Discount For IP-Watch Readers At LES Life Sciences Meeting, 4-6 May 29/04/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Intellectual Property Watch readers have been offered a $200 savings on attendance at next week’s spring meeting of the Licensing Executives Society in New York, focused on life sciences. This year’s LES Spring Meeting will feature key topics facing IP, licensing and business development professionals in the life sciences industry including: Structuring Term Sheets, Option Agreements, Co-Development and Co-Promotion Deals, Profit Sharing vs. Revenue Sharing, Commercialization, Clean-Tech, Deal Negotiations, Bio-Fuels, Patent Litigation, Biosimilars, Cloud Computing, Antitrust Dos and Don’ts in Licensing and more. US Patent and Trademark Office Director David Kappos will keynote on improving the quality of healthcare, pharmaceutical and life science patents. The meeting will take place from 4-6 May, at the Westin New York at Times Square. Read the full story for the program and promotional code.
WIPO Delegates Meet On IP And Development Implementation 29/04/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Intellectual property has often been considered by developing countries as a hindrance to development rather than a driving force. Next week, delegates to the World Intellectual Property Organization will discuss the implementation of the organisation’s commitment to take development considerations more substantially into its work. In particular, delegates are expected to try to agree on the coordination mechanism of the committee responsible for the effort.
WHO: Chronic Diseases Can Be Reduced 27/04/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The World Health Organization has launched today in Moscow its first Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs).
US Mission To Fund WIPO Work On Counterfeits 26/04/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments The United States mission in Geneva announced today a new international initiative to raise public awareness about protection of intellectual property rights. The initiative is a cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization and has support from the governments of Kenya, Morocco and the Philippines, US Ambassador Betty King said at a reception.
Global Events Take Aim At Health’s Biggest Enemy: Non-Communicable Diseases 26/04/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Non-communicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes now have a global reach, and are the leading cause of death, according to the World Health Organization, which describes them as an “epidemic.” Once considered problems of rich countries, they now hit low- and middle-income populations the worst, says WHO, but preventive actions could be taken. Meanwhile, civil society is warning about the lack of availability of non-communicable diseases medications in developing countries.
WIPO Begins New Era With A Light, Transparent Office Building 26/04/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment More than two years after construction was begun and 13 years since its approval, a large new World Intellectual Property Organization office building quietly opened doors in March and the exodus from across the street and several other locations in Geneva began for some 500 employees of the United Nations organisation.
New US Tech Industry Lobbyist In Geneva 25/04/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment The technology industry – including Google, Microsoft, and Facebook – has a new lobbyist in Geneva.
Ruling Against Google Could Affect Open Source Use 25/04/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment A new ruling from Texas against Google found patent infringement in some of its use of open-source Linux code, a decision that could affect the use of Linux and other open source systems that build upon it, according to a news source.
No Toast Yet To WTO Consensus On Wines And Spirits Geographical Indications 21/04/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment Mandated efforts to create an international register of geographical indications have risen in importance at the World Trade Organization in recent weeks. And as the pressure to produce negotiating texts for the Doha Round discussions climaxed this week, some dissonant notes were heard in the main negotiating group of countries on GIs.
WHO Pandemic Flu Deal Doesn’t Go Far Enough, NGOs Say 21/04/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments Two civil society groups said the recent World Health Organization agreement on influenza pandemic strategy is an improvement on the present situation but has key shortcomings.
