Internet Governance Forum To Return To Critical Internet Resources Issue 30/10/2007 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch The upcoming second Internet Governance Forum in Rio de Janeiro will have a very broad agenda with over thirty workshops, 22 best practice forums and 10 meetings of dynamic coalitions specialising in key issues such as access, diversity, openness and security. One outstanding issue at the 12-15 November […]
IP Community Critical Of Proposals On ICANN Agenda 30/10/2007 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Even the “father of the Internet” could not find a solution to the ongoing fight over the so-called Whois database, which allow checks on who has registered Internet domain names. When Vinton Cerf steps down from its position as Chairman of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and […]
Qualcomm-Nokia Patent Lawsuits Advance 29/10/2007 by Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch A German court has thrown out a case involving patents brought by Finnish phone manufacturer Nokia against US chipmaker Qualcomm. The case is one of several internationally between the two companies that could have an impact on telecommunications and information access.
WTO Biodiversity Amendment Backed; EU Seeks ‘New Thinking’ On GIs 26/10/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New A proposal to amend the World Trade Organization rules on intellectual property rights to require the disclosure of the origin of genetic resources in patent applications gained significant new support Wednesday when 50 least-developed countries signed on. The additional support for the proposed amendment came at the 23-24 October meeting of the […]
New Models Emerge For European Copyright Licensing System 25/10/2007 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch The European system for licensing copyrighted music is in “huge confusion” following the rejection by content users and smaller collecting societies of a proposed model contract for collective management of music on cable, satellite and the Internet, Thierry Desurmont, vice president of the board of France’s Societe des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique, said this week. Desurmont spoke along with others at a 22 October Chatham House/International Institute of Communications conference on trends in global communications in London.
Parliament Paves Way for EU Adoption Of WTO Health Amendment 24/10/2007 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – The European Union has pledged not to include any intellectual property provisions that would curb access to medicines in a series of free trade agreements it is negotiating with least-developed countries. The commitment has been given as part of a deal struck between the EU’s three […]
Top Economies To Negotiate Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Pact 24/10/2007 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The United States, European Union and other key trading partners on Tuesday announced their intention to negotiate an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to encourage other countries to meet higher intellectual property rights enforcement standards. “Global counterfeiting and piracy steal billions of dollars from workers, artists and entrepreneurs […]
TRIPS Council Extends Health Amendment; Targets Poor Nations’ Needs 23/10/2007 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment By William New The World Trade Organization committee on intellectual property rights on Tuesday gave a two-year extension for countries to ratify a public health agreement easing countries’ ability to import cheap medicines. It also addressed needs assessments for least-developed countries, which are to implement WTO rules on IP rights by 2013. The WTO Council […]
Le Kenya tente d’identifier les découvertes issues de sa recherche médicale susceptibles de faire l’objet de droits de propriété intellectuelle 23/10/2007 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Tatum Anderson, pour Intellectual Property Watch NAIROBI – Le Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), l’un des instituts de recherche médicale les plus prestigieux du Kenya, a entamé un audit approfondi de ses découvertes afin d’identifier celles qui pourraient être protégées par des droits de propriété intellectuelle. Ce diagnostic est mené alors que le gouvernement kenyan […]
Kenya decide identificar derechos de PI en sus investigaciones médicas 23/10/2007 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por Tatum Anderson para Intellectual Property Watch NAIROBI- Uno de los centros de investigación más prestigiosos del país, el Instituto de Investigación Médica de Kenya (KEMRI, por sus siglas en inglés Kenya Medical Research Institute), ha iniciado una amplia auditoría de propiedad intelectual para tratar de identificar qué descubrimientos deberían ser protegidos. La auditoría llega […]