[Chapter-delegates] Internet Society Granted WIPO Permanent Observer Status
Manuel Moreno-Torres
mmt at bufetemorenotorres.com
Mon Oct 4 23:26:03 PDT 2010
Dear ISOC team
Congratulations for the achievement. WIPO is a very active UN Agency and is
very much commited with the internet. I am sure that your roll at WIPO will
help the Agency to follow the right direction.
Kind Regards,
Manuel Moreno-Torres
ISOC ARAGON (SPAIN)
El 04/10/10 14:51, "Constance Bommelaer" <bommelaer at isoc.org> escribió:
> Dear Members,
>
> This is to inform you that the Internet Society (ISOC) now has an official
> "Permanent Observer Status with the World Intellectual Property Organization"
> (WIPO). This is an important step for ISOC as it gives us the opportunity to
> engage governments, business and civil society on vitally important current
> discussions taking place in WIPO. For example, ISOC is increasingly
> influential as we bring our expertise to bear on intellectual property issues
> in cyberspace, such as copyright in the on-line environment, intellectual
> property and development, etc.
>
> Last June, the Internet Society was granted status with the WIPO Standing
> Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). Our participation showed
> WIPO the value of our organization's expertise. At the same time, we found
> other areas where ISOC can contribute to the work of different Committees
> within WIPO. As a result, in May 2010 we applied for Permanent Observer status
> in WIPO. After discussion, our application was approved at the recent WIPO
> General Assembly, and officially came into effect on 29 September 2010.
>
> WIPO "... is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to
> developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP)
> system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to
> economic development while safeguarding the public interest. WIPO was
> established by the WIPO Convention in 1967 ... to promote the protection of IP
> throughout the world through cooperation among states and in collaboration
> with other international organizations" (source: WIPO website).
>
> We will keep you informed of our work in this important forum as we deepen our
> engagement.
>
> Read more about WIPO: http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/what_is_wipo.html
> ISOC partnerships with international organizations:
> http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/community/
> ISOC and intellectual property issues:
> http://www.isoc.org/internet/issues/property_rights.shtml
>
>
> Best,
>
> Constance Bommelaer
> Senior Manager
> Strategic Global Engagement
> Internet Society (ISOC)
> www.isoc.org <http://www.isoc.org/>
>
>
>
>
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