H.E. Ambassador Dr Lansana GBERIE

India

14 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INNOVATION: ROLE OF IP TO RAISE FINANCE FOR START-UPS

542.   Thanks to the proponents for bringing this agenda item up here and thank you very much for your comprehensive presentation and statements and also for hosting yesterday's event. It was quite useful, thank you very much for that. Just to support South Africa's last comment here that today we are also not in the position to be able to say yes or no. We will still need more time to consult, whether to make this issue as a permanent standing agenda item.

The Council took note of the statements made.

84. The Chair said this item had been put on the agenda at the request of the delegations of Australia, Canada, Chile, the European Union, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. These delegations had also submitted a communication on this topic, circulated in document in order to allow Members to prepare for today's discussion.
85. The representatives of Switzerland; Japan; the United States of America; Australia; Canada; Chinese Taipei; Singapore; the European Union; the United Kingdom; Chile; Hong Kong, China; Uruguay; Mexico; Switzerland; South Africa; India; China; and Indonesia took the floor.
86. The Council took note of the statements made.

IP/C/M/106, IP/C/M/106/Add.1