TRIPS@25 - Webinar on Patents, Biotechnology and Biodiversity

Moderator

• Mr Antony Taubman, Director, Intellectual Property, Government Procurement and Competition Division, World Trade Organization

14:00 – 14:10

Opening remarks

14:10 – 14:30

What impact has the TRIPS Agreement had over the past 25 years on the development of biotechnology?

• Mr Joe Damond, Executive Vice President, International Affairs, BIO

14:30 – 14:50

Role of IPRs in crop protection and development of new plant varieties to support and advance sustainable agriculture

• Mr Dominic Muyldermans, Senior Legal Consultant, CropLife International

14:50 – 15:10

Legal certainty for all: how disclosure of origin in IP applications can help to enhance transparency, build trust, facilitate access and unlock innovative uses of biological diversity

• Mr Pierre du Plessis, Expert, African Union

15:10 – 15:30

Gene patenting and a reflection on the ongoing review of Article 27.3(b) of the TRIPS Agreement

• Dr John Liddicoat, Senior Research Associate, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge

15:30 – 15:50

Open innovation, IP ownership and biotechnology: an exemplary case study in the COVID-19 pandemic

• Professor dr. Geertrui Van Overwalle, Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP), University of Leuven

15:50 – 16:30

Questions and Answers