Author: Guest

[Juan Ramón Rangel Silva] As the sun sets on the second term of Australia’s Francis Gurry, WIPO’s 83-member Coordination Committee will elect the organization’s next Director General in less than a week. This is a hotly contested and high stakes election that initially began with 10 candidates. At the present time, only 6 candidates remain in the running. Based on articles published in specialized journals and magazines regarding the performance of the candidates during a closed interview session which took place with Member States on February 6 and 7, 2020, three candidates it appears are the likely front runners.