US Imposes USD 50B In Tariffs On China For Forced IP/Tech Practices, Cybertheft15/06/2018 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe United States today released a list of products imported from China to the US on which additional tariffs will be placed as a measure aimed at pressuring China to change its practices the US says force US companies to give up intellectual property and transfer technology. Some industries have been dropped from the list such as pharmaceuticals, while a second list has now been announced, officials told reporters this morning.
World’s 5 Largest IP Offices Name Artificial Intelligence A Top Strategic Priority15/06/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe heads of the patent offices of China, Europe, Korea, Japan and the United States met today and declared artificial intelligence one of the top strategic priorities for them as a group. Other efforts included work on harmonising patent practices, the Global Dossier program, classification of new technologies, and patents and standards, according to a release.
EU Files WTO Case Against China Over IP Rights Protection06/06/2018 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsThe European Union has filed a World Trade Organization dispute settlement complaint against China for unfair treatment of foreign intellectual property rights holders. The case follows a similar filing by the United States against China.
WIPO Edges Toward High-Level Meeting To Finish Treaty On IP Rights For Broadcasters04/06/2018 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee last week stepped back from a lunge toward a long-debated treaty to protect intellectual property rights of broadcasters, but still concluded with a recommendation for the full WIPO membership to consider taking the negotiation to the final political level later this year.
New South African IP Policy Text Now Available31/05/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe new Intellectual Property Policy of South Africa has now been posted to a government website.
Did The WIPO Copyright Committee Just Approve A Group With Mission To Free The World From “Space Lizards’ Control”?28/05/2018 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 4 CommentsThe World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee this morning started its weeklong meeting by rubber-stamping three nongovernmental organisations as observers, without discussion.But a look at the website, www.ipcentreug.org, of one of the groups, as provided in the WIPO document as approved, states that the mission of the group is a “global conspiracy investigation institution” whose mission is to “free individuals and organizations from space lizards’ control.”
50 Years Of Global Health Progress – Interview With IFPMA Head Thomas Cueni23/05/2018 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentDr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General in his inaugural speech at the World Health Assembly this week, explained that partnerships are a key strategy for the WHO to ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages. He added that the WHO is engaging with the private sector as a crucial partner in achieving health for all. Thomas Cueni, IFPMA’s Director General, in an interview with Health Policy Watch on the occasion of the IFPMA’s 50-year anniversary, explains how the research-based biopharmaceutical industry together with IFPMA have contributed to the huge strides in health progress over 50 years. He explains the major leaps forward, setbacks and mistakes, as well as how industry is part of the solution, as “do-ers” and partners in global health progress. Cueni also talks about pricing and cost of R&D.
Women And IP As Topic To Be Pursued At WIPO Committee On Development And IP20/05/2018 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentIn the wake of the annual intellectual property day this year focusing on women, the World Intellectual Property Organization Committee on Development and IP this week agreed to discuss women and IP at its next session, as the first topic under a new agenda. The committee also agreed to a new project on the role of women in innovation. In other areas, more discussions are foreseen on whether regular international conferences on IP and development can be approved, and on recommendations by an independent expert group on the implementation of the WIPO Development Agenda.
WIPO Asked To Improve Its Reporting On Development Agenda Implementation20/05/2018 by William New and Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentThe World Intellectual Property Organization annual self-evaluation of the implementation of its 2007 Development Agenda was rubber-stamped by most delegates again this year at the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property. But Brazil offered detailed suggestions on ways to improve the report and ensure that past work is not being included in the reporting on new accomplishments. It also warned against confusing WIPO’s Development Agenda work with its broader activities for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
WHO Issues First-Ever List Of Essential Diagnostic Tests15/05/2018 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsThe World Health Organization today published its first Essential Diagnostics List, which identifies the most-needed tests for conditions and diseases.
