The Moroccan delegation taking part in the 61st meeting of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) stressed, Monday in Geneva, the need to strive more to meet the needs of Member States, notably developing countries.
“The noteworthy progress made by WIPO over the past decade should not obscure the need to strive more to meet the needs of Member States, notably developing countries and to address the multiple challenges we are facing today,” said Deputy Permanent Representative at the Kingdom’s Mission in Geneva Abdellah Boutadghart, in a statement on behalf of Morocco.
In this regard, an effective implementation of the recommendations of the WIPO Development Agenda will certainly enable developing countries to benefit from the various advantages offered by the international intellectual property system, he added.
The in-depth changes affecting the world urge the WIPO to reconsider the framework of intellectual property, by analyzing the legal, political and ethical aspects concerning the impact of artificial intelligence on creativity and innovation, said the Moroccan diplomat.
In addition, special attention should be paid to the normative agenda with a view to completing the long negotiations, concerning mainly the protection of genetic resources, traditional knowledge and cultural expressions, and broadcasting organizations against signal piracy, as well as the negotiations relating to the convening of a diplomatic conference for the adoption of the Design Law Treaty (DLT), said Boutadghart.
“We are convinced of the possibility of finding favorable outcomes to these normative questions, as well as to others having an institutional aspect, if we work in a spirit of good will, compromise, collaboration and consensus,” he added.
While stressing Morocco’s attachment to multilateralism as an essential element in a more complex and interdependent current world, the Moroccan diplomat noted that it is essential that “each of us show flexibility and moderates its claims in the common interest.”
The 61st meeting of the Assemblies of the WIPO Member States opened, Monday in Geneva, under the chairmanship of Morocco in its capacity as President of the General Assembly of the Organization for 2020/2021.
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