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The Commission on Intellectual Property contributes world business views to governmental and intergovernmental debates on key intellectual property issues facing the international business community.

		ICC response to the European Patent Office request concerning industry support for an early coordinated patent search
		6 April 2012
		Public consultation on the implementation and ratification of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits arising from their utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity
		29 December 2011
		Unified Patent Court Agreement
		25 November 2011
		Business views on a Global Multilateral Benefit-Sharing Mechanism (Article 10, Nagoya Protocol)
		18 November 2011
		ICC letter on Unitary Patent Protection Regulation – Articles 6-8
		14 November 2011
		ICC letter on Presidency proposal for a Unified Patent Court
		23 September 2011
		ICC letter on European Commission Proposal for enhanced cooperation to create a Unitary Patent in Europe
		21 January 2011
		Patent disclosure requirements relating to genetic resources: will they work?
		9 May 2011
		Consultation on the Commission Report on the enforcement of intellectual property rights
		31 March 2011
		Intellectual Property: Powerhouse for Innovation and Economic Growth
		2 February 2011
		ICC Statement on exceptions and limitations to WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents: Fifteenth Session
		12 October 2010
		ICC General Statement to WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents: Fifteenth Session
		11 October 2010
		Cooperation between patent offices: prior art searching of patent applications
		28 June 2010
		ICC Submission to the Max Planck Institute study on the overall functioning of the trademark system in Europe
		4 June 2010
		Comments on "The Protection of the Traditional Knowledge: Objectives and Principles"
		2 March 2010
		ICC Statement on Attorney-Client privilege
		28 January 2010
		ICC Statement on Patents and Standards to WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (Fourteenth Session)
		25 January 2010
		Nature, traditional knowledge and capacity building
		18 September 2009
		Pathogens and the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing
		11 September 2009
		Climate Change and Intellectual Property
		10 September 2009
		Client-attorney privilege in intellectual property matters: additional observations
		27 August 2009
		The Need for Further Accessions to the London Agreement
		22 June 2009
		ICC Letter to EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal; Case No. G3/08: Referral under Article 112(1) (b) EPC by the President of EPO (Patentability of computer programs)
		18 May 2009
		Traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources
		30 April 2009
		Intervention made by Ivan Hjertman on behalf of ICC at meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law on Patents (SCP/13), March 23-27, 2009 in Geneva
		23 March 2009
		Objective, scope, fair and equitable benefit sharing, access and compliance
		15 December 2008
		Access and Benefit Sharing: Priority Issues for the Compliance TEG
		28 November 2008
		Access and Benefit Sharing: Sectoral approaches, Concepts, Terms, Working Definitions
		17 October 2008
		Client Privilege in Intellectual Property Advice
		9 October 2008
		Comments on WIPO gap analysis on traditional knowledge
		22 July 2008
		Doha Round negotiations: the inclusion of patent disclosure requirements proposals
		11 July 2008
		Access and Benefits Sharing: General Observations and Positions
		16 May 2008
		Comments on WHO draft 15 May 2008
		15 May 2008
		Comments on proposals for an EU Patent Litigation Jurisdiction
		23 April 2008
		Recommendations on the implementation of the WIPO Development Agenda proposals
		29 November 07
		ICC comments on Chinese trademark law revision
		Paris, 19 November 2007
		IP and Medical Innovation submission to WHO hearing
		28 September 2007
		ICC replies to WIPO questions on the protection of traditional knowledge
		15 May 2007
		Comments on the Draft Third Amendment of the Patent Law in China dated 27 December 2006 (English and Chinese versions)
		1 March 2007
		Comments on the Draft Third Amendment of the Patent Law in China dated 27 December 2006 (English version)
		1 March 2007
		Issues for consideration by the CBD Group of Technical Experts concerning a Certificate relating to genetic resources
		15 September 2006
		Comments on WIPO paper: “The protection of traditional knowledge: revised objectives and principles”
		7 August 2006
		Comments on the Report of the WHO Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health
		19 May 2006
		Response to the European Commission questionnaire on the patent system in Europe
		11 April 2006
		Protecting Traditional Knowledge
		12 January 2006
		TRIPS and special disclosure requirements in patent applications
		19 October 2005
		Intellectual Property: Source of innovation, creativity, growth and progress
		August 2005
		Making Intellectual Property Work for Developing Countries
		19 July 2005
		The importance of incremental innovation for development - submitted to the WHO Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health (CIPIH)
		27 May 2005
		Access and benefit-sharing: special disclosure requirements in patent applications
		25 May 2005
		The draft EU directive on the patentability of computer - implemented inventions - additional comments
		18 May 2005
		Projet de directive de l'UE concernant la brevetabilité des inventions mises en oeuvre par ordinateur - commentaires additionnels
		18 Mai 2005
		Preliminary Views on the Proposal for a Development Agenda for WIPO
		4 April 2005
		The draft EU directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions
		9 November 2004
		Access and benefit-sharing for genetic resources
		29 October 2004
		The fight against piracy and counterfeiting of intellectual property
		1 June 2004
		ICC letter to the Permanent Representatives to the Council of the European Union on the Directive on the patentability of computer implemented inventions (CIIs)
		14 May 2004
		Letter to Mary Harney, T.D., Council of the European Union, expressing views on the Amendments to the draft Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions adopted by the European Parliament
		2 March 2004
		European Commission's proposal for a revised transfer of technology block exemption regulation (TTBER) and accompanying guidelines: ICC comments
		1 December 2003
		European Community Patent Regulation
		7 October 2003
		Letter to Ambassador Menon - Chair, Council for TRIPS
		8 August 2003
		Further views on geographical indications
		25 June 2003
		TRIPS - Further views on cross border compulsory licensing
		21 November 2002
		Use of intellectual property registration fees
		12 September 2002
		Comments on the draft EC directive on the patentability of computer related inventions
		12 September 2002
		Initial views on the post-Doha Agenda of the Council for TRIPS
		24 June 2002
		The Future of TRIPS:Impact of the Doha Public Health Declaration
		2 June 2002
		Suggested issues for European Commission Guidelines to the Transfer of Technology Block Exemption
		15 May 2002
		Comments on the Transfer of Technology Block Exemption (Regulation 240/96) - European Commission Evaluation Report
		26 April 2002
		Should patent applicants disclose the origin of biological materials on which they file patents? Should they demonstrate Prior Informed Consent (PIC) for their use?
		10 April 2002
		EC Utility Model Proposal
		27 November 2001
		Software and business method patents
		23 July 2001
		Brevets sur les logiciels et les methodes commerciales
		23 July 2001
		ICC Response to Request for Comments 3 of the WIPO Second Domain Names Process
		14 June 2001
		Proposition de reglement du Conseil sur le brevet communautaire
		6 June 2001
		Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Community Patent
		6 June 2001
		Exhaustion of intellectual property rights - Appendix
		7 January 2000
		Epuisement des droits de propriété intellectuelle
		7 January 2000
		Exhaustion of intellectual property rights
		7 January 2000
		Epuisement des droits de propriété intellectuelle - Annexe
		7 January 2000
		ICC Statement on amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive approximating the legal arrangements for the protection of inventions by utility model
		7 October 1999
		TRIPS and the Biodiversity Convention: What conflict?
		28 June 1999
		L'accord relatif aux ADPIC et la Convention sur la diversite biologique : quel conflit ?
		28 June 1999
		Projet révisé de directive du Conseil et du Parlement européen rapprochant les dispositions législatives relatives à la protection par modèle d'utilité des inventions
		7 October 1999
		WIPO Interim report on the Management of Internet Names and Addresses: Intellectual Property Issues (RFC-3)
		18 March 1999
		ICC Comments on EC Green Paper on combating counterfeiting and piracy in the single market
		12 January 1999
		Commentaires d'ICC sur le Livre Vert de la CE sur la lutte contre la contrefaon et la piraterie dans le marche interieur
		12 January 1999
		Comments to WIPO on IP aspects of domain names (WIPO rfc-2)
		6 November 1998
		EU proposal for a directive on Utility Models
		21 October 1998
		Observations on the US White Paper on the Management of internet names and addresses
		28 August 1998
		Principles for an electronic commerce-friendly system for domain names
		28 July 1998
		The review of TRIPS Article 27.3
		1 July 1998
		EC Adhesion to the Madrid Protocol
		22 June 1998
		The EC Green Paper on the Community Patent and the Patent System in Europe
		5 November 1997
		Le Livre Vert de la CE sur le brevet communautaire et le système des brevets en Europe
		5 novembre 1997
		Biotechnology Patents in the European Union
		23 October 1997
		The reduction of patent costs
		30 January 1997
		La réduction du coût des brevets
		30 January 1997