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Trade in Knowledge

Intellectual Property, Trade and Development in a Transformed Global Economy

Virtual
31/03/2022 - 14h00
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Technological change has transformed the ways knowledge is developed and shared internationally. Accordingly, in the quarter-century since the WTO was established, and since its Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights came into force, both the knowledge dimension of trade and the functioning of the IP system have been radically transformed. The need to understand and respond to this change has placed knowledge at the centre of policy debates about economic and social development. Recognizing the need for modern analytical tools to support policymakers and analysts, this publication draws together contributions from a diverse range of scholars and analysts. Together, they offer a fresh understanding of what it means to trade in knowledge in today's technological and commercial environment. The publication offers insights into the prospects for knowledge-based development and ideas for updated systems of governance that promote the creation and sharing of the benefits of knowledge.

Programme

OPENING REMARKS - (14h00 – 14h10)

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Director-General, WTO

PRESENTATION OF THE TRADE IN KNOWLEDGE PROJECT - (14h10 – 14h25)

Overview

Antony Taubman

Director, IPD, WTO

Commentary

Robert Koopman

ERSD, WTO

AUTHOR THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS

1. Conceptual framework: rethinking trade in intellectual property - (14:25-15:00)

  • How has digital disruption reshaped the way intellectual property is traded?
  • What does this mean for the international governance of intellectual property and trade

Panelists

Wolf Meier-Ewert

Rahul Telang

Mercedes Delgado

Peter Yu

Moderator

Jayashree Watal

Professor, National Law University, Delhi/Georgetown

2. Measuring trade in knowledge - (15h00 – 15h30)

  • What IP transactions are missed in the current framework of trade statistics?
  • How can we improve the coverage and the accuracy of measurements of IP transactions?
  • How to measure the IP component of global value chains?
  • How can analysis of patent data guide policy understanding?

Panelists

Sacha Wunsch-Vincent

Nicholas Pairolero

Joscelyn Magdeleine

Moderator

Emmanuelle Ganne

ERSD, WTO

3. Impact of knowledge flows on trade and development - (15h30 – 16h10)

  • What do we understand about the links between trade in knowledge and development today?
  • in global value chains?
  • in trade in digital products?
  • What can be done to improve our understanding?
  • and then to build and strengthen those linkages for the benefit of developing countries?

Panelists

Lee Branstetter

Nikolas J. Zolas

Roberta Piermartini

Keith Nurse

Moderator

Anna Mueller

IPD, WTO

4. Policy, regulatory and legislative frameworks - (16h10 – 16h50)

  • Is the legacy multilateral legal and policy framework – notably the corpus of WTO and WIPO rules - relevant and effective in the light of the impact of digital disruption?
  • What can be learned from developments elsewhere, especially in bilateral and regional trade agreements?

Panelists

Mira Burri

Jacques de Werra

Martin Roy

Nigel Cory

Lucas Spadano

Moderator

Wolf Meier-Ewert

IPD, WTO

COMMENTARY - (16h50 – 17h00)

Keith E. Maskus

Professor of Economics, University of Colorado Boulder

CLOSING REMARKS - (17h00 – 17h15)

Looking forward

Anabel Gonzalez

Deputy Director General, WTO

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