Minutes - TRIPS Council - View details of the intervention/statement

H.E. Ambassador Xolelwa Mlumbi-Peter (South Africa)
13 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INNOVATION: MAKING MSMES COMPETITIVE - MAKING MSMES COMPETITIVE THROUGH INCLUSIVE PROTECTION OF VARIOUS IPS
747.   It is merely to thank all delegations for as I found as an exceptionally rich and useful discussion and for all the contributions that we have heard. Just as one example, I would like to highlight the high presentation of Fernando Cardenas, from INDECOPI, which we fund extremely inspiring, and particularly, of course, also the measures that INDECOPI and Peru have undertaken to react to the current COVID-19 challenges and their programmes to reactivate a strategy for the benefit of their MSMEs. I think that is certainly an initiative that we can learn a lot from. And this, of course, includes the questions and comments on our presentations and submissions by co-sponsors and from India and we will revert to respond to these questions as soon as possible at the latest at the next TRIPS Council.
The Council took note of the statements made.
75. The Chair said that the agenda item had been requested by Australia, Canada, Chile, the European Union, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. These delegations had also submitted a communication to allow Members to prepare for the discussion. Since the circulation of the revised agenda, the Republic of Korea has been added to the co-sponsors of this item and the corresponding submission. She invited the cosponsors to introduce the communication.
76. The representatives of Japan; the United States of America; Singapore; Australia; the European Union; Ecuador; the Republic of Korea; Switzerland; Canada; the United Kingdom; El Salvador; Chinese Taipei; Philippines; Brazil; Mexico; Peru; China; and India took the floor.
77. The Council took note of the statements made.
IP/C/M/96, IP/C/M/96/Add.1