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Archives for December 2009

En Argentine, la remise en ligne d’œuvres d’un philosophe français est vue comme une percée

16/12/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

La récente décision d’un juge argentin d’abandonner les poursuites engagées contre un professeur de philosophie accusé de violation de droit d’auteur est considérée par les défenseurs de la cause de l’accès aux œuvres comme un nouveau moyen d’attirer l’attention sur les problèmes liés au droit d’auteur en Amérique Latine.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, Français, IP Law, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean

El restablecimiento de las obras del filósofo francés en línea en Argentina considerado como una apertura

15/12/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

La decisión reciente de un juez argentino de desestimar los cargos presentados contra un profesor de filosofía por supuesta violación de los derechos de autor se considera un paso importante para dirigir la atención hacia los asuntos relativos al derecho de autor en América Latina, según dejaron trascender algunos defensores.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, Español, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean

International Policy Network — Fake Scare About Fake Drugs

15/12/2009 by Intellectual Property Watch 8 Comments

Recent customs seizures by some European Union members of Indian-made generic drugs en route to Latin America have caused uproar amongst development NGOs. But their claims are not only wide of the mark but dangerous, say Philip Stevens and Julian Harris.

Filed Under: Inside Views, IP Policies, Themes, Venues, English, Europe, Health & IP, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WTO/TRIPS

Civil Society, Elected Officials Rally Behind UNITAID Patent Pool

14/12/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

This week’s consideration of an implementation plan for a medicines patent pool by the board of oversight body UNITAID stirred a stream of stakeholder letters from around the world.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Development, English, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WHO

Tough Talks On IP In Technology Paper At Copenhagen; No Mention In Latest Draft

14/12/2009 by Tove Iren S. Gerhardsen for Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments

COPENHAGEN – A draft text on development and transfer of technology was subject to intense – and indeed heated – discussions during the first week of the high-level climate meeting in Copenhagen. But no intellectual property was mentioned in the latest draft text that was issued on 14 December.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Development, English, Environment, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, United Nations - other

WIPO Traditional Knowledge Meeting Stalls, But Begins To Breach ‘Trust Gap’

14/12/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

After an auspicious beginning on substantive issues, the World Intellectual Property Organization traditional knowledge committee stalled on matters of procedure at the end of its meeting last week. With no mandate, a committee working group will not meet in early 2010 as planned, and the full committee will move meet again sooner than scheduled to try to agree on process.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Copyright Policy, English, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, WIPO

Restoration Of French Philosopher’s Work Online In Argentina Seen As An Opening

14/12/2009 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments

An Argentinean judge’s recent decision to drop charges against a philosophy professor for alleged copyright infringement is being seen as a stepping stone to drawing attention to copyright issues in Latin America, according to advocates.
Professor Horacio Potel created open source websites to post foreign philosophers’ work in Spanish. The websites were named “Nietzsche in Spanish,” “Heidegger in Spanish,” and “Derrida in Spanish.”

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, IP Law, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean

US Government, Industry De-Emphasise Multilateral System In Enforcement Push

14/12/2009 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The Obama administration and industry groups like the Motion Picture Association of America continue to keep their policy focus squarely on protection and enforcement of IP assets, but in testimony to the US Congress last week made no mention of multilateral venues for advancing these interests through new policy instruments.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Counterfeit Medicines At WHO: Off Board’s Agenda, Still On Secretariat’s

11/12/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The issue of counterfeit and substandard medicines is again not on the agenda of the World Health Organization Executive Board meeting in January, though sources say member states are being consulted about the issue by the secretariat.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Enforcement, English, Health & IP, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WHO

WHO Report On Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Now Available

11/12/2009 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The World Health Organization secretariat has released its report to the executive board meeting on pandemic influenza preparedness. A framework for handling outbreaks of potentially pandemic influenza was approved in May this year, but outstanding – and critical – elements of the framework remained unfinished.

Filed Under: IP Policies, News, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WHO

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