Long Week Ahead For WIPO Experts Considering Treaty On IP And Genetic Resources28/02/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentHaving successfully advanced discussions toward treaties on the protection of folklore and traditional knowledge, country experts this week are meeting at the World Intellectual Property Organization to discuss the protection of genetic resources. But this time, it might prove trickier.
WHO Members To Work To Disentangle Problem Of Fake Medicines, IP Issues26/02/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentA designated working group will meet for the first time this week to discuss the World Health Organization’s role in the safety, quality and efficacy of medical products, but some countries are concerned about what they consider to be the unwelcome intrusion of intellectual property rights issues into the debate.
After Folklore, Traditional Knowledge Makes Steps Toward WIPO Treaty Text25/02/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 4 CommentsAfter a week of technical discussions to elaborate a draft text designed to help the World Intellectual Property Organization member states reach a treaty text on the protection of traditional knowledge, experts provided a set of draft articles, comments and proposed amendments.
Building A Consensus To Address The Health Threat Posed By Fake Medicines25/02/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment On the eve of a meeting of the WHO working group on substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/counterfeit medical products, research-based pharmaceutical industry group IFPMA sets out thoughts on building global consensus to address fake medicines.
Negotiators Work From New Text Of Traditional Knowledge Treaty At WIPO25/02/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsExperts gathered at the World Intellectual Property Organization to produce a negotiating document on traditional knowledge produced a cleaner text yesterday.
WIPO Traditional Knowledge Experts In Small Groups To Craft Treaty Text23/02/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 CommentsAfter two days of broad analysis of a draft document on traditional knowledge, country experts were to convene today in small drafting groups to trim down the language and arrive at a treaty negotiating text for the delegates meeting at the World Intellectual Property Organization in May.
Experts Work On WIPO Traditional Knowledge Draft Treaty Text21/02/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 3 CommentsA group of country experts are gathered at the World Intellectual Property Organization this week to elaborate a draft text on intellectual property and traditional knowledge. The positive momentum set by the results obtained by experts on traditional cultural expressions last July paved the way for this week’s agenda.
Experts: L’Application D’un Nouveau Protocole Sur La Biodiversité Repose Sur Les Réglementations Nationales21/02/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentPARIS – Récemment adopté, l’accord international pour faciliter l’accès aux ressources génétiques et le partage équitable des ressources en découlant a été ouvert à la ratification la semaine dernière. Le texte a d’ores et déjà reçu des commentaires mitigés des parties prenantes.
Stronger IP Rights In EU-Korea FTA: Precedent For Future FTAs?20/02/2011 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 9 CommentsA European Parliament majority this week approved a free trade agreement with Korea with strong provisions on intellectual property rights protection, according to Robert Stury, rapporteur of the lead EP Committee on the dossier.
WHO, WTO, WIPO Combine Forces To Improve Patent Information For Public Health18/02/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentPatents and public health are sometimes seen as a mismatch, but three prominent international organisations today stepped up their collaboration on ways to facilitate access to medicines by making a better use of the patent system. Effective, reliable and transparent information on patents is necessary to help decision-makers take the best public health approaches for global health coverage, panellists said.
