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WIPO has a new Director General ...

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Once again IP Watch has delivered the best and latest news: following the results of the third round,
Francis Gurry (Australia) 35
José Graça Aranha (Brazil) 29
Masood Khan (Pakistan) 19
it thus became a two horse-race - Gurry versus Aranha. The final votes were cast as follows:
Francis Gurry 42
José Graça Aranha 41.
The IPKt congratulates Francis on his win. He knows him of old, as a sincere and committed IP enthusiast and looks forward to his reign.
WIPO has a new Director General ... WIPO has a new Director General ... Reviewed by Jeremy on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Rating: 5

3 comments:

  1. AnonymousTuesday, 13 May 2008 at 20:33:00 GMT+1

    Excellent news. The only pity is that presumably Francis will now definitely not have time to produce a second edition of his fine "Breach of Confidence" (OUP, 1984), a work to which this contributor was first alerted by reference to it in the great Spycatcher case under the alias of "Curry". Professor Gareth Jones put me right shortly afterwards. I was recently delighted to acquire a copy of the book after many years' searching, and it still has much to offer in today's world where breach of confidence has become (apparently) privacy.

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  2. AnonymousWednesday, 14 May 2008 at 09:37:00 GMT+1

    Does he inherit the previous DG's swimming pool or did that go with the previous DG as a parting gift?

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  3. AnonymousWednesday, 14 May 2008 at 12:10:00 GMT+1

    Thanks for keeping us up to date. Next time, can the IPKats provide the betting odds?

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