Uncitral Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions : Supplement on Security Rights in Intellectual Property

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 77 Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its 43rd session, published in 2011.

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7 subjects

Information Dissemination Intellectual Property International Trade Law Laws and Regulations Receivables Financing Security Interests in Goods Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications

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4 operative paragraphs

Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law for the completion and adoption of the UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions: Supplement on Security Rights in Intellectual Property;2

Requests the Secretary-General to disseminate broadly, including through electronic means, the text of the Supplement and to transmit it to Governments and other interested bodies;

Recommends that all States utilize the Supplement to assess the economic efficiency of their intellectual property financing and give favourable consideration to the Supplement when revising or adopting their relevant legislation, and invites States that have done so to advise the Commission accordingly;

Also recommends that all States continue to consider becoming parties to the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade⁴ and implementing the recommendations contained in the UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions.1

⁴Resolution 56/81, annex.

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