WTO Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property and its Role in the Generation and Diffusion of Green Technologies 11 to 13 November 2014 Hong Kong, China Tuesday, 11 November, 2014 0830 – 0930 Registration and workshop quiz 0930 - 1000 Keynote Addresses TOPIC administration SPEAKERS of the preChair or Vice Chair of the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee (to be confirmed) Chief Technology Negotiator in UNFCCC process, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PRC (to be confirmed) 1000 – 1130 Session I: The role of technology and IPRs in Climate Change Negotiations Brief introductory discussion, sketching issues raised in UNFCCC process and explaining the background. General policy themes concerning IP in climate negotiations, and their practical implications. What technologies have been identified as of particular priority in climate change mitigation and adaptation? Can these technologies be clearly defined or categorized?       What is intellectual property What is green technology? Efforts at categorizing green technologies The policy context: IP, technology and climate change o Essential principles of the patent system o “The climate of TRIPS” o “The TRIPS of climate” Current state of UNFCCC negotiations on technology and technology transfer, including lessons from the October innovation workshop Role of WIPO/WTO in TEC and CTCN processes 1130 – 11.45 Coffee/Tea 1145 - 1300 Session II: Provisions of the TRIPS Agreement that are relevant to the discussion on the generation and diffusion of green technologies Antony Taubman, Director, Intellectual Property Division, WTO Speaker from UNFCCC Secretariat (to be confirmed) Joe Bradley, WIPO Jayashree Watal, Counsellor, Intellectual Property Division, WTO WTO Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property and its Role in the Generation and Diffusion of Technologies 11 to 13 November 2014 Hong Kong, China Page 2/3 TOPIC An in-depth explanation of the provisions of the TRIPS Agreement raised in the UNFCCC work and a discussion of their relevance in the generation and diffusion of green technologies  Lunch 1400 - 1530 Session III: Framing the Policy Debate on Green Technology: The Economics of Green Technologies 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 literature in Economics on IPR and the generation and diffusion of technology in general, and in particular green technologies Patent and other statistics in green technologies relevant for ASPAC countries The use of the patent system in innovation and technology transfer o Models of innovation and strategies for technology diffusion in different sectors o Licensing models and competition disciplines on licensing Innovation and technology diffusion in the energy/mitigation and climate change adaptation sectors 1530 - 1545 Coffee/Tea 1545 - 1800 Study Trip to a local green technology facility (could also be on the last afternoon) Wednesday, 12 November, 2014 [Type text] UNFCCC Technology negotiator from Philippines (to be confirmed) Coverage of green technology under the patent system o Main elements of patent law and TRIPS patent provisions o Patentability of climate adaptation and mitigation technologies o Public policy exceptions and limitations to patent rights o Plant variety protection o Undisclosed information provisions in TRIPS o Article 66.2 for LDCs 1300 - 1400  SPEAKERS Patrick Low, Fung Institute, Hong Kong, China (Moderator to be confirmed) Jayashree Watal, WTO Speaker from the University of Sussex (to be confirmed) Sarah Helm (Senior Associate, Cambridge IP) (to be confirmed) WTO Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property and its Role in the Generation and Diffusion of Technologies 11 to 13 November 2014 Hong Kong, China Page 3/3 0900 - 1030 TOPIC Session IV: Practical Tools for Promoting Technology in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, including Lessons from Technology Needs Assessment reports, case studies and WIPO Green 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.      1030 - 1100 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 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.    1230 – 1400 [Type text] Speaker from UNFCCC Secretariat (to be confirmed) TEC Member from Poland (to be confirmed) Chairman TEC (to be confirmed) Speaker from a green business undertaking in Hong Kong, China (to be confirmed Speaker from WIPO Coffee/Tea Session V: Intellectual Property and Innovation in Green Technologies, including lessons from work in the TRIPS Council 1100 – 1230 SPEAKERS Lunch 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 Antony Taubman, WTO Speaker from the USTR (to be confirmed) UNFCCC Technology negotiator from Philippines (to be confirmed) Speaker from WIPO WTO Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property and its Role in the Generation and Diffusion of Technologies 11 to 13 November 2014 Hong Kong, China Page 4/3 1400 - 1530 TOPIC Session VI: Role of IPRs in the diffusion and transfer of green technologies, including lessons from work in the TRIPS Council 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 and practice to cater for the challenges of green technology Strengthening the role of the private sector in the transfer of green technologies 1530 -1545 Coffee/Tea 1545 - 1730 Case Studies–Small Group Discussions SPEAKERS Jayashree Watal, WTO Speaker from the USTR (to be confirmed) UNFCCC Technology negotiator from Philippines (to be confirmed) Led by Antony Taubman and Jayashree Watal, WTO Thursday, 13 November, 2014 0900 – 1000 Case Studies—Large Group Report  Led by Antony Taubman and Jayashree Watal, WTO 1000 - 1030 Coffee/Tea 1030 – 1230 Session VII: The Way Ahead: Brainstorming Paths for the Future  Led by Antony Taubman and Jayashree Watal, WTO and Joe Bradley, WIPO. 1230 – 1400 Lunch 1400 – 1500 Session VIII: Engaging Business Roundtable discussion with regional business leaders  Led by the Hong Kong, China Business Federation 1500 - 1515 Coffee/Tea 1515 - 1700 Administration of the post-workshop quiz; Closing Round table [Type text] For business leaders from the region, jointly invited by the WTO and Government of Hong Kong China WTO Regional Workshop on Intellectual Property and its Role in the Generation and Diffusion of Technologies 11 to 13 November 2014 Hong Kong, China Page 5/3 _______________ [Type text]