Role Of WIPO On Traditional Knowledge In Question30/09/2009 by Kaitlin Mara, Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentFailure to resolve the deadlock over traditional knowledge at the World Intellectual Property Organization would call into question the organisation’s role, some member states said this week, as the chair of the General Assemblies tabled a text in an attempt to bridge major gaps that still remain. Meanwhile, the organisation adopted a commitment to approve the availability of documents in all its languages.
传统知识的命运——世界知识产权组织大会的一项关键决议30/09/2009 by Kaitlin Mara, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment世界知识产权组织（World Intellectual Property Organization）总干事今天在该联合国机构的年度大会开幕式上说，如果世界知识产权组织要保持决策上的影响力，它就必须能够在无论是最新的技术开发还是传统知识体系领域为创新制定标准。
Regulators’ Role Seen Rising As E-Content Tied To Devices29/09/2009 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch 5 CommentsWhen Amazon.com remotely deleted George Orwell’s “1984″ and “Animal Farm” from its Kindle e-books, it stirred up a hornet’s nest of complaints about privacy, the potential erosion of copyright users’ rights and censorship. Is the shift to “tethered devices” a real cause for concern or much ado about nothing?
ICANN’s New US Contract And New Top Level Domains – It’s Not Over29/09/2009 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsWith a day to go before the joint project agreement between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the United States Department of Commerce (DoC) is set to expire, calls for continuous US oversight role have been reiterated by US politicians and private-sector representatives who reason that this oversight is especially needed in the face of the planned introduction of new internet top-level domains like .shop.
Bangkok Climate Change Meeting Aims For Draft Deal For Copenhagen28/09/2009 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentBANGKOK – Government officials and private stakeholders were urged Monday to strike differences from the 280 pages of negotiating text in preparing a draft that could become a global agreement on climate change in December 2009.
Assemblées de l’OMPI : le sort des savoirs traditionnels en jeu28/09/2009 by Kaitlin Mara, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentLe problème, selon certains participants, est que ces ressources ont été allouées à des projets qui n’ont pas encore été approuvés. Le Comité du développement et de la propriété intellectuelle (CDIP) s’est réuni en novembre, puis en Avril, mais la prochaine réunion budgétaire n’aura pas lieu avant juillet, ce qui a amené de nombreux pays en développement à se demander comment des projets approuvés en novembre pouvaient être mis en œuvre rapidement alors même qu’ils ne disposent pas des ressources budgétaires nécessaires.
Former USTR Official Espinel Nominated US IP “Czar”26/09/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentA variety of industry and non-governmental groups today applauded the Obama administration’s announcement that Victoria A. Espinel would be nominated to be the first White House Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. Espinel is a former assistant US Trade Representative for intellectual property and innovation who led US trade negotiations on IP. In 2007, after stepping down […]
USPTO-African Regional IP Organization Agreement25/09/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe US Patent and Trademark Office today announced a bilateral agreement with the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), the mainly English-speaking regional IP group in Africa. The agreement is focused on enforcement and protection, along with ease of filing for foreign and African patent applicants, according to a USPTO release. USPTO Director David Kappos […]
WIPO Approves CHF64 Million Conference Hall; Intensive Informals Held On Traditional Knowledge25/09/2009 by Kaitlin Mara, Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentHow to handle the deadlocked negotiations on traditional knowledge remains a sticky decision at this year’s World Intellectual Property Organization General Assemblies, with four proposals on the table and informal meetings ongoing in advance of a formal discussion next week. Meanwhile, WIPO member governments this week agreed to fund a CHF64.2 million franc WIPO conference centre aimed for late 2012.
El destino de los conocimientos tradicionales: una decisión clave en las Asambleas de la OMPI25/09/2009 by Kaitlin Mara, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentLa Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) debe tener la capacidad de fijar normas para la innovación, desde los avances de la tecnología más recientes hasta los sistemas de conocimientos tradicionales, si desea conservar su reconocimiento en la formulación de políticas, expresó hoy el Director General en la apertura de la Asamblea General anual del organismo de las Naciones Unidas.
