Copyright Industry Makes Pitch For Economic Benefit Of Anti-Piracy In Developing Countries 20/10/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Copyright law is not always a barrier to access to knowledge, but lack of adequate or predicable copyright enforcement in developing countries can prevent the evolution of their own local creative industries, said several representatives from such industries yesterday.
Study Touts Economic Benefits Of Biodiversity 20/10/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment A study showing the economic benefits of biodiversity and the costs of its destruction was released today at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity conference in Nagoya, Japan.
First Patent Holder Grants Licences To UNITAID 01/10/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States National Institutes of Health has become the first patent holder to join the newly created Medicines Patent Pool, a project of drug purchasing mechanism UNITAID. Public health organisations hailed the move as key step in the right direction but said there is still much work to do.
Study Shows Climate Change Innovation Concentrated In Few Nations 30/09/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The adoption of 1997 landmark environmental agreement the Kyoto Protocol caused a surge in environmental innovation, but the countries which are innovating and the licensees of this technology are limited, finds a newly released study making use of patent data to track where technological responses to climate change are coming from as well as the licensing practices of the technology owners.
US Companies, Officials Discuss Policies To Boost IP Value, Cut Costs 18/09/2010 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Private-sector experts and key government officials in the United States came together this week to discuss strategies for improving rules and procedures on intellectual property, and look for ways to maximise the value of company IP assets while cutting costs.
Economists Report Empirical Evidence Of TRIPS Impact On Developing Countries 16/09/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment The World Trade Organization Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement has sparked decades of international debate over whether exporting stronger intellectual property norms to developing countries is beneficial or harmful.
Human Survival Depends On Shared Technology, Says New UN Climate Chief 03/09/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments In between climate change conferences, Christiana Figueres, newly appointed executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), was in Geneva yesterday to attend a ministerial meeting convened by the Swiss and Mexican governments on climate change finance.
Key Committee Debates Changes In WIPO Performance, Spending 01/09/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch and William New Leave a Comment The powerful World Intellectual Property Organization Program and Budget Committee is meeting this week for three days of discussions on a new strategic plan, the status of its audit function in the aftermath of past financial mismanagement, the financing of new projects related to the Development Agenda, and new policies on WIPO financial reserves, languages and investments.
US Jobs Bill Would Restrict Foreign Access To Patent Applications 28/07/2010 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment As the jobless rate remain high and budgets tight, United States policymakers increasingly are looking for ways to boost domestic innovation in order to create new jobs and boost the economy. One such bill to be announced tomorrow, called the “Strategic Manufacturing & Job Repatriation Act” aims to develop a national manufacturing strategy to create American jobs, including by lowering access to early patent applications and prioritising university patents.
OECD Sees New Angle On Innovation For Growth, Social Challenges 16/07/2010 by Catherine Saez and William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Innovation is a key factor in economic growth but is not only about research as it is a system with many different interacting parts including R&D as one of those elements, a senior developed nations group representative said this week. Governments need to promote policies that integrate the cross-cutting nature of innovation and favour evidence based decision making, he said.
