Brussels, 12/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - The diplomatic conference of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) opened on Thursday in Geneva and will continue until 2 June. Its primary goal is adoption of the treaty on patent law. The EU Member States will participate, whereas the EU as such (European Community) only has observer status, exercised by the Commission. The draft treaty establishes the possibility for subsequent EU accession as a contracting party, via a favourable vote...