📋 Tender Overview
Sergio Chuez, director of Distinctive Signs at Indecopi, will chair Main Commission I, where the future Treaty on Design Law will be discussed. Peru, through Indecopi, was elected to chair Main Committee I of the Diplomatic Conference to discuss and adopt a Design Law Treaty (DLT), which takes place from November 11 to 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This meeting brings together the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The director of Distinctive Signs of Indecopi, Sergio Chuez, was elected by the Member States of WIPO to chair Main Committee I, and in that position, he will lead the substantive discussions around this treaty, whose objective is to facilitate the international protection of industrial designs. His work will also be to achieve a consensual text that can be adopted by the Diplomatic Conference.
This role will allow Peru to lead the creation of a legal framework that simplifies the protection of industrial designs at a global level, an achievement that highlights our commitment to intellectual property and support for creativities and innovation in the country and the world.
Chuez Salazar will also be a member of the Drafting Committee and the Steering Committee of the Conference, reinforcing Perus role in the negotiations to simplify the industrial design registration processes.
Sergio Chuez was elected to this position after he chaired the Third Special Session of the Standing Committee on Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) of WIPO, held in October 2023, where he led the preliminary review of the draft treaty (DLT) and promoted consensus among Member States.
