The Latest News In Intellectual Property From ANEPI Ecuador17/01/2015 by Intellectual Property Watch, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentWelcome to (ANEPI), the first Intellectual Property News Agency of Ecuador. The Agencia de Noticias Especializada en Propiedad Intelectual (ANEPI) publishes news, analysis, interviews, feature articles, a weekly update and more on Ecuador and the region, at http://www.anepi.ec. Articles are primarily in Spanish with some translation. Below is the list of the week’s stories on ANEPI, including in English: “Latin America, Patents, Innovation and Brands within the Intellectual Property System.”Bienvenido a (ANEPI), La Primera Agencia de Noticias de Propiedad Intelectual del Ecuador: Síguenos http://www.anepi.ec/ANEPIEcuador
WTO: Talks On GI Register Start, Tied To Other Negotiations In July 2015 Deadline12/12/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentAn informal meeting of World Trade Organization members on a long-discussed register on geographical indications of wines and spirits today showed that member states were committed but not yet inclined to delve into the issues until they have a clearer picture of other sensitive topics of the Doha Round.
WTO Back At The Discussion Table On GI Register08/12/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentAn informal meeting is scheduled to take place on 12 December at the World Trade Organization on a multilateral register for geographical indications of wines and spirits. The meeting is expected to discuss how to move the work in the negotiations, and how to reflect it in the post-Bali work programme, according to a source.
Paper Proposes Access And Benefit Mechanisms To Help Implement Nagoya Protocol04/12/2014 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsA recent paper proposes that countries use the access and benefit-sharing mechanism of the Nagoya Protocol to ensure conservation action and effective implementation of the protocol.
Civil Society Files Opposition To Monsanto Climate-Related Soybean Patent03/12/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsA civil society coalition is after one of European Monsanto’s patents, accusing the giant seed corporation of biopiracy. The patent granted in February was challenged by the No Patents on Seeds coalition, which filed an opposition a few days ago.
Kenyan Community Benefits From Its Genetic Resources17/11/2014 by Hillary Muheebwa for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentIn Kenya, residents living around Lake Bogoria in Baringo County have received Kenya shillings 2.3 million, about USD 26,000, as royalties paid by a Danish bio-enzyme company.
African IP Body Steps Up Regional Effort To Adopt Plant Protection Protocol13/11/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 CommentsThe African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), with the help of the United States and an international plant variety organisation, is working to grow regional support for a controversial draft law. The draft protocol would boost protection for new plant varieties, despite concerns of local civil society that it would not be in the best interest of ARIPO members’ food security due to its potential impact on small farmers. ARIPO held a regional workshop on the issue in recent weeks in part to build support for a treaty negotiation to lock in these protections.
US: WIPO Plan To Negotiate Higher GI Protection Sets “Deeply Troubling Precedent”06/11/2014 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe United States is accustomed to having a strong say in multilateral negotiations, but in the case of a move by a small number of World Intellectual Property Organization members to negotiate higher protection for geographical indications without the full participation of the US and others, the US government is particularly fuming. Now it has questioned the very validity of the move.
Geographical Indications At WIPO: Members Dissent On Participation In Treaty Talks31/10/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentMembers of a World Intellectual Property Organization treaty protecting appellations of origins who are seeking to revise that treaty to include geographical indications were opposed this week by several WIPO member states seeking to have a say in the adoption of the revision. The issue has raised a question for WIPO about participation in treaties and agreements.
Draft Revision To Provide Higher Protection To GIs Fine-Tuned At WIPO28/10/2014 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe contracting parties of the agreement protecting appellations of origin at the World Intellectual Property Organization are meeting this week to fine-tune a draft revision of this agreement to include geographical indications. The end of the week is scheduled to be devoted to a preparatory committee of a high-level negotiating meeting in 2015 to adopt the revision.