75. The representative of Brazil supported the draft modalities for the three TRIPS related issues as proposed in document TN/C/W/52. He said that, as the proponents of this document, Brazil together with more than 100 Members, believed that the TRIPS related issues must be dealt with in parallel, which was the most effective way of expediting work on these issues. It was time for Members to start work on the draft modalities proposed in document TN/C/W/52. The earlier Members began, the better would be the prospects for progress towards an overall conclusion of the Doha Round. His delegation appreciated the consultations held by the Director General pursuant to paragraph 39 of the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration. The last round of such consultations held at the beginning of October 2009 had been positive. The decision of the Director General to take on the responsibility of chairing these consultations had shown the key role that the TRIPS related issues enjoyed within the wider context of the Doha Round. He said that the misappropriation of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, also referred to as biopiracy, was a serious and grave international problem facing megabiodiverse countries. This problem required commensurate international responses to be provided within the legal framework of international intellectual property systems. The introduction of an amendment to the TRIPS Agreement requiring patent applicants to disclose the name of the country providing genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge was the best and only way of providing an effective response to the interconnected product of misappropriation and biopiracy.
