Procedural Sparring Slows WIPO Traditional Cultural Expressions Talks
ICTSD Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest, 18 July 2012
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: In this article, ICTSD comments that WIPO IGC negotiations on traditional cultural expressions, held from 9-13 July 2012, saw little progress, with the first days of the meeting being plagued with disagreements over the agenda. Ultimately the IGC will forward a draft text with some areas of convergence to WIPO’s General Assembly, though substantial differences remain on several issues. Read the article …
