An Australian lawyer and jurist, Francis Gurry, was Thursday renewed for a second term as chief of the UN's influential intellectual property agency based in Switzerland.
The World Intellectual Property Organisation's (WIPO) coordination committee nominated Gurry, 62, by consensus.
It said in a statement he will be confirmed in his new, six-year mandate as director general when the body's general assembly meets May 8-9.
Gurry, who easily saw off rivals from Estonia, Nigeria and Panama, said the intellectual property issues the agency dealt with were "challenging" but also "with great opportunities".
The 186-member WIPO, based in Geneva, handles intellectual property matters and settles disputes involving patents, copyright, trademarks and website domain names.
An Australian lawyer and jurist, Francis Gurry, was Thursday renewed for a second term as chief of the UN’s influential intellectual property agency based in Switzerland.
The World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) coordination committee nominated Gurry, 62, by consensus.
It said in a statement he will be confirmed in his new, six-year mandate as director general when the body’s general assembly meets May 8-9.
Gurry, who easily saw off rivals from Estonia, Nigeria and Panama, said the intellectual property issues the agency dealt with were “challenging” but also “with great opportunities”.
The 186-member WIPO, based in Geneva, handles intellectual property matters and settles disputes involving patents, copyright, trademarks and website domain names.
