Submissions to WIPO on Privilege

In May 2008, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) held a conference titled Conference on Privilege in Intellectual Property Professional Advice. The presentations made at this conference are available at:

http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/2008/aippi_ipap_ge/program.html

In June 2008, the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) of WIPO issued the Report on the International Patent System. One of the items in this report is the question of privilege. The SCP mandated the WIPO Secretariat to prepare a study on privilege and it invited stakeholders to provide comments on the report.

IPIC sent its comments in October 2008.

The SCP Report on the International Patent System   

The IPIC Submission of October 2008

The WIPO Secretariat presented its study of privilege, document SCP/13/4, at the March 2009 meeting of the Standing Commitee on the Law of Patents (SCP). The SCP asked the Secretariat to continue its study of privilege and asked interested parties to provide comments by August 31, 2009 on SCP/13/4. IPIC provided comments.

March 2009 meeting documents, including Summary by the Chair

SCP/13/4 The Client Attorney Privilege

The IPIC submission of August 2009