1. Committee No.

2. Name of the Committee:

Enforcement of IP Rights

Exercice des droits de propriété intellectuelle

Durchsetzung von Rechten des Geistigen Eigentums

3. Nature of the Committee:

Special Committee

4. Officers:

5. Responsible Reporter:

Dariusz Szleper (Deputy Reporter General)

6. Main task:

To monitor, study and advise on the development of Enforcement of IP Rights in particular the Draft EU Directive and the WIPO proposal

To formulate, and with the approval of the Bureau to submit and represent AIPPI's standpoint at the European Commission and WIPO Meetings (particularly at the Advisory Committee on Enforcement)

To prepare Questionnaire(s), analyse the comments of National/Regional Groups and prepare Resolutions if necessary

7. Publications:

• Report (Executive Committee Meeting Singapore 2007)

• Report (Congress Gothenburg 2006)

• Report (Executive Committee Meeting Berlin 2005)

• Report (Congress Geneva 2004)

• Questionnaire

8. Monitoring:

To monitor developments of general interest in the field

9. Advise to the Bureau:

Advise Bureau in writing on all activities of the Committee

as well as to advise the Bureau on all issues meriting further study.

10. Documentation:

Collect and provide the Bureau with all documents of general interest on the subject.

11. Reporting:

To provide

• Annually 2 months before each international Meeting an account of activities since the last such Meeting

• Within 1 month a written Report on all Meetings attended

• Immediately Reports on matters of special interest in the field