US Industry IP Campaign Aims To Dispel Misconceptions About Commercial Interests31/07/2012 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentIntellectual 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.
Global Pharma Calls On ICANN To Act Against Online Counterfeits28/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe 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.
Innovation And The Law: Some Lessons From The Patent Wars27/07/2012 by Steven Seidenberg for Intellectual Property Watch 2 CommentsThey’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?
Next WTO Ministerial To Be Held In Bali In December 201327/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentThe World Trade Organization will hold its next ministerial level meeting in Bali, Indonesia, in the first week of December 2013, it announced today.
WIPO Still On Course For Instruments On Copyright Exceptions, Broadcasting26/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 6 CommentsThe 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.
Public Interest Groups Take Aim At FCC Net Neutrality Order25/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentTech 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.
Down To The Wire, WIPO Copyright Committee Seeks Compromises24/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentWorld 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.
US Congressional Committee Cancels Briefing, Blames WIPO Director General24/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch 5 CommentsThe 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.
Interview: Director Francis Gurry On Vision, Priorities For WIPO24/07/2012 by William New, Intellectual Property Watch Leave a CommentIn 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.
European Commission Seeks Public Input On Preservation Of The Open Internet23/07/2012 by Intellectual Property Watch 1 CommentThe European Commission (EC) announced today that it would begin a period of public consultation on the subject of internet neutrality.
