World Intellectual Property Organization names Francis Gurry to second six-year...

World Intellectual Property Organization names Francis Gurry to second six-year term as director general … Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., promotes Emily Spain to legislative director … SpaceX, spacecraft and launch company, hires John Taylor, leaving Sprint, as director-communications … Comcast’s thePlatform, video publishing company, promotes Marty Roberts and Jamie Miller to co-CEOs, as CEO Ian Blaine becomes strategic adviser … World Teleport Association has newly elected to three-year board terms Robert Kubbernus, Signalhorn, Kian Soon Lim, Singapore Telecommunications, and Jorge Villarreal Schutz, Elara Comunicaciones … Lobbyist registration: British Telecommunications, Hogan Lovells, effective May 1.