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WIPO/GEO/MVD/01/INF/2
ORIGINAL: English
DATE: October 21, 2001

Wednesday, November 28, 2001

Opening ceremony

• Opening address by H. E. Dr. Sergio Abreu, Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining, Montevideo
• Opening address by Mr. Ernesto Rubio, Director, Cooperation for Development Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Introduction and Recent International Developments in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO)

The two speakers will provide a general introduction to the subject of the Symposium and report on developments concerning the international protection of geographical indications and currently taking place in the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Trade Organization. There will be an opportunity for contributions from the floor and the speakers will answer questions.

Moderator:

• Mrs. Rosario Lagarmilla, Director, National Directorate of Industrial Property (DNPI), Montevideo

Speakers:

• Mr. Marcus Höpperger, Head, Geographical Indications and Special Projects Section, Industrial Property Law Division, WIPO
• Ms. Dariel De Sousa, Legal Affairs Officer, Intellectual Property Division, WTO, Geneva

The Point of View of Industry

Moderator:

• Mr. Marcus Höpperger

Speakers:

• Mr. Luis de Javier, Legal Department Manager, Miguel Torres S.A., Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain
• Mr. Federico Mekis, Attorney, Chile Vineyards Association A.G., Santiago

Two speakers representing users' interests will identify the opportunities and the difficulties that they face when making active use of geographical indications.

Excursion to Canelones where two wineries will be visited.

The dinner reception will take place in Canelones.

Thursday, November 29, 2001

Protection in Latin America

Moderator:

• Mr. Marino Porzio, Senior Advisor on Intellectual Property, Ministry of External Relations of Chile, Santiago

Speakers:

• Mrs. Graciela Road d'Imperio, Director, Technical Advisory Services, DNPI, Montevideo
• Mr. Luis Alonso Garcia, Head, Intellectual Property Tribunal, National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property Protection (INDECOPI), Lima
• Ms. Esperanza Rodríguez Cisneros, Director, Trademark Division, Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), Mexico City

Respondents:

• Mr. Jorge Iturriza, Advisor, National Directorate of Agro-Food Markets, Secretariat of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Buenos Aires
• Ms. Maria Elizabeth Broxado, Trademark Director, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Different aspects of the protection of geographical indications in various countries in Latin America will be addressed and discussed.

Geographical Indications and the Internet

Speaker:

• Mr. Marcus Höpperger

Recent Developments concerning the use and the protection of geographical indications on the Internet, as domain names or in other forms, will be addressed and discussed.

The Way Ahead: Developing International Protection

Speakers:

• Mr. Anthony Taubman, Australian Center for Intellectual Property for Agriculture, Faculty of Law, Australian National University, Canberra
• Professor Robert Tinlot, Graduate Institute of Rural Law Studies, Paris

Respondents:

• for the International Trademark Association (INTA): 
  Mr. Frank Z. Hellwig, Senior Associate General Counsel, Anheuser-Busch Companies, INC, Saint-Louis, Missouri, United States of America
  
• for the European Confederation of Spirits Producers (CEPS): Mr. Jean-Marc Girardeau, Legal Affairs Director, National Interdisciplinary Office for Cognac (BNIC), Cognac, France

The speakers will present and discuss ideas on the future of the protection of geographical indications.

The Way Ahead: Open-floor Discussion

Following up on the opinions presented by the speakers and respondents for the previous program item, an open-floor discussion will allow all participants to exchange their views on the matter.