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Archives for July 2012

US Industry IP Campaign Aims To Dispel Misconceptions About Commercial Interests

31/07/2012 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

Intellectual property promotion is at the heart of a new campaign launched yesterday by the United States Chamber of Commerce with the aim of convincing decision-makers and the public at large of the value of IP in economic and social terms, and dissipate some misconceptions.

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

Global Pharma Calls On ICANN To Act Against Online Counterfeits

28/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The international pharmaceutical industry this week released a policy statement targeting counterfeit medicines on the internet. Among the recommendations was for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to join the fight.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, English, Europe, Health & IP, ITU/ICANN, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WHO

Innovation And The Law: Some Lessons From The Patent Wars

27/07/2012 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch 3 Comments

They’ve been at each other’s throats for three years, and there’s no end in sight. Over two dozen businesses involved with smartphones and tablet computers are suing one another for patent infringement in numerous lawsuits around the world. These patent wars have cost the companies billions of dollars, clogged the courts, and prevented consumers from buying some devices they want with features they prefer. Is this really the best way to promote innovation and competition?

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Subscribers, Themes, Venues, English, Finance, IP Law, Innovation/ R&D, North America, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Perspectives on the US

Next WTO Ministerial To Be Held In Bali In December 2013

27/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

The World Trade Organization will hold its next ministerial level meeting in Bali, Indonesia, in the first week of December 2013, it announced today.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Venues, Copyright Policy, English, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WTO/TRIPS

WIPO Still On Course For Instruments On Copyright Exceptions, Broadcasting

26/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 6 Comments

The World Intellectual Property Organization late last night reached agreement on a timeline for completing treaties – or instruments – on a range of copyright exceptions, including the possibility of a high-level negotiation for visually impaired and blind readers in 2013.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Language, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, WIPO

Public Interest Groups Take Aim At FCC Net Neutrality Order

25/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

Tech Freedom, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Free State Foundation, and the Cato Institute filed an amicus brief yesterday with the Washington, DC Court of Appeals claiming that the US Federal Communication Commission’s 2011 “Preserving the Open Internet” order is unconstitutional.

Filed Under: IP-Watch Briefs, IP Policies, Language, Themes, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains

Down To The Wire, WIPO Copyright Committee Seeks Compromises

24/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

World Intellectual Property Organization members working morning, noon and night for over a week in order to agree on texts for broadcasters’ rights and a range of copyright exceptions appear to be finding ways forward on all of them as they head into the final day, according to participants.

Filed Under: IP Policies, News, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Information and Communications Technology/ Broadcasting, Innovation/ R&D, WIPO

US Congressional Committee Cancels Briefing, Blames WIPO Director General

24/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 5 Comments

The United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee today cancelled its briefing on computer equipment shipments to Iran and North Korea authorised by the World Intellectual Property Organization. The committee took the action after WIPO Director General Francis Gurry blocked two senior staff from participating in the meeting.

Filed Under: IP Policies, Themes, Venues, Access to Knowledge/ Education, Copyright Policy, English, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Technical Cooperation/ Technology Transfer, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WIPO

Interview: Director Francis Gurry On Vision, Priorities For WIPO

24/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment

In the midst of negotiations in the World Intellectual Property Organization copyright committee, Intellectual Property Watch caught up with WIPO Director General Francis Gurry on 20 July to discuss his vision and priorities for the organisation. Gurry, who took office in 2008 for a six-year term, spoke about rulemaking negotiations, popular IP infrastructure programmes, the coming explosion in trademark law, and calculating the organisation’s development expenditures.

Filed Under: Features, IP Policies, Language, Subscribers, Venues, Copyright Policy, English, Patents/Designs/Trade Secrets, Trademarks/Geographical Indications/Domains, WIPO

European Commission Seeks Public Input On Preservation Of The Open Internet

23/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 Comment

The European Commission (EC) announced today that it would begin a period of public consultation on the subject of internet neutrality.

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

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