On June 20th, WIPO mediation committee held its 54th meeting (the 18th special meeting) in Geneva. On the meeting, Mrs. Binying Wang, the incumbent executive director of WIPO from China, was successfully promoted to the Assistant Director-General (ADG). Dr. Kamil Idris, the Director-General, announced this WIPO senior positions appointment, which was agreed to by all delegates.
　　The appointment of the first Chinese official as the ADG of WIPO has marked an extraordinary break-through in the past 26 years since China’s accession to WIPO. Before Wang’s appointment, no Chinese officials have been appointed as any senior officials at WIPO. Wang’s appointment as ADG at WIPO has significant meanings for increasing China’s influences in the intellectual property rights field in the international community, promoting the work related to intellectual property rights within China and advancing the process of building China as an innovative nation.
　　Sources reveal that 49 members of the mediation committee and 11 observing member states of WIPO participated in the meeting, which was chaired by the Ambassador of Zambia. The Chinese representative group was headed by Mr. Yuguang Li, the deputy director of SIPO of China, and consisted of members from SIPO, CTMO of SAIC (Trademark Office, State Administration for Industry and Commerce), NCA (National Copyright Administration) and relevant leaders of the representative group based in Geneva.

2006-07-10

2006-07-10