Andres Izquierdo

Por Andrés Izquierdo Durante la segunda semana de agosto, fui invitado a hablar en la Feria Internacional del Libro de Panamá, un evento organizado por la la Oficina del Derecho de Autor de Panamá, el Ministerio de Cultura y la...

By Andrés Izquierdo AI, Copyright, and the Future of Creativity: Notes from the Panama International Book FairDuring the second week of August, I was invited to speak at the Panama International Book Fair, an event hosted by the...

By Andres Izquierdo, Counsel, PIJIP, American University Despite the weight of a packed agenda and the significance of several recent treaty milestones, the Sixty-Sixth Series of Meetings of the WIPO General Assembly is expected...

By Andres Izquierdo, Counsel, PIJIP, American University At the close of WIPO’s 39th Program and Budget Committee (PBC) session, a modest yet symbolically significant proposal—to allocate regular budget funds, on an exceptional...

By: Andres Izquierdo, Counsel, PIJIP, American University Despite a full agenda and spirited debate, WIPO’s 39th Program and Budget Committee ended with little to show in terms of any concrete modifications to the proposed...

By Andres Izquierdo, Counsel, PIJIP, American University At the 38th session of WIPO’s Program and Budget Committee (PBC), the Delegation of Colombia, speaking on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries...

By Andres Izquierdo As WIPO’s Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) prepares to meet for its 34th session this May, an important question is back on the table: Are we doing enough to support access to...

By Andres Izquierdo, Yara Misto, & Haddija Jawara The latest session of the WIPO Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Working Group was marked by intense debate over agenda item 16, which addressed the implications of the...

By Andres Izquierdo and Haddija Jawara The 33rd Session of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) wrapped up last week, with discussions focusing on the transformative potential of artificial intelligence...

By Andres Izquierdo and Katie McGee The 49th session of WIPO’s Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) concluded with strong debates and unresolved issues dominating the discussions related to the draft texts on traditional knowledge...

  By Andrés Izquierdo The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently hosted another session of its Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP). Delegations from around the globe shared insights on the...

Sean Flynn and Andres Izquierdo May 14, 2024 The World Intellectual Property Organization launched a diplomatic conference to finalize a new international legal instrument on “Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and...

AFRICAN GROUP OPENING STATEMENT AT THE THIRTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (CDIP 32) Thank you, Madam Chair,  Kenya is honoured to deliver this statement on behalf of the African...

At the opening of the thirty-second session of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP), the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC), represented by the delegation of Brazil, welcomed reports...

Having recently participated in a thought-provoking AI event at GW, several key topics captured my attention. Foremost among them is the critical concern of data governance in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI). Another...

By Andrés Izquierdo Following the 31st session of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP), Member States successfully reached agreements on several topics, including three new CDIP projects, the theme for...

By Andres Izquierdo Ambassador Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota delivered Brazil’s General Statement at the Thirty-First Session of the WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) on November 27, 2023....

The Digital Humanities and Digital Scholarship Special Interest Group (DH/DS SIG) and the Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group (AI SIG) recently hosted a joint session at the IFLA World Library and Information...

The WIPO Broadcasting Treaty: Possible Amendments, A presentation by Professor Bernt Hugenholtz, University of Amsterdam to the fall meetings of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) at American...