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Archives for May 2012

Compulsory Licences Positive For The South, With Conditions, Study Finds

31/05/2012 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Compulsory licences can provide an efficient way to decrease prices of drugs in developing countries but the conditions of issuance of a licence influence the benefits countries can derive from them, particularly if the countries have a technology gap, according to an economic model presented this week at the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Asia/Pacific, Development, English, Finance, Health & IP, Latin America/Caribbean, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WIPO

MSF Medicines Access Campaign Director Departs; New Director Named

31/05/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF, Doctors without Borders) announced today that it has named a new executive director of its Access to Medicines Campaign, a high-impact advocacy initiative on international public health issues in Geneva and elsewhere. Today was the last day for current Executive Director Tido von Schoen-Angerer, who completed two three-year terms in the role.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Access to Knowledge/ Education, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

G8 Countries Take Hard Line On Counterfeit Medicines

31/05/2012 by Matthew Gibson for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The Group of Eight (G8) industrialised countries recently met to discuss major challenges to the global economy, climate change, food security and nutrition, and political and security issues. And the commitments they made on intellectual property rights reflect their current thinking on the issue.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Enforcement, English, Europe, Health & IP, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

Rod Of Justice For French Internet Infringers May Soften

30/05/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The French “three-strike” law aimed at preventing illegal downloading of protected works on the internet, enacted in October 2009 after much controversy, may be modified by the newly elected French government, according to sources.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, Europe, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting

Russia’s Largest Social Network vKontakte Held Liable For Copyright Infringement

30/05/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments

The 13th Commercial Court of Appeal recently affirmed the decision of the Commercial Court of St. Petersburg in Russia’s leading P2P case ruling that the social network vKontakte, a Facebook lookalike, is liable for copyright infringement.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Europe, IP Law, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting

Governments, WHO, Reveal Industry’s Back-Channel Battle Against Tobacco Legislation

30/05/2012 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The shadow of the tobacco industry was present at last week’s annual World Health Assembly, featuring the villain in what World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan called a theatre of the absurd. The tactics of the “evil industry,” as she called it, aimed at undermining countries’ efforts to implement tobacco control legislations were illustrated with concrete country examples at a side event during the week.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Copyright Policy, Enforcement, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Lobbying, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WHO

EU Parliament Advises No Patent On Conventional Breeding

29/05/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the patenting of essential biological processes.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Europe, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets

Golden Oldies? South African High Court Looks At What Is “Traditional”

29/05/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 2 Comments

The question of the use of material in the public domain for the inspiration of new works has been complicated in South Africa by legislation which purports to grant retrospective perpetual protection to so-called “traditional works”. A case pending in the South African High Court highlights the question of what is “traditional” and raises the question of to whom music companies will have to look in the future to obtain permission to use anything that smacks of a traditional flavour. Prof. Owen Dean asks: Could this be a disincentive to use traditional material belonging in the public domain and thus slow cultural expression?

Filed Under: Inside Views, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Africa, Copyright Policy, English, Regional Policy, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge

World Health Assembly: WHO Carves Out Leadership Role In “Vaccine Decade”

28/05/2012 by Rachel Marusak Hermann, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

With a generous pledge and a grand vision, Bill Gates launched the “Decade of Vaccines” two years ago. By endorsing a “Global Vaccine Action Plan” during the World Health Assembly, the world’s health authority stands as the lead agency in advancing the initiative.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Development, English, Health & IP, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WHO

World Health Assembly: Member States Call For Acceleration On Pandemic Flu Preparedness

26/05/2012 by Rachel Marusak Hermann, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

One year since the adoption of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework, member states emphasised the importance of bio-sharing initiative and in some in cases raised concerns about the pace of implementation.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Biodiversity/Genetic Resources/Biotech, English, Health & IP, Human Rights, Innovation/ R&D, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, WHO

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