Traditional Knowledge, Folklore: How To Protect Them From Misappropriation – This Week At WIPO10/12/2018 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe ways to protect traditional knowledge and folklore against misuse and misappropriation are under discussion this week at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Member states are trying to find consensus on draft articles of a potential treaty, with a focus on core subjects, such as the scope of protection, and definition. Meanwhile, the fund which allows indigenous peoples to participate in the discussion is depleted, as calls for contributions have remained unanswered and some countries have refused in the past to allow WIPO’s ample revenues to pay for them.
European Council Committee Agrees On Higher Protection For Spirit Drinks, Takes GIs Beyond TRIPS10/12/2018 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentAn agriculture committee of the European Council today adopted an agreement on labelling of spirit drinks, giving them higher protection by adding seven years to the World Trade Organization minimum intellectual property standard.
European Commission Introduces Its Inaugural IP “Watch List”09/12/2018 By Emmanuel Legrand for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentEchoing the United States’ Special 301 Report on alleged inadequacy of trading partners’ protection of US intellectual property rights, the European Commission has released its first ever Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List, which exposes rogue cyberlockers, stream-ripping sites as well as peer-to-peer and BitTorrent indexing sites among the threats to the EU’s legitimate intellectual property-driven businesses.
Licensing Experts Share Experiences At WIPO07/12/2018 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
Promoting Education Rights In South African Copyright Reform04/12/2018 By Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
US IP Stakeholders Seek To Strengthen Public Support For IP, Ensure Future US Competitiveness04/12/2018 By David Branigan for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
China Pulling The Cart To Propel Global IP Filings To New Heights, Trademarks Skyrocketing – WIPO03/12/2018 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
Agreement At WIPO Patent Law Committee Signals Less North-South Contention07/12/2018 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
South Africa Parliament Passes Sweeping Copyright Bill; Final Step Expected In New Year07/12/2018 By Linda Daniels for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
Report: Core Copyright Industries Add $1.3 Trillion To US Economy07/12/2018 By Emmanuel Legrand for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
EU Members Push For Private Censorship Of Terrorist Content On The Internet06/12/2018 By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
Towards WIPO Regional Seminars On Copyright Exceptions: Looking Out For Users06/12/2018 By Beatrice Marone for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
The Future Of The Ideas Business – The Rise Of Data-Driven Invention07/12/2018 By Intellectual Property Watch, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentNew ideas are getting harder to find, and with less ideas there is a decline in organisational productivity and economic growth. This isn’t new, nor is the fact that to counterbalance the decline in idea generation, research and development have received and continue to require heavy investment. But with daily news of innovation centres opening up across the globe, the question remains whether initiatives like open innovation, crowdsourcing, or simply putting more scientific brains together will do this investment justice. Last month, leading representatives of the IP, R&D and technology arenas met in Switzerland to discuss a technology-based alternative to human only idea generation. Hosted by data-driven invention company Iprova, the 2nd Data-Driven Invention Forum saw attendees from companies, such as Panasonic, Philips and DuPont as well as many other global organisations explore the future of innovation and the role data-driven invention plays in it. Here are some of the conclusions of the conference.
