Window May Be Closing For EU Patent Harmonisation29/06/2007 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBy Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch MUNICH – After years of debate, the window of opportunity could be closing for the proposed next step for harmonising the European patent system by creating a centralised European patent court, judging by comments from officials.German Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries, at a two-day symposium on the Future of the European Patent Jurisdiction in Munich this week, said that if European governments were unable to agree on an overall concept, “we should have the courage to put an end to the discussion and stay with the status quo.”
TLD Or Not TLD For Cities? Berlin Senate Wants Out28/06/2007 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentBy Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch A fight has begun over the virtual existence of Germany’s capital: Does a .berlin address space have a right to exist beside the old standby berlin.de? The outcome of the fight could have a broader effect on the future of city names on the Internet. After a recent […]
OECD Meeting Highlights New Drug Purchasing Model Despite NGO Doubts27/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentBy Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen A recent Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) high-level meeting on boosting the development of medicines for neglected diseases mainly found in developing countries, focused on a new model under which governments promise up-front to buy a certain medicine once it has been developed. The Advance Market Commitments (AMC) […]
Battle Looms In US Over Royalty Fees For Internet Radio26/06/2007 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 4 CommentsBy Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Webcasters across the United States fell silent on 26 June in an effort to influence the passage of legislation reversing royalty rate increases many say will kill radio delivered over the Internet. The “Internet Radio Equality Act,” introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives, responds to […]
« Avancée significative » à l’OMPI : les négociateurs établissent un nouveau mandat pour le développement25/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentPar William New Les membres d’un comité de l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) chargé d’examiner les propositions relatives à un plan d’action de l’OMPI pour le développement auraient reformulé le mandat de l’organisation spécialisée des Nations Unies dans le cadre d’une réunion tenue du 11 au 15 juin, sous réserve d’une approbation finale. […]
WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Talks Sent Back To Committee22/06/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentBy William New World Intellectual Property Organization members on Friday recommended to move talks on a proposed broadcasters’ and cablecasters’ treaty back to committee level for further consideration, a day after rejecting a proposal to elevate the issue to formal treaty negotiations. The move could signify a shelving of the issue, some nine years after […]
WIPO Patent Agenda Expected To Be Revived In 200822/06/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentAfter a one-year hiatus, the World Intellectual Property Organization likely will renew its agenda on patent policy issues in 2008 following members’ informal approval Friday of a study on patents to be conducted by the WIPO secretariat in autumn, according to officials.
OECD High-Level Meeting On Neglected Diseases Agrees On Agenda For Action22/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsBy Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen NOORDWIJK, THE NETHERLANDS – Participants at a high-level meeting of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) meeting here informally agreed on an agenda for what needs to be done in the area of neglected diseases, and although no specific commitments were made, participants said the outcome is a […]
“Gran logro” de los negociadores de la OMPI al crear un nuevo mandato para el desarrollo22/06/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentPor William New Entre el 11 y el 15 de junio, los miembros de un comité de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) cuya misión es considerar propuestas para el Programa de la OMPI para el Desarrollo redactaron un posible nuevo mandato, que se encuentra pendiente de aprobación, para el organismo de Naciones […]
WIPO Broadcasting Treaty Talks Break Down22/06/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentBy William New World Intellectual Property Organization negotiations for a treaty on rights for broadcasters broke down at the eleventh hour, according to participating government officials. A high-level final treaty negotiation scheduled for November will not take place, they said. The outcome will not be official until Friday, however, when the Standing Committee on Copyright […]
