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Archives for August 2007

Acting To Protect Freedom of Expression At ICANN

30/08/2007 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Dan Krimm The continuing saga at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) about policy for approving new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) is entering what may be its final stages this summer. There has been a stream of controversy surrounding the “.xxx” gTLD proposal that was rejected by the ICANN Board of […]

Filed Under: Inside Views, Venues, English, ITU/ICANN, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting

Concern Arises Over Proposed Pan-African IP Organisation

30/08/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen A proposal to set up a Pan-African Intellectual Property Organisation (PAIPO) though still in its infancy already faces opposition and concern, including from those who fear that Africa is signing up to stricter IP protection levels than the continent is ready for, sources say. In addition, there is anxiety that […]

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Venues, Africa, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, English, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

Le système international des brevets sous pression ; prémices d’un plan d’action à l’OMPI

27/08/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Par Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Au vu de l’augmentation considérable du nombre de nouveaux usagers du système des brevets en Asie du Nord-Est, associée à une croissance continue parmi les usagers établis, l’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI) estime qu’il est nécessaire de repenser et de rationaliser le système des brevets, comme l’on déclaré […]

Filed Under: Features, Français, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WIPO

El sistema internacional de patentes sometido a presiones. Surge una nueva agenda política en la OMPI

23/08/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Con el importante aumento del número de usuarios del sistema de patentes en Asia nororiental, al que se suma un crecimiento constante de los usuarios establecidos, ha surgido la necesidad de repensar y racionalizar el sistema de patentes, sostuvo la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) en una conferencia […]

Filed Under: Features, Español, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WIPO

August/September Edition of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available

21/08/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Reporter features the most important news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the IP community at the United Nations, World Trade Organization, Geneva missions, regional and national IP offices, industry and non-governmental organisations, plus News Briefs on reports and events that do not […]

Filed Under: Editorials, Subscribers, English

WHO Holds Online Hearing On Innovation, IP Project

17/08/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen The World Health Organization is inviting participation in a six-week online public hearing from anyone interested in commenting on an ongoing process on how to ensure treatments for neglected diseases mainly found in developing countries. “WHO again encourages individuals, civil society groups, government institutions, academic and research institutions, the private […]

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

Germany: Fight Escalates Over Copyright Fee For Computers

17/08/2007 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch The fight between German collecting rights societies and hardware companies is escalating. This week the CEO of the society for musical performing and mechanical reproduction rights, Harald Heker, heavily criticised the German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM), claiming it was denying authors and artists […]

Filed Under: News, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Europe, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting

IP, Content Delivery Key To Telecom-Broadcasting Convergence

17/08/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By William New with Pravir Palayathan
Content delivery and telecommunications are becoming rapidly intertwined in a “converging” world, bringing new opportunities but also likely leading to a dogfight among the high number of networks platforms for content delivery currently available, according to experts.

“Not every horse can win the race at the same time, and there is a lesson there for ‘convergence’,” David Wood, head of new media at the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), told Intellectual Property Watch. “Every day a new means of providing media to the public seems to come out of the woodwork, all convinced they will be popular, valuable, and make a lot of money. But it can’t happen. There will be winners and losers.”

The EBU hosted a 21-22 June “meeting of high-level experts” jointly with the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU). “Our hope in organising the conference jointly with the EBU and ITU was to bring this into focus; and, if we accept that not everything can be successful, to see through to which would be more likely to succeed,” said Wood.

Filed Under: Subscribers, Access to Knowledge/ Education, English, Europe, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer

Accueil timide pour le document de négociation de l’OMS sur la PI

16/08/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Par Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Le nouveau document de négociation de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) élaboré en vue du dernier cycle de ce qui est devenu un intense processus d’analyse de l’innovation médicale et de la propriété intellectuelle restreint son champ d’action à environ douze maladies mais reste très ouvert en ce qui […]

Filed Under: Features, Français, Health & IP, United Nations - other, WHO, WTO/TRIPS

Recepción cautelosa del proyecto de texto de negociación sobre propiedad intelectual de la OMS

15/08/2007 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen El nuevo proyecto de documento de negociación de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) destinado a la última ronda de lo que se ha convertido en un proceso intenso de análisis sobre innovación de medicamentos y propiedad intelectual restringe el enfoque a aproximadamente una docena de enfermedades, aunque conserva […]

Filed Under: Features, Español, Health & IP, WHO, WTO/TRIPS

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