Asamblea de la OMPI aprueba nuevo presupuesto y activa “reajuste” 22/12/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Por William New Los Estados miembros de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) dieron su primer voto formal de confianza a los planes de la nueva Secretaría para reestructurar el organismo de las Naciones Unidas el viernes cuando aprobaron unánimemente un presupuesto revisado para 2008 2009. La aprobación se efectuó en una Asamblea […]
December/January Edition of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available 22/12/2008 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 […]
No ACTA Deal Yet As EU Parliament Seeks Narrower Scope, More Transparency 20/12/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch As negotiations on the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) continued in Paris this week with again no public details the European Parliament Thursday sent a strong signal by requesting transparency in the negotiations. Parliament meeting in Strasbourg on 18 December passed a resolution on the impact of counterfeiting […]
Document From WIPO Details Strategy On IP, Climate Change 18/12/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Kaitlin Mara A draft document on climate change and intellectual property, prepared for informal consultations by the World Intellectual Property Organization and obtained by Intellectual Property Watch, shows WIPO poised to take a role in technical matters of IP and the global climate crisis.
Draft Programme Of WIPO Funder Meeting For Development 16/12/2008 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Intellectual Property Organization secretariat has circulated a draft programme for a funders’ meeting for IP and development in 2009 that includes proposed panels on IP projects in developing countries; science and innovation for development; WIPO-World Trade Organization cooperation; digital content in developing countries; work with indigenous communities; and reading access for the blind and visually impaired. The secretariat is expected to begin consultations on the proposed programme this week. Also released at the recent WIPO General Assembly was the statement by the WIPO Audit Committee chair, and the report by the Swiss Federal Audit Office of WIPO’s 2006-2007 budget.
Last-Minute Progress Made On Pandemic Flu; More Still To Come 15/12/2008 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Kaitlin Mara Significant strides were made at last week’s World Health Organization meeting on pandemic influenza preparedness, as assembled delegates searched for – and found – a way to satisfy member states’ differing views on the need for access to viruses and related biological materials and the need for access to vaccines and other […]
Internet Governance Forum: ACTA A Possible Show-Stopper For IP Progress 14/12/2008 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments By Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch The third annual United Nations-led Internet Governance Forum in Hyderabad, India this month addressed a range of topics related to intellectual property rights and the free flow of information, and provided a venue for doubts about a closed-door international anti-counterfeiting treaty negotiation being led by the United States […]
Le système « Peer To Patent » pourrait servir de modèle pour les offices des brevets 13/12/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Par Liza Porteus Viana pour Intellectual Property Watch Un système pilote de révision des brevets par les pairs initié aux Etats-Unis pourrait servir de modèle aux offices de brevets dans le monde. L’Ecole de droit de New York, connue sous le nom de New York Law School (NYLS) en collaboration avec l’Office des brevets américain […]
US Technology, IP Industries Offer Policy Wish Lists For Obama 12/12/2008 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment By Liza Porteus Viana for Intellectual Property Watch The United States Chamber of Commerce is calling on President-Elect Barack Obama to fill key intellectual property enforcement posts within the first 100 days of taking office. Meanwhile, other trade associations also have delineated their wishes on IP, innovation and technology, with one calling for a drastic […]
Lamy invita a los Miembros de la OMC descontentos a que usen el examen del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC y la Salud Pública 12/12/2008 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Por William New Se afirma hace un tiempo que no están funcionando las disposiciones de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC) destinadas a incrementar el acceso a los medicamentos de los países pobres. En respuesta a estas afirmaciones, el Director General de la OMC, Pascal Lamy, comentó el pasado martes que si los Miembros están […]