1. WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT)
2. WIPO Internet Domain Name Process.
3. ICANN/IPC
   

   - UDRP Review

4. OHIM/OAMI
   

   - User's Group meetings
   - Submissions
   - Searches - European Commission Review
   - Enlargement of EU
   - Revision of CTM Regulation & Rules

5. Madrid Protocol
   

   - Link with CTM
   - Entry of U.S.A.

6. EU Domain
7. TRIPS Amendment (WTO)
   

   - geographical indications
   - marking requirements

8. Electronic filing and electronic file inspection.
9. Standardisation of opposition rules (term, pre-or post-registration, etc.)
10. Representation before OHIM
    

    - European Commission Review

11. EU proposals on Enforcement of I.P. rights against Counterfeit and Pirated Goods.

1. Submission on EU Design Regulation.
2. Input to WIPO on Design and searching
3. Functional Designs

1. Patent Law Treaty 2000 (PLT)
   Monitoring imlementation through Group 3 members covering various regions
   
   
2. WIPO Agenda for Development of the International Patent System
   Monitoring progress, attending meetings and position papers. Coordinating input from other CET groups and from FICPI membership generally.
   
   
3. Draft Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT)
   

   - Attending WIPO SCP meetings and reporting
   - Position papers
   - Grace periods:
   

   - A review of grace periods worldwide
   - Review the Goodwood workshop 3 report with existing materials
   - Art. 9 SPLT ("Grace period")

   - Working Group on unity of invention
   - Global privilege for patent attorneys
   - Studying Newport Beach EXCO workshop and resolution on claim interpretation in relation to draft SPLT

4. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
   

   - Attending meetings, reporting and preparing position papers
   - WIPO PCT Working Group
   - Backlogs and severe workloads in PCT authorities.
   - Work-sharing and sub-contracting of PCT work.
   - Harmonisation of national requirements for entry into national/regional phase.

5. World Trade Organisation (WTO)
   

   - TRIPS
   - GATS
   - Update on disputes

6. National patent issues with globalimpact (outside Europe)
   

   - US Patent law and practice
   - Japenese patent law and practice

7. Other issues
   

   - Treatment of long specifications ("Mega applications")
   - Central deposit of sequence listings (with Group 5)
   - Prior user's rights
   - Patent costs (TRIPS)

1. Revision of the EPC
2. SACEPO Papers and Meetings
3. InterGovernmental Conference (Article 65 EPC)
   

   - Working Party on Litigation

4. Diplomatic Conference on revision of EPC
5. Proposed Regulation for Community Patent System
6. Grace Period for Patents in Europe

1. Implementation of EU Directive - Protection of Biotechnological Inventions
2. Molecular Sites

1. Litigation
   1. International
   2. European (draft working standards, including cross border injunctions)
   3. US ITC proceedings and TRIPs
2. Privilege:- Lawyers/Patent Agents
3. Parallel Imports.
4. WIPO Forum on Private International Law
5. Video on Arbitration
6. WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement

1. Questionnaire on Business Method Patents
2. USPTO Action Plan/White Paper on Business Method Patents
3. Comparative study of trilateral offices
4. EU E-Commerce Regulation
5. EU Directive on Software Protection
6. Open Source Community
7. EPC Revision Conference

Monitor WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, and Folklore