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Archives for September 2007

Preocupan los acuerdos bilaterales entre la UE y países en desarrollo

24/09/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Por David Cronin para Intellectual Property Watch BRUSELAS – Aumenta la preocupación tanto en Europa como en los países en desarrollo sobre si diversos acuerdos de libre comercio, cuya firma está programada para finales del presente año, contendrán normas demasiado estrictas en materia de propiedad intelectual. El organismo ejecutivo de la Unión Europea, la Comisión […]

Filed Under: Venues, Asia/Pacific, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Enforcement, Español, Europe, Health & IP, Human Rights, Latin America/Caribbean, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge

Des craintes surgissent quant à l’éventuelle création d’une Organisation panafricaine de propriété intellectuelle

24/09/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

par Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Bien qu’il n’en soit qu’à un stade embryonnaire, le projet de créer une Organisation panafricaine de propriété intellectuelle (OPAPI) se heurterait déjà à des oppositions, notamment inspirées par la crainte de voir l’Afrique s’engager sur des niveaux de protection de propriété intellectuelle plus stricts que ce que le continent n’est […]

Filed Under: Venues, Africa, Français, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

WIPO Conference Tackles IP-Health Dynamic

21/09/2007 by Paul Garwood for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Paul Garwood Intellectual property can help improve public health, but drug research costs must be controlled so patients in poor countries can afford urgently needed medicines, a World Intellectual Property Organization symposium heard Wednesday. The Geneva-staged event, at which representatives of United Nations bodies, foreign missions, non-governmental bodies and industry spoke, was held in […]

Filed Under: News, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WHO, WIPO

Pressures High On Eve Of WIPO General Assembly; DG Under Fire

20/09/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

By William New Tensions are high at the World Intellectual Property Organization leading up to the annual General Assemblies next week with member states discussing the fate of the WIPO director general, who developed country member states claim has lost the ability to govern the organisation. Other issues under debate include budget overruns and surpluses […]

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Venues, Copyright Policy, English, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, United Nations - other, WIPO

Concern Rises Over EU Bilaterals With Developing Countries

20/09/2007 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – Concern is growing in both Europe and developing countries about whether a series of free trade agreements slated for signature later this year will contain overly stringent rules on intellectual property. The European Union’s executive, the European Commission, has proposed that the Economic Partnership Agreements it […]

Filed Under: Features, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Africa, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Europe, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

China Proposes Fund To Help Its Firms Fight IP Litigation

19/09/2007 by Jia Hepeng for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Jia Hepeng for Intellectual Property Watch
BEIJING – China is proposing a fund to help its enterprises cope with rising international litigation related to intellectual property rights (IPRs).

The message, together with other measures, was delivered by Zhang Qin, deputy director of the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) at a national corporate IPR meeting on 2 September, but it was not made public until 10 September.

Sun Pingping, a spokeswoman of SIPO, confirmed the news, saying the scale and detailed operation of the fund have not been finalised.

Zhang told the corporate meeting that international legal cases on IP that Chinese enterprises face have been growing. While some of the lawsuits arise from Chinese enterprises’ poor IPR awareness and ownership, it is possible that some multinationals are abusing IPR to block the rise of Chinese firms, he said.

Filed Under: Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Asia/Pacific, Enforcement, English, IP Law, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Regional Policy

EU Microsoft Judgment Sparks IP Law Debate

18/09/2007 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch
A European Commission ruling and record fine was upheld Monday against US software giant Microsoft for breaching European antitrust laws in a judgment that will have repercussions for intellectual property owners far beyond the case itself, experts said.

The European Court of First Instance upheld the �497 million fine and the 2004 ruling by the Commission that Microsoft had, among other things, refused access to rivals to IP-protected information needed for developing interoperable products.

Filed Under: Subscribers, Themes, English, Europe, IP Law, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

Development Agenda Implementation Discussed Before WIPO Assemblies

18/09/2007 by Paul Garwood for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Paul Garwood More technical assistance to developing countries, closer collaboration between UN agencies and overhauling the World Intellectual Property Organization were among calls made during a conference of leading players in the intellectual property community held Monday. The conference, entitled “The Reform of WIPO: Implementing the Development Agenda,” was the second such event. The […]

Filed Under: News, Themes, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Development, English, Human Rights, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

IP And Bioethics: International Community Seeking Answers

18/09/2007 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

By Catherine Saez
In order to explore the relationship between intellectual property rights and life science innovations, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is organising policy symposia to identify and clarify the intellectual property dimension in the life sciences.

In a world where biotechnology is booming and new technological frontiers are being crossed, new challenges arise such as ethical questions relating to the implication and applications of biological research. Patent agencies, industry and civil society were invited on 4 September to share their thoughts and experience on the use of the intellectual property system in bioethics.

As Antony Taubman, acting director of the WIPO Global IP Issues Division described it, biotechnology is based on living organisms which raises distinct ethical questions.

Filed Under: Subscribers, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

Preocupa la propuesta de creación de una organización panafricana de propiedad intelectual

18/09/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Por Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen Según trascendió, una incipiente propuesta para establecer una Organización Panafricana de la Propiedad Intelectual (PAIPO) ya provoca oposición y preocupación, como es el caso de quienes temen que África se esté comprometiendo a adoptar niveles de protección de propiedad intelectual más estrictos de lo que el continente realmente está preparado […]

Filed Under: Venues, Africa, Español, Regional Policy

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