for Permanent Missions in Geneva
Short courses for Geneva delegates
Development dimensions of intellectual property rights (IPRs)
Développement et droits de propriété intellectuelle
Palais des Nations, Geneva
21 September, 2007
Presenters - Presentateurs
Christoph Spennemann, LL.M, is a legal expert in UNCTAD's intellectual property team and deals mainly with development implications of intellectual property rights, in particular in the area of patents. Spennemann holds a master’s degree in international economic law and European law of the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva (Switzerland). He also studied law at the universities of Passau and Freiburg (Germany) and Grenoble (France). After his bar examination, Spennemann practised law in a Berlin firm and joined UNCTAD's Division on Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development (DITE) in 2001. He is the author of various articles on intellectual property issues.
Kiyoshi Adachi is a Legal Officer in the Division on Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development, Policies and Capacity-Building Branch, Policy Implementation Section.