South African Trade Minister Opens WIPO Conference With Call For Appropriate IP07/04/2016 By William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentA two-day international conference on intellectual property and development opened today at the World Intellectual Property Organization with calls from speakers for the IP system to be applied by nations in ways appropriate to their economies, even if it means allowing copying – just as the biggest IP-holding nations did when they were developing years ago. The theme was set by the opening keynote speaker, South African Trade Minister Rob Davies.
IP Valuation For Universities, Patent Flexibilities On Tap At WIPO07/04/2016 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe World Intellectual Property Organization Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) meets next week with a focus on how universities and research institutions can best derive value from their discoveries. Also on the agenda are proposed projects and several documents mapping WIPO development-related activities, such as South-South cooperation. And the action kicks off this week with a wide-ranging conference on IP and development at WIPO.
US Senate Backs Bill Allowing Federal Courts To Handle Trade Secret Cases06/04/2016 By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe “Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016” cleared the Senate unanimously on 4 April. The measure amends the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 to create a private civil cause of action for trade secret misappropriation. The bill now heads to the House, where passage appears likely, according to IP lawyers.
Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Foreign Sales Don’t Affect US Patent Rights29/03/2016 By Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
South Africa: New Prominent Pro-IP Academic Comes Out Against Government23/03/2016 By Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
Special Report: India Rocked By Report Of Secret Assurance To US Industry On IP22/03/2016 By Patralekha Chatterjee for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
Review Of WHO Pandemic Flu Sharing System Moves Ahead05/04/2016 By William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
Tribute To Brazilian Legal Scholar Denis Barbosa05/04/2016 By Intellectual Property Watch, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
Digital Rights Groups: DMCA Reform Should Target Takedown Abuse, Errors03/04/2016 By William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments
