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Archives for May 2007

An Argument For IP And Innovation Boosting Development

29/05/2007 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

With the next meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Provisional Committee on Proposals related to a WIPO Development Agenda (PCDA) to be held on 11-15 June, James Lewis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, presents an argument that innovation and intellectual property protection are good for development. James […]

Filed Under: Inside Views, English

US Courts Leave Patent Holders Seeking Stronger International Enforcement

29/05/2007 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Steve Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch
As more and more commerce crosses national borders, so do more and more items seen as infringing on patents. And patent holders are making a case for stronger international rules on enforcement to protect themselves.

International intellectual property treaties enable an inventor to file one patent application and obtain patent rights in multiple countries, but the treaties do not provide similar mechanisms for multinational enforcement. A patentee can sue in each country where infringement occurs, but this is often prohibitively expensive, they say.

Filed Under: Subscribers, Themes, Enforcement, English, IP Law, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

Friends of Development May Narrow WIPO Development Agenda Proposals

28/05/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

By William New The developing countries that in 2004 proposed an agenda for reform of the World Intellectual Property Organization toward stronger consideration of developing country needs are exploring a compromise in advance of the next WIPO meeting on the issue, according to government sources. About 70 proposals, some seen as far-reaching, are slated for […]

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

WHO Moves Closer To Guidelines On Avian Flu Sharing, Access

25/05/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) this week agreed on principles for sharing avian influenza virus samples through a global network. But the real terms and new guidelines related to intellectual property rights were put off until an October meeting in Indonesia, sources said. The agreement was reached near […]

Filed Under: Features, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Health & IP, United Nations - other, WHO

Países desarrollados procuran aclarar la presunta discrepancia sobre la edad de Idris

25/05/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Por William New Estados Unidos, Japón, el Reino Unido y Suiza, en pos de su preocupación por las cuestiones de responsabilidad y liderazgo que se plantean en la Organización Mundial de Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), exigen respuestas con respecto a las acusaciones de que Kamil Idris, Director General de la OMPI, habría falsificado su edad en […]

Filed Under: Features, Español, WIPO

World Health Assembly Agrees On IP And Innovation; US Abstains

23/05/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen After much discussion and hard-won willingness to shift positions on what a chair referred to as a “difficult resolution,” member states concluded the 2007 World Health Assembly on 23 May with the adoption of an agreement on innovation of medicines and intellectual property. But it was done without support from […]

Filed Under: News, English, Health & IP, United Nations - other, WHO, WIPO, WTO/TRIPS

Bush Administration Pushes For Stronger Copyright Protection, Enforcement

22/05/2007 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch The United States government and the US creative industries last week signalled a new crackdown on intellectual property (IP) infringement at home and abroad. In a flurry of activity, the Bush administration proposed unprecedented changes to copyright enforcement laws, key entertainment industry groups and companies partnered to fight […]

Filed Under: Features, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Europe, Human Rights, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, North America

Support In US For WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Appears To Wane

21/05/2007 by Drew Clark for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Drew Clark for Intellectual Property Watch WASHINGTON, DC – Practically no one participating in a recent government forum here liked the proposed broadcaster protection treaty under negotiation at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva. Computer companies didn’t like it; telephone companies didn’t like it; the National Football League didn’t like it; consumer […]

Filed Under: Features, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Lobbying, North America, WIPO

Health Assembly Sets Up Drafting Group On Brazil IP Proposal

21/05/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The World Health Assembly on 21 May set up a drafting group to discuss a Brazilian proposal that could give direction to ongoing discussions on public health, innovation and intellectual property and potentially reinforce the use of trade law for public health. The drafting group is expected to start its […]

Filed Under: News, English, Health & IP, WHO, WTO/TRIPS

Germany Discusses Digital Age Licensing Model For Public Broadcasters

21/05/2007 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch German public broadcasters at a recent hearing of Germany’s Supreme Court warned against state interference with the funding of their programmes. The appeal by Germany’s large public broadcasting organisations ARD, ZDF and radio broadcaster “Deutschlandfunk” to the highest German court is primarily about money. But it may result […]

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

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