Global Patents Soar Again As China Tops Patent, Trademark, Design Filings06/12/2017 by Peter Kenny for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentInnovators around the world filed 3.1 million patent applications in 2016, up 8.3 percent in a seventh straight yearly increase, WIPO’s annual World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report shows. The report, WIPO’s annual report, released at the United Nations in Geneva today, showed China topping patent, trademark and design filings in 2016.
Mechanism To Assess Trade Agreements Needed, UN Forum On Access To Medicines Hears10/10/2017 by Peter Kenny for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentA mechanism to systematically assess trade agreements from a public health perspective, including accession agreements of the World Trade Organization and European Patent Office’s validation agreements is needed, says Ellen ´t Hoen, senior researcher at the Global Health Unit of the University Medical Centre, Groningen, The Netherlands. who publishes the Medicines Law and Policy website.
Human Rights Go Hand In Hand With IP In Making Health Systems Work, UN Forum Hears03/10/2017 by Peter Kenny for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentInnovation is vital for the development of medicines, but innovation without proper access to them is pointless, Roberto Azevêdo, Director-General of World Trade Organization has said. Several other agency heads spoke at the same event, where World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed the importance of universal health coverage.
The Many Layers Of Best Practices In The Fight Against Counterfeiting, Piracy14/09/2017 by Peter Kenny for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentLandlocked Switzerland never had to face pirates in seafaring days, but these days Stop Piracy – the Bern-based Swiss anti-counterfeiting and piracy platform – is actively united in fighting this 21st century threat that lurks in cyberspace everywhere. At a recent conference in Neuchâtel, a range of experts, including from the European Union IP Office, explored the issues.
UN Report On Innovative Tech To Achieve SDGs Highlights Role Of E-Commerce, Big Data13/07/2017 by Peter Kenny for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentAccess to artificial intelligence, big data, FinTech, eHealth, and digital connectivity are increasingly providing individuals around the world with access to vital resources such as employment opportunities, online banking and healthcare, according to a United Nations report released today.
Panellists At UN: Create A Global Research Centre For Artificial Intelligence?13/06/2017 by Peter Kenny for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentArtificial intelligence can solve many challenges facing humanity and it is seen playing a contributing role to the achieving of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but being data-driven, the inevitable question that arises is who owns it and manages it.
‘E-Commerce Offers Opportunities, But Many Challenges To SMEs’02/05/2017 by Peter Kenny for Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsE-commerce represents the micro and the massive in business. It offers tremendous potential for business enterprises to access global markets and is there for organisations such as sole traders through small and medium outlets to global giants such as Alibaba and Amazon.For its third E-Commerce Week from 24-28 April UNCTAD (the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development had the theme, “Towards Inclusive E-Commerce.”
‘Make Sure The Trademark Lawyer Is There’ At The Beginning26/04/2017 by Peter Kenny for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentFor World Intellectual Property Day this year, the World Intellectual Property Organization held a discussion on “Innovation in Communication: A State of Mind,” with a creator designer, a brand consultant and a writer as the panel.
WIPO: China Soon To Overtake US In Patent Filings; Cybersquatting Climbs To New Record16/03/2017 by Peter Kenny for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentIt’s a question of when, not if, that China will overtake the United Sates as the largest user of international patent systems, says the World Intellectual Property Organization, which has also announced a record number of “cybersquatting” cases.
WHO Director General Candidates Showcase Campaigns To The World07/03/2017 by Peter Kenny for Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsIt has been a gruelling campaign for the three final candidates for the post of director general of the World Health Organization and their latest public foray was dubbed a “moderated discussion.”
