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Archives for March 2008

March Edition of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available

11/03/2008 by Kaitlin Mara 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

Interview With Debra Harry, Indigenous People’s Council on Biocolonialism

07/03/2008 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Debra Harry, a member of the Northern Paiute indigenous group from Pyramid Lake, Nevada (US) is the founder and executive director of the Indigenous People’s Council on Biocolonialism, which assists indigenous peoples in the protection of their traditional knowledge and the genetic resources in their traditional territories. She holds a Masters degree in community economic […]

Filed Under: Inside Views, English

Complaint Lodged Over EU Parliament’s Exclusive Use Of Microsoft Systems

06/03/2008 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

By David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – A formal complaint has been lodged with the European Parliament over how its information technology systems rely almost exclusively on software manufactured by Microsoft. Advocates of open standard software, which is developed on a not-for-profit basis, allege that the Seattle-based giant enjoys an effective monopoly or […]

Filed Under: News, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Europe, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer

Business, Governments See Momentum For ACTA, But EU Snags

04/03/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch
NEW YORK – Business leaders and some global government officials on Monday urged ratification of a global anti-counterfeiting treaty and proposed a series of new strategies aimed at curbing pirated goods they say not only harm developed and developing countries’ economies, but their citizens’ health as well.

Meanwhile, European Union participation in the negotiations has come into question, and non-governmental critics have raised concerns about the need for a treaty and the inclusiveness of the negotiations.

Filed Under: Subscribers, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Enforcement, English, Europe, Health & IP, Human Rights, Lobbying, North America, WIPO, WTO/TRIPS

“Less Difficult” First WIPO Development Committee Meeting Begins

03/03/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By William New The “historic” first day of the new World Intellectual Property Organization Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) opened with a focus on procedure, a focus likely to carry through the whole first week, according to participants. “The goal [of this week’s meeting] is to progress on the first and most important […]

Filed Under: News, Themes, Development, English, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

Indigenous Groups Express Concerns On IP Protection Of Their Knowledge

03/03/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments

By Kaitlin Mara Representatives of global indigenous groups were in Geneva last week to exchange views on the role of intellectual property in the protection of indigenous and traditional knowledge and folklore. Indigenous groups participated an informal meeting held on 22-23 February, and in the weeklong meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization Intergovernmental Committee […]

Filed Under: Features, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Enforcement, English, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO, WTO/TRIPS

German High Court Defines New “IT Basic Law” Curbing Online Searches

01/03/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch MUNICH – Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court this week decided that infiltration of personal computers, laptops or other information technology devices of possible suspects by law enforcement violates the basic right of “confidentiality and integrity of IT systems.” In defining confidentiality and integrity of IT systems, the German judges […]

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

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