Francis Gurry
Francis Gurry AO | |
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4th Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization | |
In office 1 October 2008 – 30 September 2020 | |
Preceded by | Kamil Idris |
Succeeded by | Daren Tang |
Personal details | |
Born | Australia | 17 May 1951
Children | 3[citation needed] |
Francis Gerard Gurry
Career
Gurry graduated in 1974 from the
Before joining WIPO, Gurry was a senior lecturer in law at the University of Melbourne and, for one year, a solicitor at
Francis Gurry joined the World Intellectual Property Organization in 1985[7] as a consultant and senior program officer in the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific. Between 1988 and 1999, he held positions in different sectors of WIPO, including in the Industrial Property Law Section, the Office of the Director General, and the Legal Counsel Office.[2] As Assistant Director General (from 1999-2003) and Deputy Director General (from 2003-2008), he was in charge of a variety of areas including the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), patent law and policy, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center (which he helped establish[8]), traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions and genetic resources, and life sciences.[2]
Francis Gurry was nominated as a candidate for the position of Director General of WIPO in February 2008[9] and won the election on 13 May 2008.[10] On 22 September 2008, he was appointed Director General by the WIPO General Assembly.[11] His six-year term started on 1 October 2008 and ran to the end of September 2014.[12] Following his nomination by the WIPO Coordination Committee,[13] the WIPO General Assembly on 8 May 2014 appointed Gurry for a second 6-year term running through September 2020.[14]
In 2016, WIPO initiated the High-Level Conference on Intellectual Property for BRI Countries.[15]: 187 At the conference, Gurry encouraged countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative to use WIPO tools like its global IP services and databases and to join WIPO-administered IP treaties.[15]: 187
Gurry has been accused of trying to retaliate against a
Published works
Books
- International Intellectual Property in an Integrated World Economy, ISBN 978-0-7355-3958-7
- Breach of Confidence, ISBN 978-0199297665
- International Intellectual Property System: Commentary and Materials, ISBN 90-411-9322-7
- Confidential Information, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1981
Selected articles
- "The Cambrian Explosion", International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, vol. 38, no. 3 (2007), pp. 255–258
- "Globalization, Intellectual Property and Development", Proceedings of the American Society of International Law, 2005
- "The Growing Complexity of International Policy in Intellectual Property", Science and Engineering Ethics, vol. 11, no. 1 (2005), pp. 13–20
- "The Dispute Resolution Services of the World Intellectual Property Organization", Journal of International Economic Law, vol. 2, no. 2 (1999), pp. 385–398
- "The Evolution of Technology and Markets and the Management of Intellectual Property Rights", in ISBN 90-411-0655-3
- "Arbitrage et propriété intellectuelle", in Institut de recherche en propriété intellectuelle Arbitrage et propriété intellectuelle (Libraires Techniques, Paris, 1994), ISBN 2-7111-2383-9
Honours
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun: 2021[20]
- Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), University of Melbourne, 2022[21]
- Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2023 Australia Day Honours[22]
References
- ^ WIPO web site, WO/CC/54/2 Corr. Annex II. Curriculum Vitae of Mr. Francis Gurry. Consulted on 12 May 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f WIPO website, Dr. Francis Gurry: Curriculum Vitae. Consulted on 21 February 2011.
- ^ WIPO website, Director General - Francis Gurry. Consulted on 21 February 2011.
- Allens Arthur Robinson, Intellectual Property Bulletin – December 2008Consulted on 21 February 2011.
- ^ a b Melbourne Law School website, Professor Francis Gurry Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Consulted on 21 February 2011.
- ^ Intellectual Asset Management magazine (January/February 2009), Francis Gurry – rebuilding WIPO’s shattered reputation Archived 1 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Consulted on 21 February 2011.
- ^ IP Australia Media Centre, "Dr Francis Gurry visit" Archived 20 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Consulted on 21 February 2011.
- ^ "IP's most important figures", Managing Intellectual Property, July / August 2005.
- ^ Proposal for the candidacy of Mr. Francis Gurry (Australia) (post of Director of the World Intellectual Property Organization), letter of 13 February 2008 of Stephen Smith, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Mrs. Hilde Skorpen, Chair, WIPO Coordination Committee.
- ^ WIPO website, Key WIPO Body Nominates Candidate for Director General, Press release, PR/2008/552, Geneva, 13 May 2008. Consulted on 21 February 2011.
- ^ WIPO website, Francis Gurry of Australia Appointed as WIPO Director General, Press release, PR/2008/564, Geneva, 22 September 2008. Consulted on 21 February 2011.
- ^ Appointment of new Director General, PCT Newsletter 10/2008, October 2008, page 1.
- ^ WIPO website, WIPO’s Coordination Committee Nominates Francis Gurry for Second Term as Director General, Press release, PR/2014/754, Geneva, 6 March 2014. Consulted on 3 June 2014.
- ^ WIPO website, Francis Gurry Appointed for Second Term as WIPO Director General, Press release, PR/2014/759, Geneva, 8 May 2014. Consulted on 3 June 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-031-24369-1.
- ^ Facebook; Hp; Apple; Microsoft; Google; rules', Secret UN report finds WIPO chief 'broke procurement; hearing, US Congressman calls WIPO 'the FIFA of UN agencies' at; chief, Secret UN report finds against controversial WIPO. "WIPO whistleblowers beg UN for protection as probe into possible corruption starts". The Register. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Russell, George (18 February 2016). "Patent scandal: Secret probe of top UN official completed | Fox News". Fox News. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Important Agenda For WIPO Coordination Committee Tomorrow". Intellectual Property Watch. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Member States Unanimously Decide to Close Investigation Cases Against WIPO Director General Francis Gurry". wipo.int. WIPO. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "令和3年春の外国人叙勲 受章者名簿" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Somerville, Cath (1 March 2022). "University of Melbourne confers six honorary doctorates". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Australia Day 2023 Honours: Full list". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
External links
- Francis Gurry at WIPO
- Francis Gurry at the Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
- Francis Gurry at the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC)
- An Interview with WIPO Director General Francis Gurry (WIPO Magazine 5/2010)
- An Exclusive Interview with Francis Gurry, WIPO Director General (IPWatchdog, 4 May 2010)