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Archives for May 2011

Outgoing US Commerce Chief Backs House Patent Reform Bill, Nearly

31/05/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Outgoing United States Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today gave near-complete approval of legislation to reform US patent law which is awaiting action in the House of Representatives.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, English, IP Law, Innovation/ R&D, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

Proposed EU Customs Regulation May Not Dispel Fear Of Wrongful Drug Seizures

31/05/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The European Commission has issued a new draft customs regulation that it says addresses past concerns over wrongful seizures of generic drug shipments transiting through European ports. But the new regulation does not substantively change existing rules, it said, and civil society groups say it does not go far enough. The EU regulation is the subject of a World Trade Organization dispute settlement case.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Enforcement, English, Europe, Health & IP, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, WTO/TRIPS

WHO Board Lays Out Steps To UN Agency’s Reform

30/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The World Health Organization Executive Board last week requested more details on the organisation’s planned reform and established a consultative process for the reform, according to sources.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, Language, Themes, Venues, English, Health & IP, WHO

G8 Highlights Internet, IP Rights, Innovation, WIPO

27/05/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialised countries today concluded their annual meeting, this year held in Deauville, France, with a communiqué bearing extensive discussion of the internet, intellectual property rights, and innovation – and a call for the World Intellectual Property Organization to step up work. In fact, it had a lot more to say about these issues than it did about the global economy or trade.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Europe, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

New “Final” ACTA Text Published, Open For Signature

27/05/2011 by Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments

A new “final” text of the secretive but potent Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been published by the European Commission, according to the Foundation for Free Information Infrastructure (FFII).

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Bilateral/Regional Negotiations, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Europe, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

UN Project Examines Better Access To Drugs For The Poor Through Local Production

27/05/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Improving access to medicines in developing countries through local pharmaceutical production is at the centre of a project involving several institutional actors working on health and trade. Technology transfer is key to local production, but some prerequisites like a favourable policy environment and the ability of developing countries to use technology transfer are essential to encourage local production, according to panellists at a recent event.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Africa, Asia/Pacific, Development, English, Finance, Health & IP, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Latin America/Caribbean, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, United Nations - other

IT Industry Sends Mixed Message To The Group Of 8 In Deauville

27/05/2011 by Monika Ermert for Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

It was a mixed message going out from the eG8 Forum – the first “Internet G8 meeting“ – that ended in Paris this week and passed its results to the heads of state of the Group of 8 most industrialised countries meeting now in Deauville, France.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Europe, Finance, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Lobbying, North America, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Recent Personnel Changes In Geneva

26/05/2011 by William New and Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Recent weeks have seen several personnel changes at Geneva institutions working on international intellectual property rights and innovation, including at missions, international organisations and foundations.

Filed Under: People News, Language, Subscribers, Venues, English, United Nations - other

WHO Set On Reform Path With Concerns; Pandemic Plan Agreed, Counterfeits Not

24/05/2011 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 4 Comments

After ten days of discussions, country delegates closed the annual World Health Assembly today with the adoption of a set of decisions, one of which is a drastic programme of reforms that is intended to restore the World Health Organization’s central place in public health governance.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, Development, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WHO

EU Commission Flexes Enforcement Muscles With New IPR Strategy

24/05/2011 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The European Commission today published a strategy intended to boost the economy by analysing and applying polish to European Union rules on intellectual property rights, including increased attention to enforcement with a crackdown on small shipments from internet purchases.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, News, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Europe, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

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