23-27 January, Granada, Spain: AD HOC OPEN-ENDED INTERSESSIONAL WORKING GROUP ON ARTICLE 8(J) AND RELATED PROVISIONS OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.Organised by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). For further information contact the CBD, Internet.

27 January, London, England: WHICH ROUTE? WHICH ROOT? This event is a unique one-day conference, sponsored by FICPI, on internet governance and the latest developments in trade mark and domain name law. For further information contact FICIPI, tel.: +44 (0) 20 8642 5957; contact@iprsonline.org; Internet.

30 January- 3 February, Granada, Spain: FOURTH MEETING OF THE 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.

31 January- 2 February, New York City, United States: IP VALUE IN CHINA. This conference focuses on the theme "A Blueprint for Building & Enforcing IP Value in China." For further information contact, Internet.

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20 - 24 February, Geneva, Switzerland: PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE ON PROPOSALS RELATED TO A WIPO DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: FIRST SESSION, Internet.

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1-3 March, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO: CONSULTATIONS ON THE OPEN FORUM ON THE DRAFT SUPSTANTIVE PATENT LAW TREATY. The Forum is open to the general public.

5-8 March, Athens, Greece: IPI-CONFEX 2006. IPI-ConfEx is a specialist conference geared to anyone working in the field of patent information and searching. For further information, Internet.

13-17 March, Curitiba, Brazil: THIRD MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES SERVING AS THE MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE CARAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY. Organised by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). For further information contact the CBD, Internet.

13-31 March, Singapore, Singapore: DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE FOR THE ADOPTION OF A REVISED TRADEMARK LAW TREATY (TLT). Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization. For further information contact WIPO, Internet.

19-21 March, Buenos Aires, Argentina: ASIPI - AIPPI SEMINAR ON INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. This seminar is jointly organised by ASIPI and the International Association for Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). The seminar will consist of eight sessions discussing such topics as violation of intellectual property rights on the internet, the Madrid Protocol, and protection of biotechnology through law. For further information, contact AIPPI, Internet.

20-31 March, Curitiba, Brazil: EIGHTH ORDINARY MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. Organised by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). For further information contact the CBD, Internet.

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10 - 12 April, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO - INFORMAL SESSION OF THE STANDING COMMITTE ON PATENTS

21- 23 April, New Haven, CT, USA: YALE LAW SCHOOL - FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE (A2K)

24 - 28 April, Geneva, Switzerland: INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND GENETIC RESOURCES, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE (Ninth Session)

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1 -5 May, Geneva, Switzerland: Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights: Fourteenth Session.

16-25 May, Geneva, Switzerlannd: World Health Assembly: Fifty-eighth Session

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3 - 7 July, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO - FORMAL SESSION OF STANDING COMMITTEE ON PATENTS

12 July, Geneva, Switzerland: Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology at WTO

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21-22 August, Singapore, Singapore: GLOBAL FORUM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2006. This event is organised by the IP Academy Singapore. For further information contact, Internet.

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11-13 September, Geneva, Switzerland: Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, WIPO

18 September, Geneva, Switzerland: Provisional Committee on Proposals related to a WIPO Development Agenda

25 September- 3 October, Geneva, Switzerland: ASSEMBLIES OF THE MEMBER STATES OF WIPO (Forty-second series of meetings)

25 September -3 October, Geneva, Switzerland: PCT Union Assembly

29 September, Geneva: Dedicated Committee on Trade and Development Meeting, WTO

4-5 October: Committee on Trade and Development Meeting, WTO

6 October, Geneva: Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology at WTO

9-10 October, Geneva: Committee on Regional Trade Agreements, WTO

8-12 October, Gothenburg, Sweden: 40TH WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONGRESS. This meeting is organised by the Canadian Group of the International Association for Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). For further information contact AIPPI, Internet.

19-20 October Ad hoc Expert Meeting: International arrangements on intellectual property and measures to improve developing country productive capabilities in the supply of essential medicines
Organised by UNCTAD, Geneva, details

Oct 20, Geneva : UPOV: Administrative and Legal Committee Advisory Group

25-26 October, Geneva: Council for Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

25 October, Geneva: IPRs, SMEs and Health Related PPPs-Climbing up the Value Chain, Organised by WIPO and Stockholm Network

27 October, Geneva: Council for Trade- Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights- Special Session

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13-17 November, 2006, Geneva: WIPO Standing Committee on the Laws of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT)

16 November, Geneva: Committe on Trade and Development, Dedicated Session

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November 30- December 8, Geneva: Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property Rights and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (Tenth Session)