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Archives for September 2005

US Holds Out On Extension Of High-Level Meeting On Development Agenda

30/09/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

After a week of meetings at the World Intellectual Property Organisation General Assembly, the United States is possibly alone in firmly objecting to the continuation of a high-level meeting on a proposal for a WIPO development agenda. The proposal for cross-cutting reform of WIPO toward developing country concerns was first introduced at the General Assemblies […]

Filed Under: Themes, Development, English, WIPO

U.S. Patent Reform Effort Narrowed in Congress; Could Resurface In Supreme Court

29/09/2005 by Sarah Stirland for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Sarah Lai Stirland for Intellectual Property Watch A wall of opposition from the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and independent inventor communities this year gutted some of the most controversial provisions from an ambitious patent reform bill introduced in July in the U.S. House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the U.S. Congress. But one of the […]

Filed Under: English, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

WIPO’s Future Work, Past Credibility On Table At General Assemblies

26/09/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The top officials of the World Intellectual Property Organisation member states this week gather for their annual meeting facing an unusual number of critical issues for the U.N. body, several of which involve the credibility of the organisation itself. The issues before the WIPO General Assemblies, which range from global patent harmonisation sought by its […]

Filed Under: English, WIPO

Trade-Off With WTO Geographical Indications Register Still In Question

23/09/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A meeting on 16 September of the World Trade Organization committee responsible for intellectual property rights saw little progress on the issue of a creating a register for geographical indications for wines and spirits, according to sources in Geneva. But it did see a new paper from the secretariat that compares the three leading proposals […]

Filed Under: English, WTO/TRIPS

Interview With Markus Kummer, Head, UN Working Group On Internet Governance

22/09/2005 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

In the lead-up to the Second Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), to be held in Tunis from 16 to 18 November, government negotiators are working to form a text for leaders to sign. A key contribution to the process is the recent report of the Working Group on Internet Governance […]

Filed Under: Inside Views, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting

Failure Of Patent Harmonisation Not Critical For WIPO, Official Says

07/09/2005 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Failure to get agreement on a proposal to harmonise national patent laws by World Intellectual Property Organisation members will not impact the functioning and credibility of the organisation, a top WIPO official said today. Failure to agree “is not necessarily the end of the world for WIPO,” Francis Gurry, WIPO deputy director general, said in […]

Filed Under: English, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WIPO, WTO/TRIPS

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