UN Agency To Address Link Between IP Assets And Financial Securities29/04/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentBy Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch NEW YORK – The banking industry and the intellectual property community will be keeping close tabs on the activities of a United Nations group next month when it meets to begin forming the foundation of IP rights treatment by the world’s various secured financing systems.
How can the IP system stimulate innovation on treatment for neglected diseases?29/04/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments
Débat sur les politiques en matière de cartographie des brevets appliqués aux sciences de la vie28/04/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentKaitlin Mara Il est aussi important que compliqué d’avoir accès à des données de qualité sur les politiques menées en matière de propriété intellectuelle appliquée aux sciences de la vie. Telle est la conclusion d’une récente réunion d’experts techniques relative aux difficultés rencontrées dans le domaine des brevets appliqués aux innovations en matière de technologies […]
Los expertos examinan la reglamentación de los estudios de situación de las patentes para las biociencias28/04/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentPor Kaitlin Mara Tener acceso a datos de calidad en el contexto de la reglamentación de la propiedad intelectual en el ámbito de las biociencias es una cuestión tan necesaria como difícil, según se dijo en una reunión de expertos técnicos que tuvo lugar recientemente para examinar los retos que plantean las patentes y la […]
Rise Of Enforcement Priorities Reflected In Annual USTR IP Report25/04/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBy William New The annual United States government report aimed at boosting global protection of US intellectual property rights and discouraging investment in errant nations this year again took sharpest aim at China and Russia, but also raised the alert on Thailand in part for its use of permitted compulsory licensing for public health, on […]
Clash Over World Customs Organization Efforts On IP Enforcement25/04/2008 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBy David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch BRUSSELS – Developing countries this week clashed with senior officials in the World Customs Organisation over an initiative designed to ensure that intellectual property rights are upheld at border posts, according to participants. Delegates to the 172-country WCO met in its Brussels headquarters on 24-25 April to prepare […]
WIPO Candidates Address Civil Society Concerns on Access, Transparency23/04/2008 by Kaitlin Mara, Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsBy Kaitlin Mara Candidates to be the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) had the opportunity to meet with civil society groups recently to discuss how WIPO’s strategies for the future might involve both more transparency and better accountability to stakeholders in environmental, social, and economic issues. José Graça Aranha of […]
Brazil Declares Patented AIDS Drug Of Public Interest, Could Expand Access22/04/2008 by Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentBy Claudia Jurberg for Intellectual Property Watch The Brazilian government recently declared the drug Tenofovir, used against HIV/AIDS, to be of public interest. The announcement signals the country’s interest in using an option to avoid the patent on the drug and possibly beginning the process of issuing a compulsory license for the antiretroviral which is […]
Experts Discuss Policy On Patent Landscapes For Life Sciences22/04/2008 by Kaitlin Mara, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentBy Kaitlin Mara Access to quality data in intellectual property policy in the life sciences is as necessary as it is hard to obtain, said a recent meeting of technical experts, called to discuss challenges in patents and innovation in medical, agricultural, and other biological technologies. Patents on life sciences figure into the “key debates […]
Mobile Phone Manufacturers Seek To Control Rising IP Costs21/04/2008 by Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentBy Tatum Anderson for Intellectual Property Watch A proposal by some of the world’s largest mobile phone equipment manufacturers to limit royalty fees on a next-generation wireless technology is the latest in a series of initiatives to try and control spiralling intellectual property costs.
