Hackers For Good, Gathering Stakeholders To Find Answers To Cyberspace Challenges18/09/2018 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentFor a number of people, the word hacker means bad news. However, if some hackers have malevolent intentions, there are also hackers for good, and their skills were put to the challenge last week as they tried to save a fictitious city fallen into the hands of a group of cyber terrorists. The challenge was part of a two-day event organised by a young Geneva-based non-governmental organisation seeking to raise awareness about digital trust and bring accountability to cyberspace.
Negotiated Deal Stands For UN Tuberculosis Declaration18/09/2018 By David Branigan for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe negotiated deal over the language of the United Nations political declaration on tuberculosis, a landmark in the fight against TB, has been maintained by member states and was finalised on 14 September, marking the end of intense negotiations over language on intellectual property flexibilities in the document.
South Africa: Copyright Amendment Bill Could Be Finished Next Month17/09/2018 By Linda Daniels for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentCAPE TOWN – The South Africa Parliament’s Portfolio Committee of Trade and Industry is expected to finalise the long-awaited Copyright Amendment Bill next month. But one more round of public comments is being sought in the meantime, with a deadline of this week.
WIPO, Global Protector Of Creators’ Rights, Hosts A Sizeable Art Collection Itself13/09/2018 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
Brazilian Supreme Court Refuses To Judge Its Biggest Case On IP And Access To Medicines, And Benefits Big Pharma With Undue Monopolies13/09/2018 By Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments
Welcoming People In Fresh Roles In The IP Community11/09/2018 By Adithi Koushik for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
EPO Upholds Gilead Patent On Hep C Medicines, But In Amended Form13/09/2018 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
European Parliament Approves Negotiating Stance On Copyright Reform12/09/2018 By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment
Civil Society Pushes EPO To Invalidate Hepatitis C Patent12/09/2018 By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment
Can A Surge In Activism Defeat American Big Pharma?22/08/2018 By Guest contributor for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBy Vinayak Bhardwaj – Not a day passes in America without news of a drug company raising prices on prescription drugs. Americans pay two to six times more for prescription drugs than those living in other developed countries, who earn the same income.
