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FTAA.ngip/com/09
May 29, 2001

Original : English

FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Ninth Meeting

Panama, May 28 - 29, 2001

PRESS COMMUNIQUE

The ninth meeting of the FTAA Negotiating Group on Intellectual Property Rights (NGIP) took place in Panama from 28 to 29 May, 2001. Delegates from the following 21 countries were present: Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and the United States. The agenda of the meeting is attached to this Communiqué. The NGIP discussed all items on its agenda. The NGIP agreed on a Work Plan for the 2001-2002 phase of the negotiations that will enable the development of a second version of the draft text of the chapter on intellectual property rights. The NGIP consolidated sections two 5 and 6 of the NGIP draft preliminary text. The NGIP agreed to hold its next meeting on June 28-29.




FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Ninth Meeting

Panama, May 28 - 29, 2001

AGENDA

1. Approval of the Agenda

2. Report by the NGIP Chair on the Sixth Ministerial Meeting in Buenos Aires.

3. Work Plan and schedule for the negotiations in 2001-2002

a) NGIP draft preliminary text

b) Methodology and structure of the negotiations

c) Distribution of the issues and schedule for future meetings

d) Timetable for tasks

4. Review and consolidation of NGIP draft preliminary text section two, 5 on “layout designs of integrated circuits” and section two, 6 on “patents.”

5. Other Business

a) Press communiqué and Chair’s summary report

b) Other issues

 
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