international organizations including UNCTAD, WTO and the OECD. 19, 24, 27 “IP, Information and Technologies The first component of the project regarding copyright aims at providing Member States a source of relevant and balanced information on Copyright The study on “Using Copyright to Promote Access to Information and Creative Content” was presented to the ninth session of the CDIP. (i) The WIPO Secretariat should modify the project document, as follows, for use in implementation of similar development projects in the future:
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