Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO

AGENDA

Opening of the Sessions

1. Opening of the Sessions (A/56/INF/1 Rev.2)

2. Election of Officers (A/56/INF/4)

3. Adoption of the Agenda (A/56/1)

4. Report of the Director General to the WIPO Assemblies (Address) (Report)

5. General Statements (Statements)

Governing Bodies and Institutional Matters

6. Admission of Observers (A/56/2 Rev.)

7. Draft Agendas for 2017 Ordinary Sessions (A/56/3)

8. New Electoral Cycle of the WIPO General Assembly Officers (WO/GA/48/14 Rev.)

Program, Budget and Oversight Matters

9. Audit and Oversight Matters

• WIPO Independent Advisory Oversight Committee (IAOC) (A/56/12)
  • Report by the Independent Advisory Oversight Committee (IAOC) (WO/GA/48/1)
  • Proposals for Amendments to the Internal Oversight Charter by the Independent Advisory Oversight Committee (IAOC) (WO/GA/48/16) (WO/GA/48/16 Corr.)
• Report by the External Auditor (A/56/4) (A/56/12); and
• Report by the Director of the Internal Oversight Division (IOD) (WO/GA/48/2) (A/56/12)

10. Report on the Program and Budget Committee (A/56/5) (A/56/6) (A/56/7) (A/56/8) (A/56/9) (A/56/10) (A/56/10 Add.) (A/56/11) (A/56/12) (A/56/14) (A/56/15)

WIPO Committees and International Normative Framework

11. Report on the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) (WO/GA/48/3)

12. Report on the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) (WO/GA/48/4)

13. Report on the Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) (WO/GA/48/5)

14. Matters Concerning the Convening of a Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a Design Law Treaty (DLT) (WO/GA/48/6)

15. Report on the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) and Review of the Implementation of the Development Agenda Recommendations (WO/GA/48/7) (WO/GA/48/8) (WO/GA/48/13)

16. Report on the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) (WO/GA/48/9)

17. Report on the Committee on WIPO Standards (CWS) (WO/GA/48/10)

18. Report on the Advisory Committee on Enforcement (ACE) (WO/GA/48/11)

Global Intellectual Property Services

19. PCT System (PCT/A/48/1) (PCT/A/48/2) (PCT/A/48/3) (PCT/A/48/4)

20. Madrid System (MM/A/50/1) (MM/A/50/2) (MM/A/50/3) (MM/A/50/4) (MM/A/50/INF/1)

21. Hague System (H/A/36/1)

22. Lisbon System (LI/A/33/1) (LI/A/33/2)

23. WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, including Domain Names (WO/GA/48/12 Rev.)

Other Assemblies and Treaties

24. Marrakesh Treaty (MVT/A/1/1) (MVT/A/1/2 Rev.)

Staff Matters

25. Appointment of Director, Internal Oversight Division (WO/CC/73/6) (WO/CC/73/6 Corr.)

26. Reports on Staff Matters

• Report on Human Resources (WO/CC/73/1) (WO/CC/73/1 Corr.) (WO/CC/73/5) (WO/CC/73/5 Corr.); and
• Report by the Ethics Office (WO/CC/73/2)

27. Amendments to Staff Regulations and Rules (WO/CC/73/3) (WO/CC/73/4) (WO/CC/73/INF/1)

28. Review of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) Report¹ (A/56/13)

29. Review of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) Report² (A/56/13) (WO/GA/48/15)

Closing of the Sessions

30. Adoption of the Summary Report (A/56/17) (WO/GA/48/17) (WO/CC/73/7) (P/EC/56/1) (B/EC/62/1) (MM/A/50/5) (H/A/36/2) (LI/A/33/3) (PCT/A/48/5) (MVT/A/1/3)

31. Closing of the Sessions

1. Under the Session of the WIPO Coordination Committee

2. Under the Session of the WIPO General Assembly