From 04 to 07 November 2019, the forty-second session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications takes place at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva, the Swiss Confederation.
Session participants discuss the laws and practices in the area of Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications and the proposals of WIPO member countries on procedures and approaches for the protection of Country Names in the process of registration and use as Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Country Names and Trademarks in Internet and Domain Name System (DNS), as well as the Committee's 41st Session Report.