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H.E. Ambassador Dagfinn Sørli (Norway)
11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INNOVATION: SUMMARY ON THE 2020 THEME – MAKING MICRO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTREPRISES (MSMES) COMPETITIVE THROUGH IP AND INNOVATION
118.   Japan would like to express our gratitude to the delegation of the US for comprehensively summarizing our discussion of the previous year and the first part of this year. Throughout 2020 and in the first part of 2021, we shared experiences and policies regarding making MSMEs competitive through IP and Innovation. In addition, a number of WTO Members provided statistics and case studies showing the positive effects that IP has on driving innovation. This delegation believes that Members also, by having valuable discussions, gained a better understanding of the role that IP plays in encouraging innovation.
The Council took note of the statements made.
48. The Chair recalled that this item had been put on the agenda at the request of Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei, and the United States. A communication had also been circulated in documents IP/C/W678 and IP/C/W/678/Rev.1. Since the circulation of the document, the United Kingdom, Chile and Singapore had also co-sponsored this item and the corresponding documents.
49. The representatives of the United States; Switzerland; Australia; the United Kingdom; Singapore; Japan; Brazil; and South Africa took the floor.
50. The Council took note of the statements made.
IP/C/M/100, IP/C/M/100/Add.1