Chairman of Board of Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Kamran Imanov was elected Chair of WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) Assembly.

This happened during the election of officials of the assemblies and committees of the WIPO Member States at the 62nd Series of Meetings of the Assembly of WIPO Member States, which began its work on October 4 in Geneva, Switzerland..

The main factor in K.Imanov's candidacy for this position and his support by the WIPO General Assembly is that he is a well-known international expert in the field of intellectual property, especially copyright.

Jasmine Fulena, from the United States, was elected the Vice President of this Assembly.

The Copyright Treaty of the World Intellectual Property Organization was adopted on December 20, 1996. This treaty, based on the oldest international instrument for the protection of copyright, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, is the most important international agreement in the digital space.

The treaty defines effective and uniform rules for the international protection of literary and artistic works, maintaining a balance between copyright and the interests of the public. At the moment, 110 countries have acceded to the Treaty. Azerbaijan has been a member of the Treaty since 2006.

It should be noted that K. Imanov was the Chair of the Assembly of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works in 2019-2021.