Artículo 3 (19/35)
artículo 11.13 (Implementación). Estaré complacido si pudiera confirmar, a través de una carta afirmativa de respuesta, que este entendimiento es compartido por su Gobierno”. Tengo el honor de confirmar que mi Gobierno comparte el entendimiento expresado en su carta. Sinceramente, JORGE HUMBERTO BOTERO. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT DEPUTY UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20508 November 22, 2006 The Honorable Jorge Humberto Botero Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo Bogotá, Colombia Dear Minister Botero: In connection with the signing on this date of the United States - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (the “Agreement”), I have the honor to confirm the following understandings reached by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Colombia during the course of the negotiation of Chapter Sixteen (Intellectual Property Rights) of the Agreement: 1. Colombia shall take measures to expeditiously process patent applications that have been pending for a significant period of time (“backlog applications”), such that the number of backlog applications will be significantly reduced as of December 31, 2008. Colombia shall accomplish this by, among other measures, significantly increasing the number of patent examiners and enhancing examination training for patent examiners.