The
Third Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy was
convened by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),
the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and
the World Customs Organization (WCO) in cooperation with. the
Global Business Leaders Alliance Against Counterfeiting (GBLAAC),
the International Trademark Association (INTA), the International
Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the International Security Management
Association (ISMA). Each year since its inception the Global Congress
has been hosted on a rotating basis by the respective lead IGO.
This year’s Global Congress was hosted by WIPO. The Congress
was held on January 30 and 31, 2007, in Geneva, Switzerland; over
1,000 delegates attended.
Extending
from recommendations made at the First
Global Congress (Brussels, May 2004), the purpose of the Congress
has been to raise awareness on the growing counterfeiting and
piracy problems, share relevant information, develop strategies
to combat the illegal trade and identify practical actions and
potential solutions. The Lyon Declaration, developed at the Second
Global Congress in 2005, identified four priority areas which
have come to serve as the Congress’s mandate and outline
for action. These four priorities are: (1) Raising Awareness;
(2) Improving Cooperation and Coordination; (3) Building Capacity;
and, (4) Promoting Better Legislation and Enforcement.
Drawing from
this outline, the Third Global Congress was organized
to enable participants to analyze progress made and suggest actions
oriented towards the remaining challenges in each of the priority
areas. Notably, the Congress also featured a special session on
health and safety risks associated with counterfeiting and piracy;
and this focus will become a fifth pillar of the Congress’
priority focus. In the course of the presentations and discussions,
a number of suggestions were made and proposals announced on how
the various stakeholders might more effectively combat counterfeiting
and piracy. These suggestions and proposals have been collected
informally in this document, with no official endorsement by the
audience at-large, by the Global Congress Steering Group collectively,
or by the individual convening organizations of the Global Congress.
Nonetheless, the following extract from the discussions generates
a valuable body of knowledge that significantly advances the concept
of a global consensus on priority actions that must be collectively
undertaken by governments and industry in meeting their common
goal of reducing counterfeiting and piracy.
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Key
Presentations
Dr.
Kamil Idris, Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)
Michael
S. Keplinger, Deputy Director General, WIPO
Ronald
K. Noble, Secretary General, Interpol
Michel Danet,
Secretary General, World Customs Organization
Guy
Sebban, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (BASCAP)
Mrs.
Dee Ann Weldon-Wilson, President, INTA (opening)
-- (closing)
H.
E. Mrs. Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister for Economy, Ministry of Economy
and Commerce, United Arab Emirates
Dr.
Bernd Pfaffenbach, Secretary of State, Federal Ministry of Economics
and Technology, Germany
Honourable
Amos Wako, Attorney General of Kenya
Ambassador
Eckart GUTH, European Commission
H.
E. Mr. Christoph Blocher, Federal Councillor, Federal Department
of Justice and Police, Switzerland
John
Dryden
Deputy Director for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD, Paris
Mr.
Philip Onagwele Emafo, President, International Narcotics Control
Board (INCB)
Mr.
Rufus Yerxa, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization
(WTO)
H.E. Mr. Xiong
Xuanguo, Vice President, The People’s Supreme Court, China
H.E.
Mr. Teodor Baconschi, Ambassador, Senior Political Advisor to
the President of Romania, Romania
The
Honorable Justice L.T. Harms, Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal,
South Africa
H.E.
Mr. Datuk Hj. Mohd Shafie bin Hj. Apdal, Minister, Ministry of
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Malaysia
Mr.
David Finn, Associate General Counsel, Worldwide Anti-Piracy and
Anti-Counterfeiting, Microsoft, France (powerpoint)
Mr.
Stephen Williams, General Counsel, Unilever, United Kingdom
Mr.
Hisamitsu Arai, Senior Intellectual Property Analyst, former Secretary-General,
Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters, Japan
Mr.
Raaja Kanwar, Managing Director, Apollo International Ltd. and
Vice Chairman, UFO Moviez, India
Mr.
Valerio Reggi, Coordinator, Medicines Regulatory Support Team
and Executive Secretary, International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting
Taskforce (IMPACT), World Health Organization (WHO)
Mr.
Chris Israel, International Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement
Coordinator, United States Dpartment of Commerce, United States
of America
Mrs.
Aline Lecadre, Criminal Intelligence Officer, Interpol
Mr.
Pierre Bertrand, Technical Administrator, WCO
Ms.
Louise Van Greunen, Deputy Director, Enforcement and Special Projects
Division, WIPO
Mr.
Luc Pierre Devigne, Head of Intellectual Property Unit, Directorate
General for Trade, European Commission
Mr.
Christopher Stewart, Global Brand Manager, The Gallup Organization,
United States of America
Mr.
Robert L. Mallett, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Public Affairs
and Policy, Pfizer Inc., United States of America
Mr.
Brian Monks, Vice President, Anti-Counterfeiting Operations, Underwriters
Laboratories Inc., United States of America
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