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Last updated on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 11:12. Originally submitted by author on 11/23/2009 - 01:00.

Questions to be discussed in Seoul 2012

Q229 Use of prosecution history in post-grant proceedings
 
Q230 Infringement of trademarks by goods in transit
 
Q231 The interplay between design and copyright protection for industrial products
 
Q232 The relevance of traditional knowledge to intellectual property law

 

Questions discussed in Hyderabad 2011

Q216B  Exceptions to copyright protection and the permitted uses of copyright works in the hi-tech and digital sectors (Continuation of the work in Paris 2010), working guidelines / Report of the Swiss Group / Summary Report / Resolution English German French

Q217  the patentability criterion of inventive step / non-obviousness, working guidelines / Report of the Swiss Group / Summary Report / Resolution English German French

Q218  The requirement of genuine use of trademarks for maintaining protection, working guidelines / Report of the Swiss Group / Summary Report / Resolution English German French

Q219  Injunctions in cases of infringement of IPRs, working guidelines / Report of the Swiss Group / Summary Report / Resolution English German French

 

Questions that were debated in Paris 2010

Explanatory notes on the working questions for 2010

Q204P Liability for contributory infringement of IPRs - certain aspects of patent infringment (Continuation of the work in Boston 2008), working guidelines / Report of the Swiss Group / Summary Report / Resolution English Deutsch Français

Q213 The role of the skilled person in the context of the inventive step requirement regarding validity and infringement in patent law, working guidelines / Report of the Swiss Group / Summary Report / Resolution English Deutsch Français

Q214 Protection against the dilution of a trademark, working guidelines / Report of the Swiss Group / Summary Report / Resolution English Deutsch Français

Q215 Protection of trade secrets through IPR and unfair competition law, working guidelines / Report of the Swiss Group / Summary Report / Resolution English Deutsch Français

Q216 Exceptions to copyright protection and the permitted uses of copyright works in the hi-tech and digital sectors, working guidelines / Report of the Swiss Group / Summary Report / Resolution English Deutsch Français

 

Questions that were debated in Buenos Aires 2009

Q194 The Impact of Co-Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights on their Exploitation (Continuation of the work in Singapore 2007) Report of the Swiss Group / Summary Report / Resolution English Deutsch Français

Q208 Border measures and other Means of Customs Intervention against Infringers
Report of the Swiss Group / Summary Report / Resolution English Deutsch Français

Q209 Selection Inventions - the Inventive Step Requirement, other Patentability Criteria and Scope of Protection
Report of the Swiss Group / Summary Report / Resolution English Deutsch Français

Q210 The Protection of Major Sports Events and associated commercial activities through Trademarks and other IPR
Report of the Swiss Group / Summary Report / Resolution English Deutsch Français