Tuesday, 11 November, 2014

09.00 – 10.15

Keynote Addresses

Moderator:

• Antony Taubman, Director, Intellectual Property Division, WTO

Speakers:

• Kunihiko Shimada, Vice Chairman, TEC, UNFCCC
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• Xiaohua Zhang, Director, International Cooperation Department, National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC), People's Republic of China
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10.30 – 12.00

Session I: Policy context for international work on technology, innovation and diffusion relating to climate change

Moderator:

• Jayashree Watal, Counsellor, Intellectual Property Division, WTO

Introductory discussion on context and general policy themes concerning IP in climate negotiations, and their practical implications. What factors make certain technologies priorities for climate change mitigation and adaptation?  Can these technologies be clearly defined or categorized? What IP factors are relevant to innovation and diffusion of climate friendly technologies?  

• What is intellectual property
• What is green technology?
• Efforts at categorizing green technologies
• The policy context:  IP, technology and climate change
• Essential principles of the patent system
• "The climate of TRIPS"
• "The TRIPS of climate"
• Role of WIPO and WTO in TEC and CTCN processes

Speakers:

• Antony Taubman, WTO
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• Vladimir Hecl, Programme Officer, UNFCCC
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• Joe Bradley, Head, Intergovernmental Organizations and Partnerships Section, Department of External Relations, WIPO
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12.00 – 12.30

Session II: TRIPS provisions relevant to the generation and diffusion of green technologies

Moderator:

• Antony Taubman, WTO

An in-depth explanation of the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement raised in international discussions, including the UNFCCC work, and a discussion of their relevance in the generation and diffusion of green technologies

• Coverage of green technology under the patent system
• Main elements of patent law and TRIPS patent provisions
• Patentability of climate adaptation and mitigation technologies
• Public policy exceptions and limitations to patent rights
• Plant variety protection
• Undisclosed information provisions in TRIPS
• Article 66.2 on technology transfer incentives for benefit of LDCs

Speakers:

• Jayashree Watal, WTO
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14.00 – 15.45

Session III: Framing the Policy Debate on Green Technology: The Economics of Green Technologies

Moderator:

• Antony Taubman, WTO

What can economists tell us about the role of IPR in innovation and technology transfer in general? What technology-specific forms of administering and managing IP are relevant?

• Lessons from the economics literature on IPR and the generation and diffusion of technology in general, and green technologies in particular
• Patent and other statistics in green technologies relevant for ASPAC countries
• The use of the patent system in innovation and technology transfer
• Models of innovation and strategies for technology diffusion in different sectors
• Licensing models and competition disciplines on licensing
• Innovation and technology diffusion in the energy/mitigation and climate change adaptation sectors

Speakers:

• Jayashree Watal, WTO
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• Quentin Tannock, Executive Chairman, Cambridge Intellectual Property
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• Gerard Owens, Coordinator, Public Policy Issues, European Patent Office
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• Ahmed Abdel Latif, Senior Programme Manager, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
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16.00 – 18.00

Study Trip to Hong Kong Science Park

(see Annex for details)

Wednesday, 12 November, 2014

09.00 – 10.30

Session IV: Practical Tools for Promoting Technology in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

• Lessons from Technology Needs Assessment reports, case studies and WIPO Green

Moderator:

• Antony Taubman, WTO

What lessons can we draw from the Technology Needs Assessment reports? What are the lessons of experience in developing and applying tools for leveraging green innovation, and access to and uptake of new technologies?  What IP and innovation management strategies can be explored?  International arrangements on monitoring and responding to development needs in green technologies.

• UNFCCC Technology Needs Assessments and Technology Action Plans
• Financing technology transfer and engaging the private sector
• Value of the public domain + use of patent landscaping
• R&D, deployment, diffusion, pricing, transfer, financing and management of technology
• Capacity-building in developing countries

Speakers:

• Vladimir Hecl, UNFCCC
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• Krzysztof Klincewicz, Professor at University of Warsaw, and Coordinator of experts, GreenEvo, Ministry of Environment, Poland
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• Joe Bradley, WIPO
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10.45 – 12.30

Session V: Intellectual Property and Innovation in Green Technologies

• update on work in WTO TRIPS Council

Moderator:

• Jayashree Watal, WTO

An investigation of legal, economic and policy issues relating to the generation of green technologies, and the current work in WIPO and WTO.  A practitioner's overview of information resources for policymakers and negotiators.

• Incentivizing the development of needed green technologies and the role of IPRs;
• Role of Green patent channels
• Other government support measures for the generation of green technology

Speakers:

• Antony Taubman, WTO

• Karin Ferriter, IP attaché, Permanent Mission of the US to the WTO
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• Allison Mages, Senior Counsel IP Policy & Procurement , General Electric
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Commentator:

• Bryan Mercurio, Professor and Outstanding Fellow of the Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

14.00 – 15.30

Session VI:Role of IPRs in the diffusion and transfer of green technologies

• including insights from work in the TRIPS Council

Moderator:

• Antony Taubman, WTO

What can governments learn from each other on initiatives to promote the diffusion and sharing of green innovation, and the mainstream adoption of technological solutions for a carbon neutral economy?  What avenues can be explored to strengthen and expand cross-border co-operation?

• Licensing, Technology-mapping, technology brokering and clearing houses, technology parks, pooling resources, creative commons, prizes
• Initiatives to adapt patent law, administration and practice to cater for the challenges of green technology
• Strengthening the role of the private sector in the transfer of green technologies

Speakers:

• Jayashree Watal, WTO
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• Widiatmini Sih Winanti, Secretary of Technology Transfer Working Group at the National Council on Climate Change, Indonesia
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• Ahmed Abdel Latif, ICTSD
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15.45 – 17.30

Case Studies – Small Group Discussions

Thursday, 13 November, 2014

09.00 – 10.30

Case Studies—Large Group Report

Led by Antony Taubman and Jayashree Watal, WTO

10.45 – 12.30

Session VII: The Way Ahead:  Brainstorming Paths for the Future

Led by Antony Taubman and Jayashree Watal, WTO; Joe Bradley, WIPO and UNFCCC.

14.00 – 15.30

Session VIII: Engaging Business — a Round Table Discussion

Chair:

• Professor John Chai, Chairman, Business Environment Council (BEC), Hong Kong, China  

Speakers:

• Ada Leung, Director, Intellectual Property Department, Government of Hong Kong SAR, China

• C. F. Wong, Principal Environmental Protection Officer Environmental Protection Department, Government of Hong Kong SAR, China
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• Nick Yang, Executive Vice President, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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• Allen Yeung, Vice President, Business Development and Technology Support, Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation
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• Eric Chong, President & CEO, Siemens Limited, Hong Kong, China
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• Conrad Wong, Vice Chairman, Yau Lee Holdings Limited
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15.45 – 17.00

Administration of the post-workshop quiz;Closing Round table