Daren Tang

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Daren Tang
5th Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization
Assumed office
1 October 2020
Preceded byFrancis Gurry
Personal details
Born1972
Singapore
NationalitySingapore Singaporean

Daren Tang Heng Shim (born 1972[1]) (Chinese: 邓鸿森[2]) is the fifth and current Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Geneva, Switzerland-based United Nations agency. He is also Secretary-General of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). Tang was previously the head of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and a trade lawyer for the government of Singapore.

Education[]

Tang holds a degree from the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore, and a Master of Laws (LL.M) from the Georgetown University Law Center.[3]

WIPO Director General[]

Tenure[]

Tang took office as WIPO Director General on Oct. 1, 2020, beginning a six-year term. In his acceptance speech, Tang said: “WIPO must work towards a vibrant and forward-looking global intellectual property (IP) ecosystem. It must help the world broaden its perspective of IP beyond its legal and technical aspects to its powerful role as a supporter of entrepreneurs and enterprises, catalyst for investments, driver of economic growth and a promoter of social vibrancy.”[4]

Tang’s administration presented to WIPO’s member states a medium-term strategic plan to guide the organization’s work through 2026. Under the plan, the WIPO secretariat would work more closely with smaller enterprises and individual innovators and creators, who have previously been underserved by the global intellectual property ecosystem. Youth would be a particular focus. The plan aims for WIPO to continue the provision of high-quality international IP filing services for patents, trademarks, designs and other IP rights, while maintaining fiscal prudence and supporting Member States in their negotiations.[5] Tang’s administration launched a new “IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector” to focus on 'intellectual property commercialization'.[6]

The ultimate purpose of IP is to change people's lives for the better, help entrepreneurs grow their businesses, improve society, and contribute to economic development. Daren Tang, 2021[7]

Candidacy[]

On 4 March 2020, Tang won the nomination for the post of Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), with the backing of the United States[8][9][10][11] and 54 other countries over China's preferred candidate, Wang Binying,[12] who received 28 votes out of the 83 voting members of the WIPO Coordination Committee.[13] On 8 May, Tang was confirmed by the WIPO General Assembly before officially assuming his functions on 1 October 2020.[14]

Free trade lawyer[]

Tang has previously served as a trade lawyer who was a lead Singapore negotiator for the eventual United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement signed May 6, 2003. Tang also led IP negotiations for Singapore in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and the European Union-Singapore free trade agreement.[15]

Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore[]

Tang was Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) from November 2015 to July 2020.[8][9][3] While head of IPOS Tang chaired WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights.[16]

Other activities[]

Tang is an accomplished pianist with a love of jazz.[17] He has authored a book on tea under a pen name.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ "Curriculum Vitae of Mr Daren Tang" (PDF). WIPO. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/zh/articles/2020/article_0011.html
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Appointment of new Chief Executive, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore". ipos.gov.sg. IPOS. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Daren Tang Assumes Functions as WIPO Director General". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  5. ^ "WIPO Program and Budget Committee: MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN (MTSP) 2022-2026" (PDF). WIPO.
  6. ^ huizhen (2021-08-24). "Harnessing IP to build back better". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  7. ^ Wilkof, Neil. "IPKat in conversation with Mr. Daren Tang, Director General of WIPO: "We are on the cusp of something different"". The IPKat. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "WIPO's Coordination Committee Nominates Singapore's Daren Tang for Post of Director General (PR/2020/846)". WIPO. Geneva. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "WIPO Director General Congratulates Singapore's Daren Tang on Nomination for Post of Director General". WIPO. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. ^ Cumming-Bruce, Nick (4 March 2020). "U.S.-Backed Candidate for Global Tech Post Beats China's Nominee". The New York Times. Geneva. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  11. ^ See Kit, Tang (5 March 2020). "Singaporean Daren Tang set to head UN intellectual property agency WIPO". CNA. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  12. ^ Magnier, Mark (5 March 2020). "Singapore official beats China in votes for UN intellectual property unit". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  13. ^ "WIPO's Coordination Committee Nominates Singapore's Daren Tang for Post of Director General". Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  14. ^ Ho, Grace (8 May 2020). "IPOS chief Daren Tang becomes first Singaporean to helm global intellectual property agency". The Straits Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Singaporean Daren Tang set to head UN intellectual property agency WIPO". CNA. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  16. ^ "Rena Lee to succeed Daren Tang as chief executive of Singapore's IP office". CNA. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Darren Tang message to musicians". WIPO.
  18. ^ Wilkof, Neil. "Special interview with the Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore on new one billion dollar innovation fund (and more)". The IPKat. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
Preceded by
Francis Gurry 		Director General of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
2020– 		Succeeded by
Incumbent


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