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15-17 January, Pune, India: ADVANCED STN/CAS PATENT SEMINAR ON "PATENT SEARCHING FOR RESEARCH DECISIONS". Organised by Science and Technology (STN) and Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). For further information contact: Makarand Waikar, Sci-Edge Information, Internet.

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3-5 February, Geneva, Switzerland: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS WORKING GROUP, SECOND SESSION. The Working Group will review the status of WIPO’s major IT projects and the proposed IT Program for the 2004-2005 biennium. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact: WIPO, .

6-7 February, Quebec, Canada: 2ND INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FORUM. Organised by the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI Canada), La Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI) and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC). For further information contact: Mario Côté, Event Planner or Véronique Hébert, Internet.

18-19 February, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COUNCIL FOR TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (TRIPS). For further information on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) events, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; contact@iprsonline.org.

20 February, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COUNCIL FOR TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS). For further information on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) events, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; contact@iprsonline.org.

21 February, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO SPECIAL SESSION OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS). For further information on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) events, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; contact@iprsonline.org.

24-28 February, Geneva, Switzerland: COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS OF THE IPC UNION. The Committee will consider reports of the ad hoc IPC Reform Working Group and the IPC Revision Working Group and will provide guidance for continuing reform and revision of the IPC in 2003. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact: WIPO, .

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6-7 March, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO SEMINAR ON THE MADRID SYSTEM OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS. Further information on the seminar may be obtained from Mrs. Junying Tao. 95 20, fax: (41 22) 740 14 29, Internet.

12-14 March, Suntec City, Singapore: OPTIMAL 2003 CONFERENCE. Optimal 2003 conference will bring together experts from all over the world to share their experiences and thoughts on the current and emerging issues in intellectual property. The topics are specially selected to highlight critical areas in the cycle of creation, protection and exploitation of your ideas and innovations. Organised by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), Japan Patent Office (JPO) and HQ Link Pte Ldt. For further information contact: HQ Link Pte Ldt; fax: (65) 6534 2330, contact@iprsonline.org.

20-22 March, Adelaide, Australia: THE 2003 LICENSING EXECUTIVE SOCIETY - AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (LESANZ) CONFERENCE. To have your details recorded for mailings of information on this event, please contact@iprsonline.org the Secretariat; Internet.

25 March, Geneva, Switzerland: REGULATORY ISSUES AND THE DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA. Organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). For further information contact: Peter Ladegaard, contact@iprsonline.org.

31 March - 4 April, Geneva, Switzerland: PREPARATORY WORKING GROUP OF THE NICE UNION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE REGISTRATION OF MARKS (TWENTY-THIRD SESSION). Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact: WIPO, .

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2 April, Washington D.C., US: PRACTICAL TIPS ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW. Organised by the American Bar Association (Section of Intellectual Property Law) and the District of Columbia Bar (Intellectual Property Law Session). For further information see Internet.

3 April, Oslo, Norway: MEDICINAL PLANTS : ACCESS, USE AND BENEFIT SHARING IN THE LIGHT OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD). For further information, contact Mariel Aguilar Støen (Centre for Development and the Environment), University of Oslo, fax: (47) 22 85 89 20 ; contact@iprsonline.org.

3-4 April, Washington D.C., US: 18TH ANNUAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW CONFERENCE. Organised by the Section of Intellectual Property Law of the American Bar Association. For further information see Internet.

4-6 April, St. Louis, US: BIODIVERSITY, BIOTECHNOLOGY & THE PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE. This event will gather leading biological scientists, social scientists, legal scholars, national and international government officials, and representatives of non-governmental organisations to discuss the protection of biodiversity, the protection and regulation of agricultural and plant biotechnology, and the international intellectual property implications of both, with particular attention to the protection of traditional knowledge and other intellectual property mechanisms of interest to the developing world. Organised by the Washington University. For further information contact Charles R. McManis: contact@iprsonline.org.

4-6 April, Durham, North Caroline, US: INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC GOODS AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AFTER THE TRIPS AGREEMENT. This major conference will focus the attention of leading economic and legal scholars on the bigger picture that is emerging from the upward harmonisation of international intellectual property rights (IPRs) since the TRIPS Agreement of 1994. This will be the first major conference to analyse the complex conceptual foundations of the new global IPR regime based on both legal and economic reasoning. It will examine ways and means to minimise social costs and enhance the benefits that could ensue from TRIPS and other international agreements by deliberately taking the promotion of public goods into account. Organised by the University of Colorado at Boulder & Duke University Law School. For further information contact Lynn Martin: contact@iprsonline.org.

15-17 April, Bangalore, India: BANGALORE BIO 2003. Bangalore Bio 2003, Asia's premier biotech event is promoted by Govt. of Karnataka and Vision Group on Biotechnology. The objective being to bring together all players of the biotech industry under one roof, providing ideal conditions for business transactions, sharing of technologies, ideas and experiences and prepare suitable business models for the future. For further information, contact Mr. Vasanth Davis: tel (91) 80-2201916; contact@iprsonline.org.

24-25 April, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO SPECIAL SESSION OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS). For further information on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) events, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; contact@iprsonline.org.

24-26 April, Beijing, China: WIPO SUMMIT ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact: WIPO, contact@iprsonline.org. NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

28 April to 2 May, Geneva, Switzerland: STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF TRADEMARKS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (SCT) (TENTH SESSION). Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact: WIPO, .

29 April to 1 May, New-York, US: INTERNATIONAL ANTI-COUNTERFEITING COALITION SPRING CONFERENCE. For further information contact the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, Inc., fax: (202) 223-6668; Internet.

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3-7 May, Amsterdam, Netherlands: 125th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION (INTA). For further information contact: INTA by contact@iprsonline.org.

12-16 May, Geneva, Switzerland: STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS (NINTH SESSION). The Committee will continue its work on further harmonization and other issues relating to patent law. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact: WIPO, Internet.

14-16 May, Atlanta, US: AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION (AIPLA) SPRING MEETING. For further information contact: AIPLA by Internet.

18-20 May, St. Louis, Missouri, USA : WORLD AGRICULTURAL FORUM, 2003 WORLD CONGRESS, A New Age in Agriculture: Working Together to Create the Future and Disabling the Barriers. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact Joy Bray (World Agricultural Forum), Internet.

19-23 May, Geneva, Switzerland: WORKING GROUP ON REFORM OF THE PCT (FOURTH SESSION). Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact: WIPO, .

26-30 May, Trieste, Italy: WORKSHOP "INTRODUCTION TO BIOSAFETY AND RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOs). The main purpose of the Workshop are: (i) to supply basic information on risk assessment and risk management; and (ii) to provide an overview on international biosafety regulations and the main safety issues debated at an intergovernmental level. For further information contact Chiara Villanovich, Programme and Training Unit, Internet.

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2-6 June, Berlin, Germany: INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PATENT ATTORNEYS (FICPI) WORLD CONGRESS. FICPI is a non-political, organisation of intellectual property attorneys in private practice. For further information call the hotline of CPO HANSER SERVICE on (49-30) 300 669 15; Internet.

3-4 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COUNCIL FOR TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS). For further information on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) events, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; contact@iprsonline.org.

4-6 June, Geneva, Switzerland (with follow-up training from June 9 to 20 in various IP Offices): INTERREGIONAL INTERMEDIATE SEMINAR ON INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY. For further information on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact: WIPO, 9111.

5 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COUNCIL FOR TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS). For further information on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) events, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; contact@iprsonline.org.

15-18 June, Oslo, Norway : LICENSING EXECUTIVES SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL'S WORLD CONFERENCE: LICENSING IN A CHANGING WORLD. Licensing Executives Society (LES) is an educational society of company executives, lawyers, scientists, engineers and academics who have an interest in the transfer of technology or licensing of intellectual property - from technical know-how and patent inventions to software, copyright and trade marks. This conference will identify and evaluate the challenges facing the owners, sellers and buyers of intellectual property in a rapidly changing commercial and technological world. Strategic options that are essential to survival and success in an increasingly virtual environment will be explored. For further information contact: LESI Oslo 2003, Conference Secretariat, Ms. Torunn Kuven, Internet.

23 - 27 June, Trondheim, Norway : FOURTH TRONDHEIM CONFERENCE ON BIODIVERSITY: THE NORWAY/UN CONFERENCE ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND CAPACITY BUILDING. For further information contact:The Trondheim Conference, contact@iprsonline.org.

23 - 27 June, Geneva, Switzerland: STANDING COMMITTEE ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS (NINTH SESSION). The Committee will continue its discussions on the protection of broadcasting and of non-original databases. It will also follow up on discussions of its future workplan. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact: WIPO, Internet.

26 June to 1 July, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO WORKSHOP FOR MEDIATORS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DISPUTES. An annual event for all parties interested in WIPO mediation procedures. Invitations: Open to interested parties, against payment of a fee. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact: WIPO, 9111.

30 June to 4 July, Geneva, Switzerland: STANDING COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (SCIT) (EIGHTH PLENARY SESSION). The Plenary will receive reports from its Working Groups on Standards and Documentation and Information Technology Projects, and will review other activities related to the IT program. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact: WIPO, .

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2-3 July, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO SPECIAL SESSION OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS). For further information on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) events, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; contact@iprsonline.org.

7-15 July, Geneva, Switzerland: INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND GENETIC RESOURCES, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE. For further information contact WIPO, Internet.

9-11 July, San Francisco, California, US: WORLDWIDE SYMPOSIUM ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS. This Symposium organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will provide a forum for the exchange of information and views on geographical indications at the national, regional and international levels and on future trends in that area. Participation is open to government representatives as well as to any interested party. For further information on the event: Internet.

24-25 July, Johannesburg, South Africa: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THE TRADITIONAL HEALER. Third International Conference & Exhibition on Traditional Medicine. Africa First LLC of Minnesota, USA, in collaboration with the government of South Africa acting through its Ministry of Health, will host the third international conference and exhibition on traditional medicine. The purpose of this conference is to address the protection of traditional healers' rights to medical knowledge and discoveries againts bio-piracy, and also to adopt global standards for education and training of traditional healers for integration into mainstream medical practice. For further information contact: J. William Danquah, Africa First LLC, 517 Asbury Street, Suite 11, Saint Paul, MN 55104, USA. contact@iprsonline.org; Internet.

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17-22 August, Mexico City, Mexico: ARNEL R. HALLAUER INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PLANT BREEDING. The event will bring together a group of international speakers, all recognised experts in plant breeding, to cover topics including the contributions and basic principles of plant breeding, genetic resources and plant breeding, public and private interactions, cropping system-based approaches, participatory plant breeding, stress tolerance breeding, breeding for grain quality, plant breeding education, and breeding for self- and cross-pollinated crops or vegetatively propagated species. The organisers expect hundreds of participants from all over the world. For further information, contact Julien de Meyer, Chair, Organizing Committee, Internet.

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3-6 September, Budapest, Hungary: 12TH INTERNATIONAL "HUNGARIAN GROUP OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (AIPPI)" - "HUNGARIAN ASSOCIATION FOR INDUSTRIAL PROTECTION AND COPYRIGHT (MIE)" CONFERENCE. For further information contact: the MIE Secretariat, Internet.

22 September - 1 October, Geneva, Switzerland: ASSEMBLIES OF THE MEMBER STATES OF WIPO (THIRTY-EIGHTH SERIES OF MEETINGS). All Bodies of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO will meet in their ordinary sessions. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact: WIPO, 9111.

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11-15 October, Seoul, Rep. of Korea: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (AIPPI) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. For further information, see Internet.

29-31 October, Davis, USA: WORKSHOP ON ACCESSING BIODIVERSITY AND SHARING THE BENEFITS. Scholars at the University of California have conducted an international study of the status of access and benefit- sharing policies among countries on the Pacific Rim. The international workshop will review the findings of that study, draw lessons from it, and design strategies to facilitate the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity regarding genetic resources. For further information contact Santiago Carrizosa, Internet.

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 3-5 November, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO STANDING COMMITTEE ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS (10Th SESSION). For further information contact: WIPO, Internet.

6-7 November, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO AD HOC INFORMAL MEETING ON THE PROTECTION OF AUDIOVISUAL PERFORMANCES. For further information contact: WIPO, Internet.

6-7 November, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO SEMINAR ON THE MADRID SYSTEM OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS. For further information contact: WIPO, Internet.

10-14 November, Montreal, Canada: NINTH MEETING OF THE SUBSIDIARY BODY ON SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE (SBSTTA-9). The main themes of the meeting are protected areas; and technology transfer and cooperation. For further information, contact the CBD Secretariat, email: contact@iprsonline.org; wg=sbstta-09">Internet.

10-14 November, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF TRADEMARKS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (11TH SESSION). For further information contact: WIPO, Internet.

10-14 November, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO-MOST INTERMEDIATE TRAINING COURSE ON PRACTICAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES IN BUSINESS . For further information contact: WIPO, Internet.

12-14 November, Arlington, VA, US: PATENT INFORMATION FOR PHARMA/BIOTECH (course). This course is designed to provide a overview of the patenting process, sources of patent information and the various means of answering patent information requests pertaining to drugs, devices, chemicals, and biologics. Organised by Pharmaceutical Education & Research Institute, Inc. (PERI). For further information contact John McKenzie; contact@iprsonline.org; Internet.

17 November, Geneva Switzerland: SYMPOSIUM - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY. For further information, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; fax: (41-22) 739-5458; contact@iprsonline.org.

17-18 November, Miami, US: AMERICAS TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FORUM (ATSDF) - THEMATIC TENT ON TRADE, KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. Hibiscus Room, Courtyard Marriott Miami Downtown Hotel. Jointly organised by Quaker International Affairs Programme (QIAP), Médecins sans Frontières (MSF/DWB), Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL),
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), The World Conservation Union (IUCN) and Consumer Project on Technology (CPTech) und the overall coordinaton of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD). For further information, see the ICTSD website.

17-21 November, Geneva Switzerland: WORKING GROUP ON REFORM OF THE PCT (FIFTH SESSION). For further information, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; Internet.

18-21 November, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COUNCIL FOR TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS). For further information, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; contact@iprsonline.org.

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1-3 December, Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapour: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Organized by The Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL) of the Faculty of Law (National University of Singapore), together with the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL), the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and the Intellectual Property Academy. For further information, http://law.nus.edu.sg/apcel/conference/ipc03/.

1-5 December, Montreal, Canada: SECOND MEETING OF THE AD HOC OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING. Organised by the of the Convention on Biological Diversity. For further information, contact the CBD Secretariat; Internet.

8-12 December, Montreal, Canada: THIRD MEETING ON THE AD HOC OPEN-ENDED INTER-SESSIONAL WORKING GROUP ON ARTICLE 8(J) AND RELATED PROVISIONS OF THE CBD. Organised by the of the Convention on Biological Diversity. For further information, contact the CBD Secretariat; Internet.