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Archives for March 2011

WIPO Says Cybersquatting Filings Sharply Up, Watches ICANN’s Domain Name Expansion

31/03/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Filing complaints about cybersquatting, which the World Intellectual Property Organization defines as the “abusive registration of trademarks as domain names,” is on an upward trend, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry said today. Meanwhile, WIPO also launched a review of its dispute panellists.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WIPO

WHO Experts To Analyse R&D Financing, Focus On Poor Country Diseases

31/03/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

The World Health Organization expert working group tasked with studying proposals on financing and coordinating research and development for diseases that disproportionately affect developing countries will meet next week. The working group’s path is not easy as it follows a predecessor group that sustained allegations of conflict of interest and lack of transparency.

Filed Under: Language, News, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, WHO

WIPO Discusses Industrial Design Treaty, Trademark Protection On Internet

30/03/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

World Intellectual Property Organization members congregated this week to advance work on a potential treaty on industrial designs, and to look into trademark protection against infringement on the internet, including through social media. But they ended early after nominal progress in these promising new areas for the United Nations agency.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WIPO

FAO Seed Treaty Carries Hope, Addressing Country Contributions, Farmers Concerns

30/03/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments

Funding mechanisms and farmers’ rights were among the issues that captured the attention of member countries of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture during the biannual meeting of its Governing Body.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Environment, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge, United Nations - other

US Farmers Sue Monsanto Over GMO Patents, Demand Right To Conventional Crops

30/03/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 23 Comments

The Public Patent Foundation filed suit yesterday against Monsanto’s patents on genetically modified seeds with farmers asking to be protected against the biotechnology giant’s potential lawsuits in case of accidental contamination from plants grown with its seeds.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Environment, Human Rights, IP Law, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

MPAA Head Criticises China, ‘Rogue’ Websites

29/03/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

A week into his new job as CEO and Chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), former Senator Chris Dodd gave his “inaugural” speech salted with jabs at China and websites that carry movie content without authorisation of the rights holders.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Copyright Policy, English

Registration Still Open For WHO Sessions On R&D Financing

29/03/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The expert group at the World Health Organization looking for ideas to fund research into diseases disproportionately affecting poor populations will open up its first meeting next week to public input. Participants can register for the open sessions until Monday, 4 April at noon. Proposals for a presentation to the group are due by Friday, 1 April at noon.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WHO

Intellectual Property Creates Space For Competition In Innovation, WIPO Head Says

29/03/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Intellectual property is an available space in which any country can compete, but certain policies are helpful, the head of the World Intellectual Property Organization said today. And he described a global geographic shift in innovation away from Europe and the United States.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, English, Europe, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, United Nations - other, WIPO

Committee Nears Final Review Of WHO Performance On H1N1 Pandemic

29/03/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments

The committee reviewing the World Health Organization’s response to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and whether the international organisation was unduly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry in its response is working this week to formulate its final report.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, English, Health & IP, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WHO

Call Issued For UN Intervention In Trans-Pacific Regional Trade Pact

28/03/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments

As officials gather this week to continue negotiations for a trade agreement among countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, a multi-country set of non-governmental organisations and academics urged a United Nations-appointed official to intervene, on grounds that the trade deal will severely impact the public health of poor populations in those countries.

Filed Under: IP Policies, News, Themes, Venues, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, United Nations - other

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