What is at Stake in the Design Law Treaty
September 6, 2024 | 10am - 12pm EST 16:00 - 18:00 CET
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has re-engaged in norm-setting activities and is poised to convene a diplomatic conference on the Design Law Treaty (DLT), a treaty that has received limited scholarly and expert analysis. The prevailing legal and policy discourse has largely dismissed the significance of DLT, characterizing it as merely a "procedural" agreement. This public roundtable discussion, featuring three prominent international intellectual property and design law scholars, aims to challenge that narrative. The DLT, in fact, includes provisions that may blur the line between procedural and substantive law, with its procedural elements potentially yielding distributive effects with far-reaching economic, social, and developmental implications. Our panelists will address the following topics in a roundtable format.Ìý
Introduction and Moderation
Sean Flynn, Director, PIJIP, Â鶹´«Ã½ Washington College of Law
The Treaty in the Context of Existing Design Law
First Responder: Thomas Margoni, Research Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Faculty of Law and Criminology, KU Leuven
The Treaty in the Context of the International IP Framework
First Responder: Christine Farley, Professor of Law,ÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½ Washington College of Law
The Treaty's Proposal for a Non-Mandatory Disclosure of Origin for TCE/TK/GR
First Responder: Margo Bagley, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law
Issue Spotting: proposals of interest in the draft text
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