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27-28 January, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: WIPO NATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE BERNE CONVENTION, THE ROME CONVENTION AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRY. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization. For further information contact WIPO, Internet.

February 2005  [previous month]  [next month]  [back to top]  [other calendars]

3-4 February, Mont-Tremblant, Canada: 3RD INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FORUM. Organised by AIPPI-Canada, the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC), the Canadian Group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), and the Canadian Group of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI, the theme of this year's forum will be )Intellectual Property and Export Markets: Lessons from Here and Abroad. For further information contact the International Intellectual Property Forum, contact@iprsonline.org.

8-11 February, Harare, Zimbabwe: WIPO SUBREGIONAL WORKSHOP TO DEVELOP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSING AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization. For further information contact WIPO, Internet.

17-19 Febuary, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort Tuscon, Arizona: COPYRIGHT SOCIETY EVENTS: MID-WINTER MEETING. Organized by The Copyright Society of the U.S.A (CSUSA). For further information contact CSUSA, at e-mail; Internet.

14-18 February, Bangkok, Thailand: THIRD AD HOC OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP ON ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING. Organised by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). For further information contact the CBD, Internet.

15-16 February, Muscat, Oman: WIPO NATIONAL SEMINAR ON OMANI TRADITIONAL VALUES IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD: THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CHALLENGE. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization. For further information contact WIPO, Internet.

6-18 February, Cape Town, South Africa: THIRD INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON CREATIVITY AND INVENTION - A BETTER FUTURE FOR HUMANITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization. For further information contact WIPO, Internet.

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5-7 March, Turin, Italy: INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE ROLE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE CHARACTERISATION AND CONSERVATION OF CROP, FORESTRY, ANIMAL AND FISHERY GENETIC RESOURCES. Organised by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Fondazione per le Biotecnologie, the ECONOGENE project and the Società Italiana di Genetica Agraria, this workshop includes three sessions on: the status of the world’s agro-biodiversity; the use of biotechnology for conservation of genetic resources; and genetic characterization of populations and its use in conservation decision-making. For further information contact the Fondazione per le Biotecnologie, contact@iprsonline.org.

6-8 March, Helsinki, Finland: THE ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: LESSONS OF THE ERA POST TRIPS. Organised by the Finnish group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). For further information contact AIPPI, Internet.

6-9 March, Lisbon, Spain: IPI-CONFEX: BEST PRACTICES IN PATENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND SEARCHING. The International Patent Information Conference & Exposition is tailored to the interests of Patent Information Professionals in Europe. For further information contact IPI-CONFEX, Internet.

8-10 March, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COUNCIL FOR TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. For further information on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) events, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva, fax: (41-22) 739-5458; contact@iprsonline.org.

14 March, Washington DC: IPO PATENT TROLLS AND PATENT PROPERTY RIGHTS CONFERENCE. Organized by the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IP0). For further information contact IPO at email; Internet.

14-16 March, Montreal, Canada: COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY. Organised by the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat. For further information contact the CBD Secretariat, Internet.

16-18 March, Johannesberg, South Africa: GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINE. This conference is organized by the Africa First LLC of Minnesota, USA, in collaboration with South Africa's Ministry of Health, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Association of Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association, the National Maori Health Providers Association of New Zealand and others. For further information contact William Danquah, Internet.

16-18 March, Montreal, Canada: MEETING OF THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL OPEN-ENDED TECHNICAL EXPERT GROUP ON IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF LIVING MODIFIED ORGANISMS INTENDED FOR DIRECT USE AS FOOD OR FEED, OR FOR PROCESSING. Organised by the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat. For further information contact the CBD Secretariat, Internet.

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25-26 April, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO CONFERENCE ON DISPUTE RESOLUTION ON INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). For further information contact WIPO, . Internet.

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25-27 May, Montreal, Canada: FIRST MEETING OF THE AD HOC OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL. This meeting is organised by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat. For further information contact the CBD Secretariat, contact@iprsonline.org.

11-13 May, Philadelphia Pennsylvania: 2005 SPRING MEETING; AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION. Meeting will probe into issues concerning tools for expedited patent prosecution, electronic discovery issues, patent valuation in economies, the future of copyright inducement and pharmaceutical licensing. Organized by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). For further information, see Internet.

30 May - 3 June, Montreal, Canada: SECOND MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES SERVING AS THE MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY (COP/MOP-2). Organised by the Convention on Biological Diversity. For further information contact the CBD Secretariat, contact@iprsonline.org.

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16 September, 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.

23-25 September, Berlin, Germany: 3RD INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (AIPPI) FORUM. Organised by the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property. For further information contact: AIPPI, General Secretariat, Tödistrasse 16, P.O. Box, 8027 Zurich - Switzerland, , Fax: +41 1 280 58 85, contact@iprsonline.org.

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25-26 October, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COUNCIL FOR TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. For further information on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) events, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; contact@iprsonline.org.

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8-10 November, Budapest, Hungary: 15TH ANNUAL EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE PATENT INFORMATION CONFERENCE. For further information contact the European Patent Office, Internet.

18 November, Bern, Switzerland: ACCESS TO PHARMACEUTICALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: SOCIAL, LEGAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS - CONFERENCE. For further information contact the World Trade Institute, Internet.

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13-18 December, Hong Kong: SIXTH WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE. For further information, contact the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; contact@iprsonline.org.