On 22 September, Dr Francis Gurry’s election as the next Director General of WIPO was unanimously confirmed by the General Assembly. His term starts on 1 October. His appointment runs until 2014.
WIPO Press Release here. Dr Gurry’s acceptance speech and his plans here.
Congratulations, Dr Gurry!
Brazil apparently took the opportunity to point out that one of the challenges lying ahead is centralising control over enforcement issues. For this and a summary of events see William New at Intellectual Property Watch.