New Text Shows Delegates Must Overcome Conceptual Differences On IP, Climate 06/10/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment BANGKOK – Delegates gathered in Thailand to try and pull together a slow-moving UN negotiation on a plan to fight climate change have yet to bridge fundamental conceptual differences on key issues, including intellectual property. The vast majority of consensus found so far at the two-week informal gathering has been textual rather than political, said several participants.
ITU Telecom World: Innovation, Growth, Green Technology – And Stronger Copyrights 06/10/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments The 2009 edition of the United Nations telecommunications agency annual summit opened its doors yesterday, bringing together government, industry leaders, and other stakeholders in a networking effort to address global challenges in the information society. Meanwhile, the head of the UN intellectual property agency took a shot at internet service providers and the need for stronger copyright protection.
Work Plan For WTO Negotiations Includes Potentially Critical IP Issues 06/10/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The new work plan for negotiations for the coming months at the World Trade Organization includes intellectual property issues that some members say are critical to any outcome in the current round of trade negotiations.
Biotech Legislative Agenda: Healthcare, Energy, Patents And Capital 05/10/2009 by Liza Porteus Viana, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The United States Congress and biotechnology industry are currently focused on healthcare reform, but biotech is also looking to the future at energy reform, patent reform and other intellectual property-related legislative priorities still on its agenda.
IP Protection No Barrier To Green Technology Transfer, Says Key Negotiator 05/10/2009 by Sinfah Tunsarawuth for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments BANGKOK – Protection of intellectual property should not be a barrier in transferring technology needed by developing countries in helping them cope with the effects of climate change as most of the technology is currently publicly available, a key negotiator of the issue has said.
Access To Safe Medicine A Public Health Issue, Not IP, Says Panel 04/10/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Anti-counterfeiting initiatives might have a negative impact on access to medicines while not addressing the problem of fake medicines, particularly in developing countries, according to panellists at a recent event organised by the Open Society Institute.
“Turning Point” At WIPO Pulls Traditional Knowledge Debate Out At Eleventh Hour 03/10/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments After a year of stalled deliberations on the issue of protecting traditional knowledge, genetic resources, and traditional cultural expressions, delegates at the World Intellectual Property Organization General Assemblies on Thursday found a compromise text that gives the committee its strongest mandate yet.
Second HADOPI Law Faces French Constitutionality Test 02/10/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Just days after the French Parliament adopted a bill aiming to protect literary and artistic intellectual property rights online on 25 September; the law is being challenged on constitutionality grounds.
US Industry Campaign: IP Needed To Address Climate Change, Economy 02/10/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Intellectual property rights are a key to innovation, the mitigation of climate change, an incentive to spur the economy and a creator of jobs, according to participants in several recent industry events and activities.
Third Revision of Patent Law in China (Part II) 01/10/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments The third amendment of Chinese Patent Law enters into force from 1 October, 2009. This article by Wenting Cheng explores the major changes in substantive requirements for patent grant, post-grant enforcement and adaptation of Chinese Patent Law to international norms on the protection of intellectual property.