Brazil Fights To Make Case For International Biodiversity Protection31/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentBrazil has arguably the earth’s richest source of biological diversity, and it is fighting to get help at the international level to protect those natural resources from what it says is unfair exploitation through patents by companies and others in and outside Brazil. While industry argues that the Brazilian law regulating the use of genetic […]
World Health Organization To Elect New Director General In November31/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to speed up the process of electing a new director general and will meet in November to nominate a candidate who will be proposed to a special session of the World Health Assembly. The decision was reached in the form of a resolution at […]
World Health Assembly Adopts Milestone R&D Resolution27/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsThe World Health Assembly today agreed to establish an intergovernmental group to develop a global plan on research and development for diseases predominantly affecting developing countries. The agreement reflects a bridging of significant gaps between parties on the issue a few weeks ago. The resolution was adopted in 90 seconds with no debate, a developed […]
World Health Assembly Adopts Resolution Tying Public Health To Trade Policy27/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe World Health Assembly today adopted a resolution that urges member states to improve coordination at the national level between international trade and public health, requesting the World Health Organization (WHO) to help its member states to do this. The resolution calls for governments to promote a better dialogue on trade and health, and gives […]
Agreement Reached On IP And Public Health Resolution At WHO27/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentA technical group at the World Health Assembly today agreed on a resolution that will increase the worldwide research and development focus on diseases that disproportionately affect developing countries. Brazil and Kenya, which have been driving the issue, welcomed the resolution, which is expected to be adopted tomorrow, 27 May. The text of the resolution […]
William Steiger, Lead Of US Delegation To World Health Assembly26/05/2006 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe 59th World Health Assembly, taking place from 22-27 May followed by a meeting of the World Health Organization Executive Board, is addressing three resolutions related to intellectual property rights. These include a proposal to establish a working group to develop a plan of action for research into diseases disproportionately affecting poor countries, and a […]
World Health Assembly Debates New Draft Text Merging IP Resolutions25/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentBy Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New A drafting group at the UN World Health Assembly today suggested a possible merger of two key intellectual property resolutions, including the establishment a global strategy and plan of action for research into diseases disproportionately affecting poor countries with action to be taken possibly within a year. […]
Health Assembly To Begin Talks On IP Resolutions Thursday Under Time Constraints25/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBy Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New A technical committee of the World Health Assembly on 24 May decided to wait until the next day to set up a short-term working group on two draft intellectual property resolutions, which put in question whether the assembly will run out of time on these issues before […]
NGOs See Possibilities For New Health R&D Framework24/05/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentA key question among delegates, lobbyists and activists tracking intellectual property-related resolutions at this week’s World Health Assembly is what a proposed new research and development framework would look like. The assembly is addressing two intellectual property-related resolutions aimed at finding ways to improve research and development for treatments of diseases in poor countries. It […]
OECD Considers Entering Into Patent Harmonisation Debate24/05/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentMADRID – At a recent conference here on patents and research it was suggested that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) would be a good forum in which to discuss certain aspects of the patent harmonisation process that so far has taken place at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The 18-19 May […]
