Mixed Reactions To Leaked Section Of Key UK IP Report29/11/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBy Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen While the music industry said it is a “big disappointment” that the United Kingdom will not extend copyright protection to sound recordings beyond its current 50 years as stated in a leaked section of a draft government-commissioned report, those in favour of content entering the public domain welcomed it. The […]
Developed Countries Keep Patent Harmonisation Issue Alive29/11/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBy Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen At a Tokyo meeting last week of the developed countries of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the issue of patent harmonisation was kept alive though no specific decisions were reached, a source said. Kenichiro Natsume of the Japanese mission told Intellectual Property Watch that the group, referred to as […]
États-Unis : les démocrates pourraient freiner les négociations d’accords commerciaux, mais peu de changements sont prévus en matière de propriété intellectuelle28/11/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentPar Martin Vaughan pour Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON DC – La nouvelle majorité démocrate à la Chambre des représentants et au Sénat des États-Unis pose de nouveaux obstacles aux accords commerciaux de l’administration Bush. Toutefois, les observateurs et les responsables politiques aux États-Unis estiment qu’à court terme, elle n’apportera probablement aucun changement majeur aux dispositions […]
Demócratas podrían demorar acuerdos comerciales de EE.UU. pero podrían cambiar poco en PI28/11/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentPor Martin Vaughan para Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – Las nuevas mayorías demócratas del Senado y la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos constituyen nuevos obstáculos frente a las iniciativas comerciales de la Administración Bush. Pero, según encargados de la formulación de políticas y observadores de ese país, éstos probablemente no se traducirán […]
The Music Process – Between New Business Models And Lawsuits28/11/2006 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBy Pedro Paranaguá. The traditional business model of the phonographic industry is being left behind by the competitiveness of new technologies. The technological world is evolving, but some businesses are struggling as they are not adapting themselves to the ever-increasing changes. Trying not to be left behind, the phonographic industry has preferred to use the […]
Proposal Could Create New Biotech Benefits In WHO Public Medicine System27/11/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBy Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The biotechnology industry has proposed to change the international generic naming of medicine ingredients, which at the moment are public property, into unique names for each medicine, making it harder to substitute them with cheaper versions, and linking them to trademarks, sources say. A powerful industry coalition submitted a joint […]
US-Russia Bilateral/WTO Deal Pushes New Standards For IP Protection24/11/2006 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBy William New In its bilateral negotiation with the United States in order to join the World Trade Organization, Russia appears to have agreed to intellectual property rights standards that push those of the WTO and US law to new levels. IP issues have been a top priority for the United States in recent years […]
Democrats Could Slow US Trade Deals But May Change Little On IP23/11/2006 by Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBy Martin Vaughan for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – The new Democratic Party majorities in the United States Senate and House of Representatives pose new obstacles for Bush administration trade initiatives. But they are not likely in the short-term to result in wholesale changes to intellectual property rights provisions that are part of those […]
EU TV Without Frontiers Directive Still A Lobbyist Target But May End Up A ‘Soup Hen’22/11/2006 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 3 CommentsBy Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch In the second week of December, the European Parliament will hear the first reading of the “modernised” Television Without Frontiers Directive (TVWF) that will stretch into the world of online content – hence to become the Audiovisual Media Directive. The directive is intended to adapt European Union-wide rules […]
Harmonisation du droit des brevets et politiques de l’OMPI: rapport révélateur sur la stratégie des pays développés20/11/2006 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBy Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen and William New Le rapport d’une réunion du groupe des pays développé de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) qui s’est tenue en septembre dévoile la stratégie cachée du groupe sur des thématiques telles que l’harmonisation du droit des brevets, le plan d’action pour le développement de l’OMPI et […]
