Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Proposed Report from the Council for TRIPS to the TNC Regarding Article 23 of the TRIPS Agreement - Issues Related to the Extension of the[...], Panama and the United States

World Trade Organization IP/C/W/395 10 December 2002 (02-6822) Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Original: English proposed report from the council for trips to the tnc regarding article 23 of the trips agreement Issues Related to The Extension of The Protection of Geographical Indications Provided for in Article 23 to Products other than Wines and Spirits Communication from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, New Zealand, Panama and the United States The Secretariat has received the following communication on 29 November 2002 with the request that it be circulated to Members. _______________ It is proposed that the TRIPS Council convey to the TNC the following: (a) Since the Ministerial Conference in Doha, the TRIPS Council has discussed the issues related to the extension of the protection of geographical