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Archives for February 2006

Opposition Heavy To US Environmental Health Agency Plan To Privatise Open Access Journal

28/02/2006 by Steve Gibb for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Steve Gibb for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – The director of the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is facing overwhelming opposition to a plan to privatise an open-access environmental science journal NIEHS publishes, according to public comments on the plan. NIEHS last September proposed privatizing Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), www.ehponline.org, […]

Filed Under: Features, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, North America

Consultations On Geographical Indications Aim To Structure Discussions At WTO

27/02/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Informal consultations were held at the World Trade Organization on 24 February on how to structure negotiations over the coming months on a proposed register for geographical indications (GIs) on wines and spirits, a participant said. The register is scheduled to be discussed at a special session of the WTO Council on the Agreement on […]

Filed Under: News, English, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WTO/TRIPS

WIPO Committee Forms Draft For Future Development Agenda Talks

24/02/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) wrapped up the first of two weeklong meetings on proposals for a development agenda with a document listing all of the proposals under categories. “Everyone is the owner of this development agenda now in its raw form,” a Brazilian official said, referring to it as a […]

Filed Under: News, Themes, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Development, English, WIPO

Industry’s Take On WIPO Development Talks: An Interview With The Director General Of CropLife

24/02/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

On 22 February the biotechnology and crop industry association CropLife International hosted a side event as well as an evening reception to the ongoing discussions of a development agenda at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Intellectual Property Watch talked with CropLife Director General Christian Verschueren about what the industry thinks of the development agenda negotiations. […]

Filed Under: Features, Themes, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, Enforcement, English, Health & IP, Lobbying, WIPO

Agricultural IP Issues Debated At Industry Side Event To WIPO Meeting

24/02/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The international crop and biotechnology industry’s concerns about current discussions on intellectual property as well as developing countries’ needs were discussed at a recent industry side event to the ongoing discussions at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The event was hosted by the Brussels-based industry association CropLife International. On the panel were Rita Hayes, […]

Filed Under: Features, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Enforcement, English, Health & IP, WIPO

Experts Discuss Balance Between Digital Content Access, Protection

24/02/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The impact of copyrights on access to everything from digital books in libraries to online music was discussed at a 21 February side event of a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) meeting on a development agenda. One of the main issues was whether copyrights are good or bad for the public domain and how a […]

Filed Under: Features, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, WIPO

The Hunt Is On To Advance Or End Development Agenda At WIPO

24/02/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New Nations negotiating on a range of proposals to increase the development dimension at the World Intellectual Property Organization are divided over ways to either advance or conclude the talks. The first proposal for a WIPO reform agenda for development came in autumn 2004, and a steady stream […]

Filed Under: Features, Themes, Development, English, WIPO

WIPO Members Fret Over Procedure On Development Agenda Proposals

22/02/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New Member governments of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) meeting established to discuss proposals for a development agenda at the United Nations body spent considerable time today discussing how to manage the large number of proposals. The debate in the 20-24 February Provisional Committee on Proposals Related […]

Filed Under: News, Themes, Development, English, WIPO

L’industrie se prépare à un deuxième « round » sur la directive de l’UE en matière de brevetabilité

22/02/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

PRAGUE – Les groupes industriels pro-brevets, qui ont investi des sommes considérables pour influencer les débats au sein de l’Europe sur un projet de directive – finalement rejeté – en matière de brevetabilité des inventions mises en oeuvre par ordinateur, tirent des leçons de leurs erreurs et se préparent à une éventuelle reprise des négociations […]

Filed Under: Features, Europe, Français, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

WIPO Development Debate Turns To Chile Public Domain Proposal

21/02/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

On the second day of a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) meeting on a proposed development agenda, how to move forward and discuss the roughly 50 proposals that WIPO has received was the theme of regional as well as plenary meetings. Officials on Tuesday began discussing the substance of the proposals, starting with a recent […]

Filed Under: News, Themes, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Development, English, WIPO

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