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Strategic debate, November 2004
In the context of recent developments such as the introduction by WIPO of
the ISO or the granting of ISA status to the Finnish Office, the Administrative
Council of the European Patent Organisation has decided at its June 2004
meeting to launch a strategy debate on the co-operation within the Organisation.
Two significant events have already been arranged: the Council will begin defining the exact scope of the discussion and establishing its objectives at its autumn meeting (27 to 29 October 2004), and then hold an extraordinary meeting devoted entirely to this strategy debate from 24 to 26 November 2004.
The debate needs to be conducted in an open and transparent manner. To this end, the Chairman of the Council is making his personal position paper (which confines itself to suggestions about relevant goals in the given context), along with the position papers received from member states of the Organisation, available to the interested public and to the numerous parties in the process (see CA/70/04 + Addenda).
To facilitate the broadest possible consultation, the secretariat of the Administrative Council has set up the following address for those who wish to submit their views:
These submissions should be in electronic form only, and in one or more of the Organisation's official languages (English, French, German). In submitting their views in this way, the contributors authorise the Organisation to publish them on this site and to refer to the source. They also accept that the Organisation reserves the right not to publish every contribution.
It should be noted that only submissions made in good time for the Council meetings can be given due consideration.