New Business Models Proposed In Debate On EU Culture And Copyright 09/06/2010 by David Cronin for Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments BRUSSELS – Small fees for internet users could be used to pay musicians and other artists for the dissemination of copyright-protected work online, a Brussels conference has been told.
UNITAID-Backed Patent Pool Final; Drug Licence Talks Can Begin 08/06/2010 by William New and Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 9 Comments The final step in the establishment of a patent pool under international drug-purchasing mechanism UNITAID was taken today, the UN body announced.
WHO’s Chan Responds To Allegations Of Misconduct On Flu Pandemic 08/06/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment “At no time, not for one second, did commercial interests enter my decision-making,” Director General Margaret Chan of the World Health Organization declaration in a letter today defending the organisation’s increasingly scrutinised response to an outbreak of H1N1, or ‘swine flu.’
New Rwanda IP Policy Taps Information For Development 08/06/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment “Information is the lifeblood of development,” says the government of Rwanda in a recently-adopted intellectual property policy, part of the country’s comprehensive development strategy. The new policy attempts to integrate Rwanda into the international IP system while simultaneously safeguarding the freedom it needs to drive its own innovation system.
June Edition Of IP-Watch Monthly Reporter Now Available 08/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The Intellectual Property Watch Monthly Edition features top news on international IP policymaking, the latest on who is coming and going in the international IP community, news briefs and more. The June edition is now available for subscribers at: http://www.ip-watch.org/user/newsletter.
Public Gets A Taste Of WIPO, Policy Debate On IP And Environment 07/06/2010 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Dressed in casual weekend attire with white and blue “WIPO Staff” t-shirts, World Intellectual Property Organization personnel on 5 June gave explanations and guidance on intellectual property rights to the public, while a blimp-shaped balloon advertised the event outside the building. The WIPO lobby was turned into an intellectual property fair with stands displaying the range of WIPO’s services, and a much-appreciated wine tasting.
Possible WHO-Industry Conflict Of Interest On Pandemic Flu Under Investigation 07/06/2010 by Kaitlin Mara for Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Global health authorities have been guilty of “grave shortcomings” in transparency and accountability to the public good in their handling of the pandemic influenza outbreak says a new draft resolution from the intergovernmental Council of Europe. A related investigative report from the British Medical Journal found evidence of “declarable financial conflicts of interests” among the experts advising the World Health Organization. But WHO denies any wrongdoing.
Council Of Europe Wants In On ICANN Government Body 07/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments The 47-member Council of Europe wants to become an observer in the governmental advisory body of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and is pondering on a possible role as secretariat provider for the ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). ICANN is the technical oversight body for the internet domain name system. Following […]
Worning Named Acting Head Of WHO IP Division 04/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Anne Marie Worning, executive director of the director general’s office at the World Health Organization, will be adding direction of the WHO Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (PHI) division to her list of duties, sources revealed today. Worning, a native of Denmark, is a medical doctor who has worked in various capacities for the […]
New ITU Development Roadmap Doesn’t Develop Content 04/06/2010 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment UN members today announced a roadmap for global information and communications technology development with an emphasis on access to broadband high-speed internet and a range of online public services. But it appeared to steer clear of promoting local content development online, an issue often included in such work under increasing ICT convergence. The 24 May […]