Regional Seminar for Certain Latinamerican And

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Superintendencia de Industria
y Comercio
REGIONAL SEMINAR
WIPO/IP/bog/12/INF/1 PROV.
ORIGINAL: English
DATE: February 2, 2012

Regional Seminar for Certain LatinAmerican and

CaribbeanCountries on the Implementation and Use of

Several Patent-Related Flexibilities

organized by

the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

in cooperation with

the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) of Colombia

Bogotá, D.C., February6to 8, 2012

provisional program

prepared by the International Bureau of WIPO

Monday, February 6, 2012

8.30 – 9.00 / Registration
9.00 – 9.15 / Opening ceremony
Welcome addresses by:
Mr. José Miguel de la Calle Restrepo, Superintendent, Superintendence of Industry and Commerce(SIC), Bogotá, D.C.
Mr. Philippe Baechtold, Director, Patents and Innovation Division, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva
9.15– 9.45 / Topic 1: / WIPO’s Technical Assistance and the Development Agenda
Speaker: / Mr. Philippe Baechtold
9.45 – 10.30 / Topic 2: / The Multilateral Legal Framework of Patents and the International Agenda
Speaker: / Mr. Philippe Baechtold
Sra. Andrea Bonnet, Advisor, Direction of Economic, Social and Environment Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bogotá, D.C.
10.15 – 10.45 / Coffee Break
10.45 – 11.30 / Topic 3: / Patent Related Flexibilities in the Multilateral Legal Framework and their Legislative Implementation at the National and Regional Levels
Speaker: / Mr. Marco M. Alemán, Deputy Director, Patent and Innovation Division and Head, Policy and Legislative Advice Section, WIPO, Geneva
11.30 – 12.30 / Topic 4: / Overview on the Use of Patent Related Flexibilities and Main Constraints thereof within the Region
Speaker: / Mr. Francisco Astudillo, Professor of Patents of Invention, Post Graduate Course on Intellectual Property, University of Andes, Caracas
Mr. Andrés Moncayo, Partner, Bruchou, Fernandez Madero & Lombardi, Caracas
12.30 – 13.00 / Debate
13.00 – 14.30 / Lunch Break
14.30 – 15.00 / Topic 5: / Overview on the Use of Patent Related Flexibilities and Main Constraints thereof within the Region
Speaker: / Mr. José Manuel Álvarez, Representative, Association of Colombian Pharmaceutical Industries (ASINFAR), Bogotá, D.C.
15.00 – 16.00 / Topic 6: / Flexibilities Related to the Definition of Patentable Subject Matter
Speakers: / Mr. Roger Kampf, Counsellor, Intellectual Property Division, World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva
Mr. Marco M. Alemán
16.00 – 16.30 / Coffee Break
16.30 – 18.00 / Topic 7: / Flexibilities Related to the Definition of Patentable Subject Matter. Country presentations
Delegates: / Mr. José Luis Londoño,Delegated Supervisor for Industrial Property, Superintendent’s Office for Industry and Trade,Bogotá, D.C.
Mrs. Nubia Gabriela Benício Chedid,Head, Pharmacy Division, National Institute of Industrial Property,RiodeJaneiro
Mrs. Georgina Gerde,Lawyer, Administración Nacional de Patentes (ANP), Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial (INPI), Buenos Aires
Mr. Michael Edwards,Technical Examiner,Patents Unit, Intellectual Property Office,Port of Spain
Mr. Jason Wongsam,Patent Examiner, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Ministry of industrial Investment and Commerce,Kingston
17.30 – 18.00 / Debates
18.00 / End of Session

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

9.00 – 9.45 / Topic 8: / Compulsory Licenses
Speaker: / Mr. Andrés Moncayo
9.45 – 11.00 / Topic 9: / The Use of Compulsory Licenses: Country Presentations
Delegates: / Mrs. Claudia Vaca, Consultant, Ministry of Health and Social Protection,
Bogotá, D.C.
Mrs. Luisa Arelis Castillo De Espinal, Director, Inventions, Industrial Property National Office, Santo Domingo
Mr. Alexander Rafael Morales Méndez, Registrar, Intellectual Property Register, NationalCenter of Registers (CNR), SanSalvador
Mrs. Claudia Margarita Baez Brozon, Patent Technical Consultant, Director’s General Office of Intellectual Property, Ministry of industry and Trade, Asunción
11.00– 11.15 / Coffee Break
11.15 – 12.15 / Topic 10: / The Use of Compulsory Licenses (CL): Country Presentations (Cont’d.)
Delegates: / Mr. Pedro Canisio Binsfeld, General Coordinator of Regulatory Matters – DECIIS, Secretariat of Science, Technology and Strategic Inputs, Ministry of Health, Brasilia
Mr. Andrés Ycaza Mantilla, President, Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI), Quito
Mr. Carlos Antonio Castañeda Bolaños, Legal Consultant, Patents, Registry of Property, Ministry of Economy, GuatemalaCity
12.15 – 12.45 / Debates
12.45 – 14.00 / Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.00 / Topic 11: / The Pharmaceutical Industry Perspective
Speakers: / Mr. Carlos Olarte, Representative of AFIDRO, Bogotá, D.C.
Mr. José Luis Reyes Villamizar, Representative of ASINFAR, Bogotá, D.C.
15.00 – 15.45 / Topic 12: / What are Grounds for the Grant of a Compulsory License?
Speakers: / Mr. Francisco Astudillo
Mrs. Adriana Mendoza Ruiz, Consultant, Medicines and Health Technologies,
Pan-American Health Organization (PHO)/World Health Organization (WHO), Bogotá, D.C.
Mr. Roger Kampf
15.45 – 16.15 / Coffee Break
16.15 – 17.00 / Topic 13: / Effective Administrative Process for the Grant of a Compulsory License
Speakers: / Mr. Andrés Moncayo
Mrs. Adriana Mendoza Ruiz
Mr. Luis Guillermo Restrepo, Representative of ASINFAR, Bogota, D.C.
17.00 – 18.00 / Debates
18.00 / End of session

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

9:00 – 10.00 / Topic 14: / Exhaustion of Rights
Speakers: / Mr. Juan Pablo Cadena, Representative of AFIDRO, Bogotá, D.C.
Mr. Marco Alemán
10.00 – 10.45 / Topic 15: / Impact of National Exhaustion of Rights on the Economy: Country Presentations
Delegates: / Mr. Edwin Cristancho, Coordinator, Science, Technology and Innovation, National Department of Planning, Bogotá,D.C.
Mr. Mario Whiteman, Technical Examiner, Patents Unit, Intellectual Property Office, Port of Spain
Mr. Alexander Rafael Morales Méndez
10.45 – 11.00 / Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.00 / Topic 16: / Impact of International Exhaustion of Rights on the Economy: Country presentations
Delegates: / Mrs. Adriana Vargas, Director, Foreign Investment and Services, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Bogotá,D.C.
Mr. Bruno Merchor Valderrama, Director, Inventions and New Technologies, National Institute of Competition Defense and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI), Lima
12.00 – 12.30 / Debate
12.30 – 14.00 / Lunch Break
14.00 – 14.45 / Topic 17: / Research and Regulatory Review Exception
Speakers: / Mr. Francisco Astudillo
Mrs. Ana María Castro, Representative of AFIDRO, Bogotá, D.C.
14.45 – 15.15 / Coffee Break
15.15 – 16.30 / Topic 18: / The Use of the Research and Regulatory Review Exception: Country Presentations
Delegates: / Ms. Laura Cerón Aragón, Consultant, Director’s Office, Ministry of Health, Lima
Ms. Miguelina Figueroa Espinosa,Legal Consultant,Ministry of Trade and Industry, Santo Domingo
16.30 – 17.30 / Topic 19: / The Use of the Research and Regulatory Review Exception: Country Presentations (Cont’d.)
Delegates: / Mrs. Martha Carvajal Aguirre, Intellectual Property, Undersecretary of the Scientific Investigation, Secretaría Nacional de Educación Superior (SENESCYT), Quito
17.30 – 18.00 / Debate and Wrap-Up Discussion
18.00 / Closing ceremony

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