Wang Binying
Binying Wang | |
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| Nationality | Chinese |
| Education | University of California (Berkeley) Columbia Law School Zhongnan University |
| Employer | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) |
Binying Wang is a Chinese lawyer who is the Deputy Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Brands and Designs Sector.
Early life and education[edit]
Wang attended the University of California (Berkeley) where she graduated with a master's degree in law. She studied for a Diploma in American Law from Columbia Law School and she has a degree in English from Zhongnan University.[1]
Career[edit]
From 1975 to 1980 Wang was employed by the Chinese Ministry of Communication and Transportation in Tanzania and Zambia and she later joined World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in April 1992.[1]
The WIPO Director-General Francis Gurry ended his tenure leading WIPO in 2020.[2] Gurry, an Australian lawyer, had led the organisation from 2008.[3] His second six-year term completed at the end of September 2020.[4] There were six candidates to replace Gurry from China, Singapore, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Peru and Ghana. Wang was a strong candidate for the job with thirty years of experience at WIPO. The Chinese ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming wrote to the Financial Times in March 2020 to underline her independence, her credentials and China's commitment to protecting intellectual property.[5] Observers saw Wang's nomination to replace him as part of a geopolitical battle to improve China's international representation.[6]
On 4 March 2020, Daren Tang won the nomination for the post of Director General of the WIPO, with the backing of 54 countries including the United States.[7][4][8][9] Wang was China's preferred candidate,[10] and she received 28 votes from the members of the WIPO Coordination Committee.[11] Tang took his new position on 1 October 2020.[12] with Wang leading the Brands and Designs sector of WIPO.[13]
In 2023, a WIPO delegation including Tang and Wang visited China in 2023.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "CURRICULUM VITAE OF MS. WANG BINYING" (PDF). www.wipo.int. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "" Un risque majeur de pression chinoise sur l'Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle "". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Key WIPO Body Nominates Candidate for Director General". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Letter: China's candidate has a deep understanding of Wipo's strategic goal". Financial Times. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Glosserman, Brad (2020-03-09). "China loses a skirmish in fight for global influence". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ See Kit, Tang (5 March 2020). "Singaporean Daren Tang set to head UN intellectual property agency WIPO". CNA. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "WIPO's Coordination Committee Nominates Singapore's Daren Tang for Post of Director General". Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Brands and Designs Sector". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Director General Wraps Up Official Visit to China, Pledges Support for China's Efforts to Strengthen its IP Ecosystem". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2023-05-02.