 The Standing Committee on the Law of Patent met in Geneva from 27th to 30th June and the outcome of the committee is a very positive one. Delegates were able to agree on a future work program and in fact, delegates expressed these to be a success of constructive compromise among delegates and this will allow us to move in a very positive direction in terms of future work. The chair of the committee, Mrs. UNESCO from Romania, did a great job in finding solutions in order to put together different ideas. It is clear for everybody that on the different agenda items of the committee, there is interest for all member states, but it is also clear that those member states have different views. So how to get together and come understanding in those different issues is the challenge of the committee and both the chair and regional coordinator did a great deal of effort in getting that. That is the key of the positive outcome of the committee. The future work of the committee continues to be articulated around the same five agenda items and those items are exceptional limitations to patent rights, quality including the opposition systems, patents and health, transfer of technology and decline attorney privilege. So it seems that we are having in front of us a very interesting substantive agenda for the next session.